He one-upped me

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Registered: 10-30-2004
He one-upped me
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Sat, 05-21-2005 - 3:22pm

My son's b/day was yesterday. This is my weekend to have him and I had plans to take him and a friend to the Star Wars movie. Well Friday night the ex comes over and signs papers with my banker so I could refinance the house and leaves. All fine and good. I call up looking for my son and no answer on the phone. They were gone all evening and then the ex drops him off this morning. My son announces that they already went to the movie. I asked him if he had cake and he said they're having it next weekend at the party that his father had planned for him. I am so pissed beyond belief!!! I don't know what to do.

I ended up taking him to the mall and the music store to let him pick out what he wanted for his b/day and then he chose where we'd eat for lunch. It was the best I could do.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-19-2004
In reply to: isysmoon
Sat, 05-21-2005 - 5:11pm
When your son is grown he won't care that you were one-uppped on his birthday, he will care that when it happened you held your head high and took him to the mall instead of making a big deal of it. He'll care that he has two parents that love him. He'll know that you love him and want the best for him, and he'll still remember that long after he forgets what his birthday presents were.

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