I stopped at the store on the way home to pick W up some frozen peas (we were out - and they are her favorite). I got home about 6:30 and as I pulled into the driveway, W called on cell phone. I answered and W said, "I decided not to go."
I said thank you, Can I walk in the door and we'll talk about it if you want to. W said okay, sure.
I gave kids then wife a hug, and W was visibily happy when I approached her to hug her. We didn't talk about anything though.
I don't think I did a good job of being available for W to talk. We ate dinner as a family, I helped prepare dinner. But after dinner W wanted to watch a TV show, so I went upstairs to play Xbox. W came upstairs at one point and I paused the game and shut off the TV, but W told me to keep playing.
Later when I finally realized how long I had been playing and got ready for bed, W asked me to scratch her. I said I was going to bed and W made a comment about doing what I want all night, but not doing anything for her.
I didn't say much, but did agree to scratch her for 15 minutes. She asked if she should set a timer. I semi-jokingly said, "That would be a good idea." I ended up scratching her foot for close to an hour while we finished watching a movie.
