Possible WAW to Piecing? (Part 2)

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Thanks MHL - very helpful!

I got home before they left to go to school. Saw W and said 'Hello', got total iceberg silence in return. I went upstairs to change clothes and when I came down they had all left for school.

I went to school too - didn't want to miss D seeing her 5th grade room and meeting her teacher. W was surprised and a bit crappy - at one point she looked at her mom and rapidly shook her head in disbelief. I stayed cool - asked a few questions of W and D about school stuff. Then we left - I told kids 'bye' and left for my volunteering shift.

I just got home a few minutes ago. I am NOT going upstairs until I'm sure she's asleep, then I'm going to try to slip into bed. Cowardly? Sure. Smart? I think so!

I'm hoping if I can just stay out of her cross-hairs tomorrow that things can MAYBE start to calm down for Saturday when our kids have a combined 4 soccer games and W and I are doing a volunteer shift together in the evening. On Sunday, MIL leaves. That's good b/c it's been stressful on W having her here, BUT I hate that most likely she's going to be leaving on bad terms with me after last night and that may never get repaired.

The last thing I said to her last night...which I thought was GOLD at the time: MIL said, "There better not ever be anything physical happen to her." (meaning I had better not ever hit her - she's hit me before, nothing serious, but I have NEVER hit her at all and never will!) And I responded, "God, no. And if you could see inside my head - you would be in talking to HER right now instead of me." (which what I meant was 'I have nothing but the best of intentions.' Not sure how she took it.) ANYWAY...