You know, I was thinking as I reviewed the responses I can be prepared with (to keep emotions at bay) and he feels I control everything and I've told him I want him to stand up and be a man... so, Puppy, I hear ya, but on this one, I've asked him to take the lead and this is so out of the box for him. Instead of the June Cleaver comment, I may just say "finally, you're standing up and being a man, thank you."
