Turned a corner

[downandoutintn]

It almost sounds like you are doing what I was doing. You are letting him affect your emotions too much. That is part of gaining confidence. Once I figured this out and took control of it, the roller coaster slowed down a little bit. When he starts acting weird or different or mean just take a breathe and realize that you can only control your actions and behaviors. Then you will be able to deal with behavior a lot better.