In my civilian job, I am a high school administrator. I have absolutely no issue taking on out of control parents, never lose my composure, never blink an eye, and can deliver "ornance on target" with EVERY encounter. If you go to AGs page, I posted how I dismantled another officer that worked for me who was preying on single, enlisted Soldiers. Every word I used was measured, right on target.. laser-guided precise, no stammers, no rambling. I had him stammering, stutterring, physically shaking.
Now, this is the same FLTC who does the avoidance technique not to discuss anything with W. Emotional involvment clouds everything, and I, like many of you need to apply my officer/administrator filter to talking with W. I have to stop believing that each encounter is the proverbial "STRAW"