She Picked Out Very Nice Christmas Gifts For Her Ex And His Whole Family And Addressed Them From Their 1-Year-Old Son, But Her Ex Returned The Presents To Her
A 37-year-old woman separated from her 38-year-old husband since they fought a lot, and they were concerned it was impacting their 1-year-old son.
Her husband moved out of their place and in with his family, and after going through a separation, they decided to file for divorce, and he’s almost her ex-husband.
She works a full-time job, and her ex’s mom and dad watch their son while she’s at work. Her ex works from home trading cryptocurrency.
“As Christmas approached, I wanted to get all of them something from my son, and I wanted to get his parents something from me as a sign of my appreciation for watching my child all week (for free),” she explained.
“I made my son’s grandparents a calendar with pictures of only them, their son, and grandson, I am not in the pictures at all.”
“This was meant to be from my son to them. Then I gave them a $100 gift card to a restaurant they really like with a note thanking them for all they do and to please enjoy a dinner out on me.”
“For my ex, I got him a $50 gift card to a clothing store he really likes and signed only my son’s name on the card. He has lost a lot of weight and looks great. I thought some new clothes would be a nice gesture.”
She drove to her ex’s parent’s house on Christmas Eve to drop off their son before she headed to work that day, and when she passed their son off to her ex’s mom, she also gave her the Christmas gifts she got for all of them.
Her ex’s mom had also gotten her a little something.
prostooleh – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only; not the actual person
“A few hours after I dropped off the gifts, I got a text from my ex explaining it has been a tough year, and while he appreciates the sentiment, the gift is making him feel very anxious, and he wants to return the gift,” she said.
She replied to her ex that the gift was supposed to be from their son and not her, and she wanted him to feel comfortable accepting it.
She did let him know that it was ok to give the gift back, though, and she figured he was talking about the gift card.
When she headed back to her ex’s mom and dad’s house to pick their son up after work, she was shocked to see that her ex had not only returned the gift card; he had returned the calendar she made too.
“My feelings were hurt,” she continued. “I graciously accepted everything back and have not said anything about it.”
Now that she’s stopping to think about it though, she knows her heart was in the right place, and she was only trying to do something kind.
Her ex’s mom and dad happily watch their son on a daily basis without expecting any kind of payment, and she really wanted to show them that she appreciates what they do.
She’s left wondering what on earth she should do from here on out.
She was thinking of getting her ex a present for his upcoming birthday from their son, but she’s worried that might be the wrong thing to do now.
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