Oh, what to do when you need to introduce the parents, and one set is acrimoniously divorced?
If you are part of the aforementioned acrimoniously divorced pair, and happen to be the mom, you assure your son that you will do anything and everything to make sure there are no embarrassing moments with your ex. You will swallow your tongue, even if it chokes you. You will be civil, and attempt to be amiable in conversation.
This is one of Jason's issues. When I'm well enough to travel without being exhausted when I get there, Jason and Jen plan to get the parents together to meet. For some reason, I'm under the impression it will be at a restaurant, but I may not have heard correctly. I've been to different things with my ex (graduations, prom picture venues, etc...) where we have managed to be civil, and be amiable.
I worry, though, that this particular item will be be an issue for Ron. I can just see him making snide side comments about me - my hair, my scar, my clothes, our marriage, our divorce, you name it - and embarrassing Jason.
Well, only time will tell. I urged Jason to have a conversation with his dad, and that's the best I can do.
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