Radio can I teach you how to make quotes on your thread?
Yes! Did I do it right?
I have a new question. What causes the MLC spouses' "ebb and flow" movement back and forth from the LBS spouse, where they seem to creep an inch towards you and then take about 100 steps back and hide in the shadows? Is that something I'm causing somehow, just not aware of it? Is it something internal to the MLC spouse, and is part of their movement through the 'tunnel'? Something else entirely?
I'm trying to process how my wife could go from:
"I love you guys" on the phone at the beginning of our Hawaii trip to...
"I want to say to you very clearly that I'm never coming back to this family ever again!!!" to...
acting like a complete 'brat' teenager when I try to have a parent-parent talk about our son's Viola class to...
A vicious cycle of anger/spewing where she essentially doesn't speak to me for the last 3 days to...
having a conversation with me today about our cars, and acts as if the last 3-4 days never happened?
What causes that? Rollercoaster is a HUGE understatement when dealing with an MLC spouse!
About the 'brat' converstaion over Gabe's Viola class. It went like this:
Me: "Even though Gabe doesn't like it that much, I think we need to make a parent decision on whether to make him continue with Viola. Can we please discuss the +/- of making him take it again?"
Wife: "How should I know?!!"
Me: "C'mon Kitty. I know we shouldn't force Gabe, but isn't this something we should discuss as parents and make a mom/dad decision for him? Even though he doesn't like it a music class is good for him."
Wife: "Ask Gabe! He lives with you, not me! He's sitting there right next to you!"
Me (Slow turtle that I am finally sensing the futility of the conversation): Never mind. I'll just talk to Gabe later.
