Oh, my. I'm surprised you even still *had* a cow/swan/whatever we're calling it at the moment -- nurturing animal -- after that ....
Reminds me of a long-term boyfriend who broke up with me (according, again, to mutual friends) because I was "too nice". I still don't know what that was code for, but it rankled for years ....
"Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock." -- Frank Herbert
