1. accepted invite in person. his response was... underwhelming. he seemed a bit surprised. he wasn't upset or anything, but he did not smile back. more like, aloof, i guess.
2. funny story, and a proud DB moment for me: yesterday, my FIL brought a tricycle over for my D.
It was funny to me because a couple of years ago, this same FIL bought my D a tricycle-- one of those fancy ones that has to be put together. Well, my H and I never quite got it put together correctly, and it sat in our small bedroom unused for a year. It was a big source of contention. He kept urging me to either fix it or toss it in the trash. I kept forgetting to work on it (and frankly, didn't really know how to fix it, though I tried several times), but didn't want to toss it since that seemed so absurdly wasteful and ungrateful. We fought about it quite a bit. Eventually I agreed to just toss it to the curb.
Fast forward to yesterday... so, this same FIL brings a tricycle over. H is telling me the story, and he says, "It's ironic because" -- and in that moment I'm expecting him to refer to the first trike, so I start to smile. But he doesn't. Instead he says,. "It's ironic because my SF also just bought her a bike!"
Ohhhh, THAT'S why it's ironic. Ok, then.
I'm proud to say I STFU. But I do think this is another piece of evidence of a possible MLC. I mean, has he just forgotten completely about that hunk of plastic that caused such strife in our lives!?!? Wack-a-doodle.
