Get Me on a Smoother Ride.....Need Advice, Part 11

[Rob1231]

Hi Sue, Sorry H is being such a clown. This comment...

... when they are stomping around like big babies.

... reminded me of a trick I learned from SDFoundGirl that helped get me through this part. She suggested thinking of your spouse as an overly-dramatic, cartoonish character when they get into these moods. (Her H, as I recall, was the Phantom of the Opera. My W was Marvin the Martian.) Having that thought in my head could really help me pull back from W when she was in one of her vile moods - rather than get sucked in, I could just laugh inside at how ridiculous she was acting. Try it!

I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. We had a bichon that we had to have put down about 3 years ago (she was 15 and in pretty bad shape.) It was the first time I had ever had to do that as the grown up, rather than being the kid and having my own parents have the responsibility. Looking back, I know that it was time, and we did the right thing - but it was still a really hard thing to go through. (((Sue)))