Quote: isn't that neat that H sent something? it shows he does think about his family.
Yes, he does think about us, especially S4. Over the past 1+year since we restablished communication, I used all these packages as a way to thank H and give him those WOA that he likes. And I am comforted every time H sends something. He is limited in what he can do to express himself to us at this point, so sending stuff is one way to do it.
But calling would be another way.
I don't want to blatantly give H a cold shoulder, but I also want to try changing a behavior of mine to see if I can get a different response from H-a phone call. I'm not overflowing with ideas, because we have very limited interaction. The one thing I can think of is to not respond to his emails immediately, and when I do, not go into the involved detail, answering all his questions.
It's also feeling pretty good to not jump at his every email. I still open my email every morning hoping for something from him, and I'm disappointed when there's nothing, but it's not quite so bad, when I know there isn't some significant email of mine in his box going unanswered.
So, I guess I have another two to three weeks to give this change a chance. It's very possible that it will illicit exactly 0 response. That's frustratingly my H.
Today or tomorrow I do plan to send H a very short email saying thanks, S4 really likes the movies.
