Sorry to hear this problem, chatty.

Did your son always acknowledge your birthday close to the actual day?

Make yourself as accessible as possible to your kids as soon as possible by giving them your new phone number. I would want that from my parents. No planned maneouvres. Just straightforward openness. Time is precious.
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