I was down for several days but had a great Christmas with my kids Christmas Day afternoon. "Santa" brought my son a gift he had asked me for repeatedly over the past couple of months but I made clear he didn't "need". I have a pic of him when he walked into the room which is pricess. He froze with his mouth agape. DD was also excited and happy with what "Santa" brought her. She knows, he doesn't (much to my surprise).
For the research, I've made some observations regarding X/OMH/stages of mlc....
OMH is in many respects just a big kid. When I went to their house to pic up the kids he was playing, alone with his cat, with a toy that is a duplicate of one they had bought DS (I KID YOU NOT). X was in DD's room with DD and X. While with them in DD's room, OMH came in to tell X what his cat had done. Does he not have a life? He is the poster child for the saying; "the only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys."(truck, van, jetski, skiboat, motorcycle, airplane). WHEN I POINTED OUT A GAME THEY GAVE DS WAS NOT AGE APPROPRIATE FOR DS HE SAID HE WOULD KEEP IT FOR HIMSELF AND PLAY IT.
Today X came by to pick up th kids. I asked why she was so happy to which she responded, "Cause I'm getting my kids and I get to spend the day with them." Four years ago you would have thought she didn't know they existed.
"The answers are within you" (can't remember who). Unfortunately, so is the bullshit.
