Re: the Gremlin. The Gremlin is just a representation of all of each of our individual fears and insecurities. Most of the time it just lives inside of our heads. Sometimes though it stands so close to someone else as to be indistinguishable from that person - so we attack the person. How do we slay it? I think each individual really must come to terms with their own Gremlin. As the loved one, we can only gently point out, "Hey, I am not Dad saying that you are worthless or Aunt Myrtle always saying something about your weight. I am the person who loves you and we are discussing our R - we are discussing our life together." KWIM? It is something that you HD have been getting very adept at lately. You keep the ball in the court it belongs in and keep the waters unmuddied. Good job!