BTW, Dal, I've changed recently too. I went through a divorce. Most painful experience of my life. And other things that happened almost simultaneously nearly ruined me. It's been devastating for my relationships with my children in more ways than I can express. I'm not saying I didn't make any mistakes along the way, but I definitely did not do anything deserving of putting me through this. At it's heart this whole miserable situation is the result of dishonesty. Little lies were told to me that became bigger and bigger and bigger. I feel like such a fool for not realizing what was going on earlier. I've learned a ton about narcissism, and the information has helped me regain my sanity. Anyway, the relevant part of that to this conversation is that my BS detector is now on ultra-high alert. I don't take **** from nobody.
There have been times I felt like I was going off the deep end too, as recently as this week, in fact. But I'm not going to let that happen and I know you won't either. You're a good guy, and you'll accomplish a lot in life if you remain willing to keep the lines of communication open. As a result from time to time you will change someone's mind, and from time to time you will find someone changing yours. Those are good things. Extremest on either end have one thing in common and that is that they are so committed to their positions that they refuse to ever honestly consider the POV of those with whom they disagree. Big mistake.
I'll be less of a jerk.
