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<blockquote data-quote="busywend" data-source="post: 92097" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>MWM, I think it is important to do what YOU feel is appropriate for a mom to do. If you want to send a card and gifts then do it. You will never wonder the 'what ifs' if you do it. You will know you continued to tell him you love him each year with a Christmas and birthday card. </p><p>If he sends it back with the desire for you not to send the card, well you will still know you did all you could do to reach out. </p><p></p><p>That is how I would handle it. I would send a card every year. If my difficult child cuts me out of her life someday I will send a card with a Starbucks gift card in it as I know she likes one of the drinks there, but she rarely gets it due to $$. I would only stop if she asked me to. </p><p>It would make me feel like I was telling her I loved her every year at least twice and she would never question my love for her. </p><p></p><p>BUT, you can not expect a response or thank you. I do not think one will come. Rude? Yes. But, you still got to tell him you love him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="busywend, post: 92097, member: 391"] MWM, I think it is important to do what YOU feel is appropriate for a mom to do. If you want to send a card and gifts then do it. You will never wonder the 'what ifs' if you do it. You will know you continued to tell him you love him each year with a Christmas and birthday card. If he sends it back with the desire for you not to send the card, well you will still know you did all you could do to reach out. That is how I would handle it. I would send a card every year. If my difficult child cuts me out of her life someday I will send a card with a Starbucks gift card in it as I know she likes one of the drinks there, but she rarely gets it due to $$. I would only stop if she asked me to. It would make me feel like I was telling her I loved her every year at least twice and she would never question my love for her. BUT, you can not expect a response or thank you. I do not think one will come. Rude? Yes. But, you still got to tell him you love him. [/QUOTE]
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