He had bought a video camera on Black Friday as a Christmas present to himself. He and I had argued about it since we're both a little short on money right now, but he ended up getting the camera anyway, and I was willing to let him make that decision. I knew he really wanted it and wasn't treating the decision lightly, so I thought it was important to let him do what he thought was right.
It's now a couple months later, and I'd actually forgotten that he'd bought he camera. He hasn't mentioned it and or shown it to me since he bought it. Tonight over IM, he mentioned that he's planning to return the camera soon. I asked why... and he said that he wanted to return it so that he could have the money to help pay for Joy's teeth removal (which would be expensive) if she ends up needing it done.
And I am just... speechless. I was so touched that I didn't even know what to say. I know how badly he wanted the camera, and I would never have expected this from him or asked him to do it. Even if he doesn't end up returning the camera, just the fact that he thought to do something like this means so much to me. I have been so stressed about Joy's dental issues lately, and he knows it, and loves Joy as much as I do. He is showing me that he can be selfless and conscious of our money issues - two particular things that I've worried over about him before. He is making a gesture that shows me we are partners in life... that my struggles are his struggles.
I don't know if he intended to have as much as of an impact on me as he did. I'm not even sure he knows the extent of what this all means to me. I just can't even describe how happy this makes me right now. Tears of happiness keep streaming down my cheeks. I can't even...
I only wish he had told me this in person so I could show him how happy this has made me.