Hey OhGreat,

Thanks for that, Just a down time for me. It will pass.

W asked what we are doing for S6 birthday its in mid dec. I ask what does she want to do? she didn't answer and I waited a while and said nothing. She didn't say anything.

I think she is wondering If we are doing separate parties I don't know but she did send me a link for an idea so I said we could do that. I also said we can think about it.

So in the past he has a big party with all his family but that is all my W side of the family as I don't talk to my family. So it will be awkward for me to be there, because now I don't see her side of the family because I stopped going to there sides events. But I don't see anyway else to do it but me going.

I imaging W will stay at opposite sides of the room as that is how it was even before BD. Before she expected me to watch the kids as she ignored me and visited with her family.

I don't think its an option not to go at this point, our younger S had three birthday parties and I missed the one my W parents had for him and W now uses that against me that I missed my kids Birthday party. Doesn't tell everyone that he had a party on his birthday and we gave him his gifts and cake then.

I guess until the kids know about the S, this is the route I should go?


Me late 30's
W mid 30's
T 15, M 10
S4, S7
ILYBNILWY June 2015
In house S July 2015
W rings off Oct 2015
My ring off Feb 2015
Separate houses June 2016