I have been in your shoes many times. I still really think that you handled the situation correctly. It is very hard when someone is hitting you to not be upset. You are a human being after all. I know it is a very difficult day right now. I am rooting for you over here, and I pretty sure you will not be fired.

I have mouthed off big time to attorneys and only after quite a few of my scathing outbursts was I fired. I have a pretty mean mouth on me sometimes when hypomanic. Far less so now, but it takes time. You have served your country, you are serving humankind as a nurse. You have and continue to contribute to your fellow human beings. Try to remind yourself of that throughout today, and the fact that your kids love you and need you, and how much you love them.