Macy.....Wow. You have just taken some terrific strategic moves! And, bravely, I might add. I feel happy for you that you are moving in the forward direction.
How nice it will be for you at the lake house. It will be good for the soul. You will be able to exhale.
The reason that he called you that "s" word is because he knows---Knows---way down deep, that you are the exact opposite of that! Probably his deepest fear....that you are smarter than him.
To me, the really significant thing, here, is that you have taken these steps while still scared and anxious.