I haven't said I Love you or had R talk with her in over 2 weeks...Yay me! It is definitely hard, but I have noticed it has given me a little sense of calm.
This last Wednesday she came by in the morning to say good bye to the kids & wish them a good 1st day. I briefly interacted with her, congratulated her on her new teaching position, Wished her a Happy B-Day, & even managed to make her laugh a little with some off-beat humor like I used to do. I took that as a good interaction so I immediately got in my truck to break off the convo 1st, then waited in my truck for her to hug kids & say bye.