[Chrysalis]

My mother doesn't drink, she never has just my dad.

The fact that she unleashed on the nanny was neither here nor there...it could have been about my kids and their bedrooms, or my lack of organizational skills or the garden or the state of the garage. She was clearly having a meltdown as a result of her codependent tendancies. The problem was that it affected me deeply, as usual. Regardless, of whether I understand her stress or issues her voice keeps replaying in my mind over and over again.

She ended up calling me last night to apologize. She explained that she was very upset with my dad the night before. He got drunk while they were out visiting good friends (again) and the fought over the car keys (again). She said she got so worked up about it that she was vomitting overnight and again after she stormed out of my home.

I accepted her apology but I still ended up making a huge list of things that I will review with the nanny one night this week. How's that for codenpendent behaviour?

Chrysalis