Over the Shock and GALing 6

[Kettricken]

I have this big smile all over my face about your post about how you and your family deal/function vs hers, and the fail points of trying to apply those strategies to the other. Just *understanding* the dynamic is the hugest step to dealing with it effectively, or at the very least understanding when it goes pear-shaped.

It's the "Love Languages" thing all over again. Funny, we all understand on some level that "people are different", but we sure don't emote and behave accordingly a lot of the time.