Bo, her whole spiel was scripted right out of the WAS handbook.
======================================= Chapter 1: Getting What You Want
Step 1- tell him what you want and expect him to roll over and take it.
Step 2- if he doesn't, then get irate and pitch a fit until he rolls over and takes it. Name-calling, accusations, insults, whatever it takes.
Step 3- if that doesn't work then throw him a bone, act like you still like him and give him a glimmer of hope that you might be willing to reconcile if only he were to do A, B and C (which you will of course never do, this is about getting what you want).
Step 4- if he's still not caving then walk away with new respect for him, this isn't going to be the picnic you thought it was. Time to regroup. =======================================
Congrats, you made it to step 3 before caving.
Great.
I feel like an absolute POS on 2 levels—that I made things worse (as if that was possible), and as well as when she dredged up the past.
