Hornypot!!!! It's great to hear from you. Man, I feel so honored. First, Horndoggie comes out from sabbatical, and then NOP posts 250 words. Now, Hussypott makes an appearance on my thread.
Man, I gotta start chargin' a cover or somethin'!!!
Thanks for the kind words.
It went well at lunch today, at least as well as could be expected, considering the situation. I'm going to start a new thread.
While not everything in your posts applies (a lot does), you've hit on a VERY good strategy for Mrs. Choc. She is definitely a fighter, and fancies herself as teaching her daughters those qualities. This is a tactic that can definitely be used, if I pick my spots.
She showed some of that fighting spirit at our lunch today; at other times, she was more melancholy. But overall it went well. I'm going to report on a new thread.