I may be the extreme case

[MajorHavoc]

Just got off a 23 minute convo with W, the first with no yelling, crying, or even arguing.

My son came down with a sore throat last night. I called to find out how he was doing and if he would be able to visit at all this weekend, or if I would just go there and play some games. We left it that we would decide tomorrow.

Then we talked about easter, and surprisingly even to myself that went well. She got an invite to her aunt's 2 hrs away on Easter itself. This is the first year since W's grandmother died and her aunt is trying to pull more people together, which I understand. Then she told me about her counsin's oldest boy developing alergies and being in and out of hospitals, then she told me about . . . .

I could give the details, but the point is she started telling me about things, and I managed to sound like an adult (though how do you NOT validate a 12 year old going to the hospital ?)

Baby steps.