I think Rip VanWinkle may be stirring a bit, possibly popping his head out of the rabbit hole.
I'ts his interactions with D12 that are making me take notice and how he was when he dropped her off Sunday.
For starters he's starting to act like the same old Dad we used to know him 4 years ago. He's talking to D12 alot about mutual friends we have. He's doing things with D12 that are actually about her and what she wants to do instead of controlling the situation and making it all about him.
When he dropped her off Sunday, he sat in the driveway for a while after she came into the house. He slowly pulled out, and stopped for a few seconds. It was dusk, and so I couldn't see his face. It looked like he was staring at D15 in the window for a little bit. Then as he slowly pulled away he was looking at the house and I think even me as I was working with the screen door to close.
Usually he tears out of here like a bat out of hell. This was different.
I don't know, just thought it was odd. Of course Murphy's Law, just when I decide Im ready to move on and have a new life with someone else, could he be waking up?
But you know what, it doesn't matter. It could just be a small visit from the mother ship and he'll be off in A-hole land again. Honestly if he ever does finishing baking, I will be surprised!
Yet me being the empathatic person I am, I can NOT imagine the devastation an MLCer must have when they truly come to their senses and are done baking. I don't know if I could live with myself.
