H was about 45 minutes late getting DS to me. Ended up having to meet at the WalMart a few minutes from the exchange spot, H had promised DS a toy and hadn't gotten it yesterday for him. When they got there they came over to my car and DS was crying. H explained that DS wanted me to go in with them. I needed some groceries so I did. It was weird walking in to the store together, felt like we were a family again for those few minutes. DS just needed a big hug from his mama and he was fine. H and DS went to get his toy while I went to get my groceries. Once we had all checked out H hugged DS good-bye and left, then DS and I went to the Dunkin Donuts in the store to get him a donut and then went home.
H was friendly, seemed in a much better mood than he was Friday. No mention of anything other than DS.
That is really nice, Mystik. Increasing the positive interactions, and decreasing negative ones is in your favor. You had a part in making it positive, ending with you having a good feeling about it. What was it--ie, what did YOU do or what was YOUR attitude going into this that helped? It is extremely important to catch those things.
