Father's Day and Christmas
My husband has two adult sons from his
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Come my husband's birthday, Father's Day and Christmas, the older son/daughter-in-law do not give my husband anything, except a card, if I send them an e-mail reminder -- otherwise they bring nothing. The younger son does give gifts to his dad. To me, it's a slap in the face not to give your father a token gift. This couple has no problem taking the generous gifts from my husband. My husband says, "It doesn't bother me, I'm a giver, not a taker," as his default defense. My husband DID confide in me once that he is ashamed his boy turned out to be a "taker." Hubby will not tell him this. He does not want to "estrange" the son he sees only several times
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It bothers me to no end that this son isn't grateful to his father for his sacrifice.
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