Questions on the 37 rules and other advice...

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Had a potentially telling interaction with W today. She is OS for two weeks packing our stuff and getting it shipped back "home" here to the States. Her family lives in Europe and she went to visit them in her home country for a few days.

We Skyped each other (mostly because she wants to see the kids) and then I asked how her grandma is doing. Long story, but she lived with her grandparents for 3-4 years when she was very little, from toddlerhood until about 5. They were just as much parents to her as her mom and dad. Her grandpa died maybe 7 years ago, but her grandma has been hanging in there, slowly losing track of who is who.

When I asked, she told me her grandma has maybe only a few weeks left to live. She saw her but Nana didn't recognize W. I told W I was very sorry and that it must have been difficult to visit. I also said I was very sorry she would pass away soon. W's response was, "It's hard, but that's life."

I don't want to mind read but I did want to journal because W was so close to her. It is almost like saying that for a parent who is dying. A bit strange, or am I reading too much into it? I guess another option is she just doesn't want my compassionate response so she was closing herself off to me emotionally.

I did recently read about the 6 stages of MLC and am tempted to apply that understanding to W, but I don't know if it applies to women as well.

TB