Strange indeed. I think you're onto s/t here. W just called - first out of blue contact in awhile (yeah!), but not overly positive. Her "I'm just calling to tell you that (her 'third' GM - a woman who acted very lovingly to her family in a time of great need. Real GMs were rather non-presences for W) died. I'm really sad and I'd like you to back off a little bit. "
Hmmm. Did she took my boundary-setting as an attack? By a little bit, is she asking me to take a softer approach, provide some suppport while giving her space?