Struggling

[fightin]

Tonight was difficult, happy, and just plain weird. Today is my stepson's birthday and we unfortunately made it a sad one since we decided to tell him about our split yesterday. He went through the angry stage trying to push me away and said it didn't matter anyway since I'm not his real mom. My W scolded him for saying those things and I told her not to, that his feelings are natural and she needs to let them run their course.

After that he was very sorry and he let me just snuggle him for about 30 min and told me that was the best birthday present he could have asked for. He's a bit of a heart-melter.

The weird part is my W always wants to interact verbally as though we are pals. It drives her nuts when I'm distant. Well actually that isn't the weirdest thing. We have matching yin yang necklaces that fit together like puzzle pieces and she was wearing hers. I asked her why and she replied that she wore a sweater today and it looked stupid without a necklace. She has several so why that one? She also kept staring at me and crying while our boy was showing us his video game. That may have been just about her hurting for him, but why stare at me? Odd behavior from her for sure.