Hi Cathy, my 2 cents to your post, sorry no more pennies so it will have to be my nickel's worth.lol. I really could see the wisdom in your writing here. By the time i got to the end I noticed that you my friend had dealt with the matter the only way Cathy could deal with it. What a beautiful outcome. You see my friend I found myself in a similar situation just the other day. I to question whether I should just keep my big mouth shut.The thing was that it came to me, that was not me, I am who I am and if I didn't give my nickels worth I would not be true to myself, who I am and why I am. As We Lay out our concerns to our loved ones what we find is that after the fact we could have laid it out in a more loving way and that is where we learn. Sometimes the problem with being authentic, it pushes people away from you that are dear to your heart and a sadness comes over you. And like what you experienced true love will prevail. So my friend I would say keep on being you, we learn from our mistakes and that's what makes us caring and loving humans. Onward and upward.

Much Love
Charlie