I'm just finding it really hard to keep my mouth shut I think. Some of the things he says are soooo off the wall that I just want to shout "Are you really THIS crazy????" I am by nature the type of person that does not take things lying down, but I've learned that responding back to his nonsense will do absolutely nothing but worsen the situation. It's hard to do sometimes though.
that was one nugget of knowledge that i learned early on - you can't engage in the conversation - and before recovery i didn't realize this or that i had a choice. whenever the "words" started and didn't die down - i left the house - that was the only way i assured myself of not getting sucked into some kind of verbal exchange that only ended up exhausting me.
prayers out to you mega - lots of us know exactly how you are feeling.