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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know you said your daughter is young but maybe he is trying to establish a habit for himself. One of my friends who is divorced believes strongly that it’s important to make a big deal of Mother’s Day and his ex-wife’s birthday because he wants to show his sons how the mother of your children deserves to be acknowledged. It’s not intended to stalk or manipulate in any way, just to model good behavior.

I don’t know OP’s ex so I can’t speak to his motivations, but there are definitely logical reasons that could exist.[/quote]

OP. I actually do know couples that do this, and I think it’s great for the kids and shows a lot of maturity.

However, I have a hard time believing xH is doing it for those reasons. And even if he was, it feels like a slap in the face - he wants to show our DC how I should be treated after years of cheating (among other things, like not helping out at home or paying bills)? Like a couple presents can undo all of that?

I just don’t want anything to do with him. I’m ignoring his text for now and hoping he drops the issue. [/quote]

Nothing can undo what he has done and you can’t have nothing to do with him because of DD.

Personally, I’d accept the gift and message it to your daughter that being a mom is hard and if people recognize you for doing a great job, you deserve any treats that come your way but don’t have any other obligations than to being a great mom to DD.

Ignoring the text is fine as an alternative but you aren’t going to get history to rewrite itself, so personally I’d do the best thing you can with the hand you’ve been dealt to model to your daughter how she deserves to be treated.
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