Yes, that view of seeing it as a defense mechanism or a public persona may be helpful. This is an interesting issue. With the LBS acting 'As-If' and staying positive, and the WAS acts harsh/negative/cold in their "I don't care" persona, it may be so much more crucial for the LBS to continue to grow and become more 'real' or in tune with what really matters to prevent the whole sitch from spiraling into a nonsensical untrue La-La land.
Going to take S5 to see the Fantastic Four - hopefully not too violent. We'll be going with my work buddy, his wife, and their 2 sons, so it should be a nice rowdy time. Swimming and sleepover, too, then S5 goes back to W Sat morn, leaving me the weekend to get some key writing and GAL work in.
