Coping with Bi-Polar WAW

[CountingCrows]

Heheheh...Den Mother. Yep, that's going to be me! I hadn't thought of that term in a long time. When I was in Cub Scouts as a kid, all of the dens were run by women. Now, there isn't a den our pack that isn't led by a male.

W made it over to the house this morning on time. She had gone to the MD yesterday who determined that he had a sinus and ear infections, as well as a strained lower back. She had to take off a day of work per his instructions, which makes her financial situation even worse. We chatted for a few minutes, mostly her complaining about how bad she felt. I empathized with her in a very detached manner, and headed out to work. She was obviously miserable and grumpy, but at least she didn't seem to be as deeply depressed as she was Sunday night.

I'm just trying to get back to detachment again. Back to treating her as a casual friend unless she comes to me wanting to open up about any deeper subjects.