Gosh, I'm starting to feel like I might have been the only one that saw that as a positive little blurb from my son! It really was sorta comforting and touching. Maybe because I was looking for it to be?? I don't know.
I really have been sticking to my guns on not initiating contact and remaining brief and positive when she does. She texted me yesterday about one of her friends and a trip she is planning (short text message) and I didn't respond. Right around bedtime she texted a picture of S playing in a splash pad at one of the really nice outdoor malls here and said "Beating the heat. Arizona version of a fire hydrant?" . It really was a great picture of him, but I fought the urge to reply and just went to bed. I replied quickly much later this morning and just said it was a nice pic of S and that we were probably at the mall at the same time that day. That was pretty much it. Though I still miss her, pulling back is getting easier......seeing her is still a little bumpy, but that is getting better too. I think I must needed time to regroup from this last little skirmish.
Looking forward to the holiday weekend. I will have S tomorrow and I have a friend flying out to visit through Sunday. That will keep me pretty busy. Then the weekend after that is my trip with S.
Have been doing a lot of thinking with regard to the R attempt and some things I might have done wrong and issues I might have prematurely brought up.
