Happiness Can Exist Only In Acceptance

[HPoirot]

Hello Sandi. It is very kind of you to say I'll be missed. Thank you so much.

I'm back already, though, with a question.

Today we're having a bad snowstorm. S12 school got closed early. XW sent me a text asking if I would go get him. She shouldn't have to ask that as it is my day. In any case, I answer later "Hello XW. I'll get S12."

She replies later... "How are you?"

I don't answer for a while. I wasn't going to.

This time, with the storm, I said... "I'm fine. Are you OK with the storm?"

She replies later... "Yes. I am. I think of you. And I miss you too. I worry about you."

That I did not expect. I'm glad to be more detached than before so her text did not hurt or help me too much. I know at best she's being friendly.

I'm going to respond "I miss you too XW" as I think DB Coach Chuck would suggest.

No expectations.

Curious what you all think. Thank you all and take care.