Here's your sign.

There should be a mental flag, or some kind of alarm that goes off in your head when someone uses the phrase... "now don't be offended"... Obviously you know you are about to hurt someone when you use these words. If you have to use that phrase, then maybe you shouldn't say what your about to say!!!!!

I work really hard at keeping a happy face until the car ride home when sweetie and I have our usual "talk about what just happened" session. We had allot to talk about during our 4 hour car ride home from eastern Washington.

I can't blame him for what his family does. He is getting much better at recognizing how I feel and running interference when it happens. These events only happen about twice a year.

It'll be a while before the next event, thankfully!