Job, thank you for stopping by, and your kind words. I have been such a mess throughout so much of this. We all deal with it in our own way, and the rejection is tough. Perhaps the hardest of all for me.
We had lunch together with my middle son on Saturday, and afterwards I wrote and thanked him for lunch (he paid) and explained nicely that it doesn't work for me meeting up like this. It was a friendly email, and kind.
Anyway, if he 'got it' he would have replied, saying he understood, and was sorry that was how it was, or some such. As it is I have heard nothing. The silence is powerful.
He has 'improved' to the point that he doesn't come back with angry and controlling bluster, but anyone emotionally normal would have said something.
As for your RVP - what can I say? They are emotional idiots.
To anyone here struggling with MLC -there are definitely degrees. It is always painful, and some MLCers come through. But it is OK to feel awful - just try, for your own sake not to stay in the awfulness. There is a world out there full of nice people.
