Lou: what you said definitely helped from the sense that i feel this is, more and more, normal. I mean, we are not the only ones experiencing this. Not to mention, what you said:
I think I have a W like that, wants attention from me, is interested in the TV program, and she gets a lot of satisfaction out of petting the dog while all of this is going on. I never thought of things from that perspective because i was so engulfed in her, and my own needs (what I was getting -vs- not getting). I failed to take a step back and see things for what they were/are.
Now I didnt get all of that from our conversation afterwards, but i can tell, by looking back on it, it makes a bit more sense. I just have to be more aware of whats around me to make the situation a positive one and then if it doesn't work, continue down the road I am on.
