Can someone advise me what to do with my current dilemma? My son's 7th bday is next week and W bought him a trampoline for the yard and I offered to help my father-in-law put it up while she's at work and his in school. Should I still do it?
And every year on his bday we would take him to dinner wherever he chose and I asked W if we were still going to do that this year. She's working but said she'd meet us wherever when she gets off. Should I cancel that too?
As far as the trampoline goes, why would you punish your son by not doing it?
What do YOU want to do about dinner?
There are no right or wrong answers here, you must detach, can you go to dinner and be detached? Yes but it will take practice and is something that will not happen over night.