UR, I agree she may need help with some of her issues. Of course I can't tell her that, at least not now. This is where the darn patience comes in.

Heather: I love you too! Hey, I can't say that to W, so what the hay?

Yes Wonka, they're fire ants, and I'm a dancin' like my pants are on fire. Yahoooooo!

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl