Can it be my turn to cry? (Long VENT. Like a novel.)

[Hoof Hearted]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Maybe if you get it all down on paper in a concise but complete outline...

You must be psychoti...er...um...psyCHIC! Yeah, psychic. That's the word I wanted.
I wrote down everything I wanted to cover on Friday. I have been ammending and reading it to get everything clear in my head. I want to cover the key points but be able to do so in a non-judegmental manner. Sticking to the facts, discussing how things are making people feel (don't know what resolution we'll get on those...) and setting firm dates.

She came thru the LR just a bit ago to get a soda and stopped and spoke with me, saying she hadn't forgotten that we all needed to talk and I was able to let her know I felt we all needed to sit together and discuss everything and that I didn't want it to deteriorate into any arguments. There are just things that I feel need resolution and I'm sure they have things they'd like to discuss, too. I want it to be an open meeting, but there will be some tough decision making going on. The months are wearing on and tempers are getting shorter...we need some boundaries to contain everyone.
...or a door to push them through.

It seems that waiting for the initial 'anger period' to pass allows for better thinking and refining of what one wants to say. I think we'll come through this pretty well.
Thanks for all the advice,
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