So I didn't reply to his apology text and then after I put the kids to bed I saw he sent me another one with a song link saying "I don't want you to take this the wrong way but I don't want things to be awkward between us."
The song is something like "I don't want to be broken" and it's about all these people going to counseling.
After the text exchange he also sent me his itinerary, which he hadn't done in a while. And a couple of days ago he sent me the pictures from his trip with the kids. (I have only shared a couple here and there; he sent me several while they were gone and an album of over two hundred.)
I didn't reply to that one either. I wasn't sure how to take it or what message he intended me to get since he didn't want me to get the wrong idea. My SIL said it was ridiculous of him to just not want things to be awkward and that he should feel the pain of missing me -- basically that he's cake-eating. I saw her point. And besides, how am I supposed to respond to something so nebulous?
So he's off on another international trip and I will be dark. And now I have this great resource in my fantastic SIL which is just one more layer in my armor of loving support. Poor thing, she doesn't know what she signed on for giving me this great advice.
Me42, H40 D12, S8, S7 A revealed: 7/13 Sep 4/14; Agreed to D 1/15
