They don’t seem to notice that I refuse to respond to it.
If you are unable or unwilling to try this technique, you could text both of your friends: “You may notice that I don’t respond to your ‘Good morning’ messages. I have a confession to make: I’m a total crankypants before noon. Could we get two text threads going? One for you two to greet each other in the morning, and one to loop me in for our longer convos? I’m sorry to be such a grouch. I: A few years back, I discovered that I had fathered a child because I was a sperm donor decades ago.
I have encouraged the adult child I raised to meet their half-sibling but, although there has been sporadic texting, the adult child I raised has not made much effort to meet their half-sibling.I don’t want my encouragement to be misinterpreted.
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