I need to learn how NOT to communicate openly with a person that claims they want open, honest communications, but in reality, only wants to hear "good" things.

I swear, one day I will learn.

Well, Big, ya know what I say...kick em in da pants if ya must.

:p

One of the many perks of having commpassion.

No. I was asked how my day was. I should have lied and said everything was sunny and rose-colored.

So BIG..How was your Day?????

< insert melodramatic & sarchastic pause >:D Fantastic! Yours? :rolleyes:

Hmmm... Postal comes to mind.....;)

long, tiring, and a few other select words i'd better not share. it isn't what you answer, it's whom you answer.... most of us really do care, you know.

Everything coming up roses here BIG SO glad to hear about youir fantasic day :yin-yang:

If they really didn't want to know they shouldn't have asked sheesh....or am I having in yet another ADD Momment?

What's worse is, because I was honest in sharing what was bothering me today, she has now blown this into a "sky-is-falling" issue, and is beside herself.

I wonder if I can buy a new life on http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/navbar/redesign_p1/ebayLogo.gif

If you find one for sale....I'll take two....double life sounds like fun.

Was it something about your day that might have set her off cause she is stressed out about something else...maybe it wasn't you.

I'm sure that has something to do with it. But, since she failed to communicate what might have been stressing HER out, there was no way for me to know that my sharing my day with her would set her off like this.

True....Maybe when she calms down she will tell you and applogize. We can be reasonable when calmer;)

Oh, I found out about it AFTERWARDS...but during the global relationship meltdown. She's upset about my daughter and her friendship issues.

Ohhhh Ok...there is always the tippy toe around short fuse method.

<~ Isn't the "tippy-toe" kinda guy. More like a 'bull-in-a-china-shop' kinda guy. :uhh: I know my limitations...and reading subtle signs and "fuses" is one of them.

Yeah we all can't be mind readers

One can always hope, anyway. Big Hugggs, Andrew, and I hope things calm down at the home front. Things shouldn't always have to be a big deal. Hugggs and love

That is a case of a rough day made rougher!
If it is any consolation, "you seem like a very thoughtful bull in a china shop!"

AWWw big hugs,,,OK the forever optimist here,,,look at it from another angle. She asked. Not many spouse's ask anymore how your day was. Show's she still loves ya and is interested even if it does set off bad thing's for her. So, blow up at the world together it's alway's more fun with two ppl losing their minds together then alone. Ok I'm done that's the best I can do.

Thank you all for your comments and kind thoughts. Today has started out with very few words exchanged. I could sense that if i said much of anything, I would get pounced on...(a first for me: sensing a social cue...lol). So, off to school I went with my daughter, and then I went to work.

I wonder what ELSE this day will bring?

Good luck, Big. Sounds like everybody needs some de-stressing right now.... :(

At first I thought I had heard my name... So, I went looking. Then I found it here! Only on closer inspection it said E-bay.... That is just so wrong. I was wagging my tail and everything.

Big,

Have you thought of sending flower's with a simple message that can't get you into trouble or make thing's worse for you? You could even send your daughter some and just say how much you appreciate them both being in your life.

Yeah, and then I wouldn't be wagging my tail for nuffin' either!

"I'm a lucky dog. I'm a lucky, lucky dog!"