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<blockquote data-quote="SeekingStrength" data-source="post: 625565" data-attributes="member: 17635"><p>After much discussion, husband and I decided not to text a Happy Birthday message to difficult child who recently turned 33. It did not feel quite right, but neither did contacting him since his last communications to us were hateful/mean/blaming.</p><p></p><p>About 10:30 the night of his birthday, I received an email from difficult child's (ex)girlfriend. (We don't know if she is ex or not). The email read:</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Today is your son's birthday.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p>I have not responded, although I have considered something along the lines of:</p><p></p><p><em>February was difficult child's grandfather's, brother's and father's birthdays. March was his grandmother's.</em></p><p></p><p>OR</p><p></p><p><em>difficult child has made it crystal clear he wants nothing to do with us. We will honor his wishes until his heart changes. We love him very much.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>OR</p><p></p><p>say all of the above</p><p></p><p>OR</p><p></p><p>stay silent - no response</p><p></p><p>What looks best from your objective eyes?</p><p></p><p>We would love communication with him, and surely he knows we would respond to a kind email. </p><p><strong>Our suspicion: This may be totally about trying to get some birthday cash. And, he doesn't intend to play nice to get it, haha. </strong>(not funny kind of haha)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>SS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeekingStrength, post: 625565, member: 17635"] After much discussion, husband and I decided not to text a Happy Birthday message to difficult child who recently turned 33. It did not feel quite right, but neither did contacting him since his last communications to us were hateful/mean/blaming. About 10:30 the night of his birthday, I received an email from difficult child's (ex)girlfriend. (We don't know if she is ex or not). The email read: [I][B]Today is your son's birthday. [/B][/I] I have not responded, although I have considered something along the lines of: [I]February was difficult child's grandfather's, brother's and father's birthdays. March was his grandmother's.[/I] OR [I]difficult child has made it crystal clear he wants nothing to do with us. We will honor his wishes until his heart changes. We love him very much. [/I] OR say all of the above OR stay silent - no response What looks best from your objective eyes? We would love communication with him, and surely he knows we would respond to a kind email. [B]Our suspicion: This may be totally about trying to get some birthday cash. And, he doesn't intend to play nice to get it, haha. [/B](not funny kind of haha) Thanks, SS [/QUOTE]
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