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so, update.......


i called h and said that my mom had made this invitation and we needed to decide if s could go since it was labor day weekend.

he wanted to know why i was asking him since i had s that weekend anyway - and i said because we would have to leave on thursday and i knew he had plans.

that i didn't expect him to give me an answer this minute but if he could by tomorrow since i was a bit concerned about getting tickets this late (actually he pointed that out first)

then he outright asked me - is your mom plotting and planning? i would totally understand if she was - i'm just wondering - he actually asked in a very relaxed way after saying - i don't mean to take this conversation to a negative level... and that's the first time there was any reffering to what he had planned.

i said - h, i'm not plotting - if i had been i would have told s about it first because you know he would have insisted we go no matter what. that's why i called you first, so you can decide

i told him then how we had had that camping trip planned that fell through and s was very disappointed - and that - i hadn't brought it up during lunch because i didn't want to manipulate the situation - that i only found out it had fallen through afterwards

first he said he'd call me back later to decide, but after i said - this is the first time my mom has ever invited s to do something fun together, and i haven't been able to take him on a trip all summer because of all the plans made (basically by h and his parents)

he then suddenly said - i don't need to think about this - he can definitely go.

then he went circling a bit - saying that he hadn't planned anything really for that thursday and why did i think that, blah blah...

i shifted the conversation and encouraged his greatness as a father telling him how s was beaming yesterday with his phone call. he seemed pleased and said something like why haven't i called him all these months...

then we talked about his opening which he was driving to and i said- wish you had told us about it s would have loved to be there to support you. tell us about the next one - he hemmed and hawed and then said reluctantly - well it's on the friday of labor day weekend - no wonder - coz ow will be going with him.....

oh well

called mil to tell her that she could stop fretting about that thursday and she was very relieved. and then said - well you have your problem solved , i stll have mine.

i asked what she meant - and she replied - well he's going to make me meet her.

i said mil, when i told you that i told h that if he changed his mind he would dump s on me on that thursday, you instantly said - i hope your'e going to tell him you have plans.

well it got me thinking - he'll come to you next - are you going to have plans too?

and she said - oh my gosh- i keep accusing you of indulging and enabling him, but you're right i would have said yes.

i said - i'm copying and pasting some posts form my thread form last night about all of this. maybe they could help you in your dilemma as they have helped me. and so i sent her the conversation that took place last night...

GAL'ing tonight - we are going to the BUSKER BALL

very very excited. mil called and gave us free tickets for tonight

off to get dolled up, ya know

s is in heaven - i hardly said international lego festival and he interrupted me and said - you know we are going right??

did i ever mention that his br is basically a sea of legos....

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