Going Down Hill

[Mozza]

Ha! I thought it was a fairly good response. I defer to the vets, of course.

One observation though:

" Yah I know this is hard on you"

I try to avoid any validation that implies "I already knew that". Even starting an answer to an affirmation with a "yes" implies that you had already thought about it. I personally feel much better understood when the other person expresses a reaction suggesting they learnt something new. The "I knew that" kind of response is a disappointment because it implies that the other person had already taken that into account. My LL is "words of affirmation" by the way and quality of attention is very big for me.