Sounds like things are taking a concrete turn for the better between you and W. I think your assessment about your W's comfort is right on.
Me too -- pretty comfortable interactions since the pressure has been apparently lifted. We're meeting tomorrow night for S5's Parent/Teacher Conferences. Should go well.
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I'm impressed with your maturity and self-reflection at such a young age.
Ha! Maturity and self-reflection! That's a good one... jk
Thanks for the compliment, puddle. I've always been a firm believer that maturity and intelligence are a direct result of experience and immersion in a variety of situations, as long as such situations are used as learning opportunities. I've lost all of my family to death over the years (aside from my kids and a dad I never grew up with), I've lost my job as a teacher, I've lost my W (and kids half the time). What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, as long as we focus on what we can learn from these difficult times and make the most of them. I tend to think that as long as I keep reminding myself of this, I will continue to better myself and become a stronger, more complete person.
So, thanks again, puddle. And I must say that I find a lot of strength and knowledge to be gained from all of your posts, whether on my thread, your thread, or someone else's thread.
jk
