FMV, I think about what you said about protecting her. I understand the word protect more than I do enabling, though both mean the same thing. The word protect has been resonating with me ever since you pointed it out.
(((CL))) Wish I could take credit for that one... it's one of the things I learned from reading 'The Dance of Anger', by Harriet Lerner.
I cannot complain for not receiving from others, that which I've never asked them for.