There is a marked difference in your tone FS, and it sounds really really good. You do sound calmer. I think having a direction has already made an impact. You know you're going to walk through some S*** but you are prepared in that you have acknowledged it will happen.
And you are right in everything you say - he has no arguments to make on the steps you've taken, he just won't like it. You know he won't like it. You know he will rage or become passive aggressive. But if you keep on your high road of being calm and factual I believe you'll get through this with minimal internal struggle on your end.
Pretend I am shipping you a cross stitch of some unicorns and rainbows you can hang :-D It's not my forte in stylings, but hey I'll do it for you
