Strange Gift?

Dear Diary,


I spoke briefly to boyfriend last night before going to sleep. Told him about my oldest, my mom said when they arrived he didnt say goodbye or anything to his Dad, he just walked in the house, got on the floor and dumped out his drawing set and began to draw. My mom said he was acting strange, but soon after he started to draw he was better. She said “I dont know if maybe his weekend was just too busy and he wanted quiet time and just to relax, but hes better now” Boyfriend asked me “What did he draw?” I didnt even look, so since he was asleep I went and got out the drawing pad. Im guessing the first one was maybe Star Wars inspired, it was a ship in the water, with a plane or a ship flying overhead. The second drawing was a pirate ship scene with a person on an island. My counselor has also said to start asking my oldest to draw pictures for me, since he doesnt like to talk a lot, he draws so much, they are telling me you can tell things from their drawings. Pretty much all of his drawings are action figure sketches.


So I then told boyfriend the kids got a gift from Grandma( the in law) Me and my mom were kinda huh? When they announced these gifts were from her. We asked if she was there, they said no that another aunt brought them over for her. Which the whole thing is odd. She was here just last week, didnt bring anything, and she knew it was oldest birthday the following week and I had told her and invited well over a month ago. So when she left that day she said she would mail them to them. So Im kinda confused, only thing I can figure is she went back to the Aunts after seeing the kids last week then bought these things for them for her to drive down here?? Its all weird. But I guess I didnt realize the strangeness of her gifts. Maybe Im reading into things, but it was boyfriend who pointed this out to me last night once I told him what she gave them.


See I saw these items on the floor at my moms, my mom hadnt seen them yet either, the kids must have pulled them out of a bag. They didnt look like childrens gifts so I asked what they were, and the kids said “Those are our suprise from Gma” So she gave a 6 and an 8 yr old a HUGE thick type of coffee mug with a picture of money with Benjamin Franklin on the mug. Then stuck inside the mug was a huge fake $100 bill, and then they were stuffed with easter grass and a small bag of chocolate coins inside. Boyfriend said “That is a strange gift for little kids” I was like hmmmm, and thought about it, how my oldest said that Gma told him something about Mom and Dad stealing from eachother, how Dad has to pay mom money, and my oldest was so confused in trying to explain what she had said, and how my in law showed up unnannounced and seemed to be searching my house during her visit, peeking in rooms, wanting to see the dog? and then wanting to go all the way out back, just odd behavior. Like she was casing the house? Who knows? So it just makes you wonder, Ill cover this more in group and counseling this week. I have much to talk about with the newest episodes with her.


Like I said, maybe it was an innocent gift. But she never sent anything for the youngest childs birthday, then went and claimed she did and could I go to the post office to find out??? I was like what can I do? You sent it, it wasnt insured or anything, she said she sent a certificate and I told her all she has to do is go to that store, she should have gotten a receipt, the certificate should have a #, and if it was stolen. Well she wanted me to do all that work, when I didnt have any info??? And then she never mentioned it again and never sent the youngest a gift.


See this is one thing about my Ex, he was famous for “I was gonna give you this, or I was gonna do this” But never doing either, just telling me this on special days, after awhile I told him to stop saying that, it meant nothing, whats the point? Telling someone you were GOING to give them such and such? Either do it or keep quiet you know?


So I have to remember where he learned these traits from, and her whole “I did send something” but then not following up and asking me to look into it when I cant if she purchased it????


Weird

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