how do you forgive yourself for being a jerk to your SO...

[bmccasland]

ah yes..the evil word that causes challenges at our house. "Criticism."

....an army dad and a stay-at-home mom. He never argued with his father, because his dad was "always right." So he thought "Why bother."

Actually Spindizzy - all of your quote is vary familiar. I was raised in a military house with a stay-at-home Mom who would not stand up to Dad. Learning that failure was an acceptable option was a very difficult lesson for my brain to process, as most of my life failure meant failure to try hard enough. Sometimes, it doesn't / won't work is an acceptable outcome.

[spindizzy]

Bmccassland -

I couldn't agree with you more.

Chicago- how are you?