[SemperFi00]

Well - like I said, I am not all that familiar with your specific dynamics but here is what I saw:

She told you the night before that she wanted to go to church at 8am. You woke up at 6 to take care of the dog but then spent the next hour and half puttering around the yard. It might have been more appropriate to head back inside a little earlier and start getting the kids ready to go. Perhaps if there's an issue with 'kid prep' duties in your dynamic, you could have woken them up/gotten them ready with her. If she hadn't called down to you at 730, would you have even noticed what time it was?

It just struck me that she may have felt ignored or her wants marginalized. Regardless of whether the routine of not getting ready in time and going later is the norm, she said she wanted to go at 8 so why not do what you need to do to make that happen?

Thanks for the 2x4 Dingo! I would guess that is also what labug was seeing in the situation.

I can see that also and it may be insightful into comments she made about "finding her voice" and losing herself in the M.

Very insightful - especially for not being that familiar with my scenario!