Thanks, WHG- I especially like what you said about 'real' family. I struggle with what to tell her, and I will use that.
I am really trying to validate his feelings. Its hard sometimes, because as you all well know, to a WAS everything was bad, everything was the LBS's fault, nothing will change, etc. I do feel like he was trying to shock/hurt me, not really say 'this will never happen again'. I have felt that way about quite a few of his comments lately.
Listened to 'The Secret' again, going to try and really focus on that. Positive thinking certainly can't hurt! Like attracts like!!