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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not understanding your chronology.

He ignored mother's day for years while you ere married.

Last year, when your daughter must have been 1, you were already divorced.

Now, your daughter is at most 2, because 3 year olds are all about the presents and you say she's too young to benefit from being involved in gift giving.

Were you expecting him to celebrate mother's day before your only child was born? [/quote]

OP. DD is 5; I said she was too young to really understand what it is, not that she’s too young to benefit from gift giving. Of course it’s fun for her to pick out gifts for someone else, but it’s not like an older kid where they can understand the holiday and ask dad “why don’t we get mom something?”.

I also seriously doubt he’s doing it for DD’s benefit, as he seems to find parenting overwhelming and isn’t into going above and beyond. [/quote]

Your first thought here needs to be your five year old even if his isn’t.  5 year olds absolutely understand that this is a day we give moms gifts, and this is a gift from her and dad that people are proposing leaving outside.

[b]Put your kid first, and ask what would be good for her to see.  Then suggest that.[/b]  [/quote]

+1 and I would model for my child that accepting a trash gift from a trashy person is trash behavior and throw it away. Not all apologies have to be accepted. You don’t have to accept any type of treatment. It’s important for girls to know that.[/quote]

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