Thanks labug. It's not an easy or quick decision. I also know I still have a lot of work to do on myself. I still tend to read into things negatively, and I realized yesterday that I was still not 100% in control of my emotions. But-- I took a walk, wrote a bit, took some deep breaths, and realized that if I let what he said get to me, it was my problem. And that if he is grumpy or anxious or projecting things onto me, that doesn't mean it is because I've said or done anything wrong.
And the 180 I am most proud of is letting go of perfectionism. Because as I've given myself room to make mistakes, it has helped me give others the benefit of the doubt too. We are all just doing the best we can. I'm far from perfect and it is unfair to expect others to be.
