Chris,

My H also seems to be depressed (undiagnosed). If I were to wait 'till he's in a good mood...

Actually, today at D8's violin lesson, her teacher commented that H had come up with a big smile on his face to say hello to her after the orch. concert the other night! (it surprised her as much as it did me, which is why she told me )

But Chris, since probably at least some of your Ws sadness stems from the state of your M (even if she can't admit it) won't it be more like helping her up rather than kicking her when she's down?