Rebuilding Rob

I’m kind of surprised that I haven’t written about this topic before to be honest. I’m not sure why, but I’m giving it a little bit more thought today than I seem to do every other year.

Today is Mother’s Day here in the United States. And well, I’m glad that both kid wanted to get to spend the day with their mom’s, it feels a little bit empty to me.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not depressed or sad or crying or saying is me or anything like that. It doesn’t help that my own mom is in an assisted living facility now. Given her current physical condition take her out to lunch or anything like that. But it’s a beautiful mid May day. I’m going to see my mom as I type this, but I am just trying to take it easy and enjoy the day myself.

I’ve seen this meme posted a lot over the last few years. I think Ben used it in a previous post. It’s a joke, of course; though it does seem like people place a greater importance mothers day than the do in Father’s Day.

Most years, I would agree with this statement. However this year feels different. I don’t know if people are bracing themselves for the upcoming tariffs that will stretch our tired wallets even further, or if I’m oblivious to Mother’s Day gift-giving this year , because I’m kid-free this weekend. But something definitely feels different about mother’s day this year.

Saturday night, Veronica and I went to the Tiger game. The Tigers lost, but we both had fun. I have to admit that I’m liking her the more I see her. I’m kinda getting the same vibe for her.

I feel like we’ve just been spending our time lately feeling each other out. I can’t speak for Veronica, but I know that I’ve been really reluctant to jump into another serious relationship. The truth is, I just don’t wanna get hurt again.

It’s funny cause we’ve been talking since probably last fall and we’ve never really discussed the matter of exclusivity . We were keeping things very casual for a few months, and I was actually quite happy with that. I think now I want something more exclusive and I want to see her more often. I don’t know if she’s at that point or not.

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