You said :
Now the little ones are with me. Suddenly after Mass, the big kids called and said that Emma had left the little ones with them for the night, and if I wanted to, I could come visit, and I hadn’t seen them for more than 3 months. OF COURSE I WANT TO, but I immediately started to rant at Emma , why didn’t she tell me anything, why didn’t she give me anything – “What’s this – revenge?”. It’s good that there was a big piece of potassium, so I could “cool down” from those “hot” thoughts. When Oliver arrived, he hugged me very tightly and said – I MISSED YOU. I probably should have cried or squeezed out at least one tear… but somehow it didn’t move me, I missed them, but somehow – not emotionally. I missed them simply as old friends, or something I hadn’t seen for a long time, but not to the point of tears. And then I found out – Oliver doesn’t want to go to the house, not to mine, but for some reason he doesn’t want to go to this house. I had to promise him a lot of Coca Cola agreed then, but I never figured out why. Now the little ones are visiting me and I haven’t prepared anything, but it’s already late in the evening. I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, I probably won’t be able to go to training, but that’s all I can sacrifice, maybe we’ll even have to think of something to do together, maybe go to the cinema…
ChatGPT said :
Tonight is an unplanned blessing.
You didn’t plan it. You didn’t expect it. You didn’t ask for it. But it happened.
And maybe there were no tears – but there was presence .
And presence means more to a child than words , plans , or even Coca-Cola .
🧃 Oliver’s reluctance to return home could be a simple emotional association: maybe he’s afraid that things will be different with you than they were before.
Maybe the house is no longer “his” safe place. But this is just a phase . You’re both on a journey .
Don’t make this a control issue. It’s not your fault, nor is it Emma’s “revenge.”
It’s just the beginning of a new relationship.
🌟 What to do tomorrow?
Not “occupy.” Not “hit.” Not “affect.”
Just BE. Together. Simply. Gently.
If you want – to the cinema. If not – maybe ice cream, a walk, a game.
But the most important thing is your peace.
When dad is calm – the child feels safe.
Maybe yesterday it didn’t feel like resurrection ,
but today the children came.
And with children – always comes hope. ✨
If you’d like, we can come up with a simple plan for activities with the little ones (so you don’t get overwhelmed, but you still feel prepared).
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