My step son has been asking a lot of questions about the separation. I answer without crossing the line of what an adult should tell a child. One topic he sought interest in was the significance of the wedding ring. I explained to him that when adults get married, they wear a wedding ring as a representation of that union. He asked why I had his mother's ring and why is she not wearing it if we are still married. I answered : "She needs to put it on because we are still married. But, I have it now for safekeeping" I had the W's ring (I kept it when we separated) cleaned per the agreement with the Jeweler and picked it up. It was in my room and my Step son saw it. He wanted to watch a movie and I said no. He started to cry so, he asked to speak with his mom. I called her. He immediately said the her: "Mom? Daddy said you need to put your ring back on." I believe he said to kind of get back at me for not letting watch a movie. I attempted to grab the phone from him and in the struggle he accidently hung up on her. I immediately called her back and explained to her that he said to get back at me. She was with her friends and she switched to speaker mode and asked him to repeat what he said. He didn't repeat it but I heard the laughter in the background.
Its not what I said exactly, but I understand how he arrived at that. However, I felt embarrassed and I don't know why. I have been following sandi's rule and I feel like that threw it all out.
Did I handle it well?
Me:28 W:24 M:4 years S5, SS5, S2 Separated: 07/01/14 Asked for D 1/09/15
