Thanks. Yeah, I felt leaving was the better option rather than being in a foul mood, or bickering with her away from ear shot. I didn't have the capacity to calm so quickly. Easier to avoid. But I see the improvement there.
I dropped off a Mother's Day gift from the kids at her parents.
Telling her she chose to attend is an aggressive response. I get it. I could have said I felt bad not attending, but didn't want to because I didn't want to create more conflict. The thing is, we would have attended the function with jer ice cold. It would have been obvious.
From her POV, it validated the feelings of abandonment in our marriage. I can see that.
