I has a similar conversation the other night with my mom. She was tired and stressed about something else and just went off about my h and his family and the holidays. I know that it is just her momma bear instincts to protect but I finally got through to her that these types of conversations only make me feel worse. I figured i would try and use some DBing on my mom and told her that if she needed to vent, she should write down her feeling and then delete the email or throw it out. Glad to see your day turned around and you are feeling better smile