Originally Posted By: MrBond
"I listened to her, I let her vent, I validated."

I know you didn't read the books yet, so how did you "validate" her? What did you say?
I had read the cheat sheet today. I reflected to her what she said, I confirmed that the kids can be difficult, I sympathized with the fact that D6 is changing, I observed that she seemed upset by it all, etc.

M39 D6 D3 (at S)
S 2014-09
D 2016-09

"You can't start a fire sitting around, crying over a broken heart" - Bruce Springsteen.