Thanks CV, and no need to apologize. Your contributions to this thread, and the discussions they prompt are very valuable to me and many others.
I plan on continuing to measure my responses carefully, as during this period of dark, there won't be many of them... But I already feel they're getting much easier. As is working on ny 180s, GALing and remembering I can't control what W does, thinks or says, only what I do, think, say and how I react.
I know I'm making progress on me, although sometimes It's hard to see, as It's incremental.
Now I'm off to GAL: Dog park with my fuzzy little boy, hit the gym, and head down south for a craft beer festival!