need advice - think he's going to ask for D today

[seekpeaceofmind]

"Validating (and accepting) are not synonymous with agreeing."

I don't think validating is something that I do naturally - I tend to take a position and argue that stand. Not sure I can teach myself how to validate on the drive home, but I am going to do my best to remember that he is a good person with a kind heart and that the view from where he sits is different than mine.