Honey... Yes, you are right...often times the negativity I am feeling does have something to do with him...he probably walks in the door, sizes me up and thinks, "WTF did I do now?"

I guess I am a bit weary of feeling responsible for his moods when I'm struggling enough with my own. And I am making him too responsible for my moods by wishing for a particlar response ( this part is harder to see).

I also feel this with my kids...feeling overly responsible for their happiness. I don't want them feeling overly responsible for mine.

Yet we all really do have a responsiblity towards each other, and to ourselves...it's hard to figure out the healhty balance in all this.