Thanks Betsey, Again! yes, I understand how this thought process gets in my way, and I'm making progress in coming to terms w/ the fact that he will have to grasp the changes in his own time and way. I just have to be booted in the fanny to be reminded of it every so often. I know that he will have to decide on his own where he's going, and that if & when he gets back here to work on things with me, there will be big things that both of us will have to let go of.
I guess I'm encouraged as I look at baby steps into thinking that he is beginning to work on things in his own way. Then it's really hard for me to be patient!