buffalo - "a dull sense of being squished" - FABULOUS description! Thanks!
cmc - I don't know you yet, so thanks for participating and your insight.
hydrogirl -
nice to meet you
tuffgirl - we are on a similar path and it's nice to see you blooming!
transform - congrats. I did that with my dad drunk driving. No thank you. Awkward, but worth it. As we were talking about on tuff's thread - we can't set boundaries and worry over their feelings at the same time. Too bad for them!