That article seems like a lot of deflection to me. Biding her time until she can figure out if you are going to cave. Notice how panicky she got when you said "fine" about her threat of D. She started to backtrack quickly and explain her email with a new twist. That Maybe she can work on. But you are right. That is not enough. It's still not specific, direct, or understanding of your concerns. Someone who was truly going to engage in this process would be talking to you about this elephant in the room and NOT sending impersonal articles. Yuck.
