Great questions...so many good replies here. I typically will call her on it gently. That usually does no good...but once home, I seethe with anger at her. I do in a way want to ask her if she should not point her appreciation for self-introspection at herself....but I think at her age (she's probably in her mid-60s), she unfortunately may think herself beyond reproach? I often wonder what other psychologists would say if they could also witness this bad behavior? It seems odd to me that it's cyclical too. I wonder if she has any issues? Her memory isn't that great at times, I wonder if she simply doesn't feel good, etc? But no excuse to be so crabby and devoid of warmth. To not even be able to greet her with some idle talk while I settle in seems plain ridiculous to me. I have challenged things she has said before, but we get nowhere, it seems.