Seeking, I'm glad to read that you had a nice Christmas. Good for your dil in posting what a wonderful cook you are!
Appearances are deceiving aren't they? We all think that they are living the good life and look what has been revealed to you in the past 48 hours. A purchase of tin food when he could have had a home cooked meal? The ow drugged up and yet he left her to come spend some time w/his family? The arguing? I honestly don't think it was the stress of the season. I think it's been going on for quite some time. He is torn and the more he pulls towards the family he left behind, the worse it will get for him.
As you move along, more and more will be revealed to you. It's not a happy life over in his little world. It takes long time for them to come to realize what they have lost and may never regain. So sad.
But on a different note, enjoy the rest of the holidays. It sounds like everything turned out okay yesterday and now on to the new year!
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
