Thanks

Two days later, I'm feeling a little more balanced than before.

Alice and Robert helped me figure out where the day started to go wrong, and we worked out some ways to prevent that in the future. The kids didn't want to break me. They took no joy in it. And they were interested in avoiding it in the future, too :)

Thanks to those of you who offered support/encouragement. I'm so dang lucky to have friends and family who can empathize/encourage in situations with these without a hint of pity or self-righteousness. I love you for that.

Back to the grind I go!