Actually, I bet your house seems lovely in comparison to his. Your house is a home with a child in it. His children probably live with his soon to be ex. And you can rattle around in a palatial house all by yourself.
Sorry dd upset you with her comments. DS1 is at a certain age (hormones, etc.) and, despite having what we thought was a lovely day and presents he really liked, he informed me last night that he'd had a rotten Christmas . I asked him later why he was upset and he said he didn't know - so I'm blaming hormones and too much chocolate!
Hope the rest of the festive season lives up to your Friday night date and do keep us updated with developments .