Ok, I totally see where you're coming from here but let's look at it another way for the sake of... looking at it another way.

What if she was trying to vent with the rain and the football and the groceries and doctor's appointments...

Perhaps some validation would have worked better.

"wow, that IS a lot. It sounds like you're overwhelmed."

I wonder if that would have soothed her a little and she would have perhaps said something like,

"It is overwhelming. It's just a lot to handle but I can do it although maybe I can ask you to help me out with football pick up occasionally?"

Wdyt?

M: 37 H: 36
M: 13 T: 18
D: 7
Bomb: 6/30/14
Separation: 8/11/14

Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve.