Chapter Twenty-four
Ah, Christmas. Tiny glitter lights sparkled in the palm trees, cheesy carol renditions wafted through the supermarket, and display ads filled the newspapers. The world around me was much the same as in years past, except I wasn’t feeling especially merry. Gifts would be a problem this year, not so much because of the expense, but because I had no idea what to do. Clothes seemed a good standby gift for the kids while I considered more special items. Buying Ted a gift was complicated. I wasn’t sure it would be appropriate. I assumed he would buy me something nice as part of his effort to win me back.
My life had become complex in ways I could not have imagined. The gift-giving dilemma took on minor importance when compared to my relationship problems. Before I “went gay
