As a shared friend of ours would say to the WAW, "This is your mess...you get to clean it up". Sometimes it may be hard to determine when to be tough and when to soften, but I don't understand why you should be the one moving to the basement. I don't see any fairness in that option at all.
It's good to finally hear from you. Thought about you all through the weekend. Even though I was in the place that your W is facing....and I know what she's feeling....it doesn't stop me from wanting to shake her. Brain damage, I tell you....pure brain damage results from these blasted PEA's.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!