MAL~ Great post! I'm glad you posted it! Too long? Never! It is wonderful that some of you that "made it" come here and help those of us. I hope Cathy got out of it what she needed, it sure made a light bulb go on for me!
Cathy,
T2 could help you with some of this. It is very difficult when the S come home. We are use to one mode and then we have to kick in to a totally different one. All I can say is what I learned from T2; this is not easy!
So hold on and keep doing what you've been doing. My guess is he will be going through OW withdrawal. Give him space and don't push!