Originally Posted by scout12
"Yet again you've gone back on your word"
"I will be taking S2 two years in a row to make things fair"
"You know as well as I do that 5pm changeover means that S2 will be tired and grumpy and have to go straight to bed

Bait... all of it.

Originally Posted by scout12
I still fear his reactions. But he knows that I'll go back to communicating through my L if he is abusive or aggressive, so we'll see.

You know, people say things like "FEAR = False Expectations Appearing Real" or "fear is not real" but the fact is that it is truly exhausting dealing with people who employ these emotionally manipulative techniques (whether they are just angry or actually have some sort of personality disorder or something else).