Interesting you observed this! No this is not the case normally. I think the follow up calls are now a cognizant effort, on my part, to make sure that misunderstandings have not occurred. I was a bit resistant when he first brought up the idea of taking D7 back (can you tell this is a fear for me?).
If you're referring to the convos last week, the calls made back to him were definitely not immediate, though. There was at least a half hour in between them... time for us to think and reconvene.
Clearing up misunderstandings is a 180 for my previous behavior. In the past, when I wasn't sure if we were on the same page, I'd think to myself, "He can deal with it so I don't have to beat my head against a wall talking about something with possible conflict for him."
This was simply a case of noticing I have rules as well. My #1 rule I guess has been to make sure that my time with the girls is consistent to our SA. I realize now that school is out (summer school is a different environment for D7) and there is no reason for me to get stuck here either.
At the end of our 2nd phone convo, Mr. W. said he'd call me this afternoon to catch up... I am going to understand that being clear with each other makes him feel better too.
Thanks for your feedback!
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."