Dear MC,
Thanks for the hugs from across the room today when I was talking about the stuff with my daughter. I really needed those, and I could feel them from your body language and your voice and your eyes. (I can't imagine what an actual hug from you would feel like, I'd probably melt into a puddle or something, so best that I don't know.)

It helps to know you struggle sometimes as a parent, too, despite having all the psychological knowledge. And that you think I'm doing a good job, even in the times I feel I'm being a failure. (I know H says that, too, but it's different hearing you say it.) And hey, you actually told a story about your son (and what sounds like an anxiety issue in him, too).

And I love that you told your family about my accidental "moron" comment last week and that now they're calling you that. It's kind of heartwarming in a really weird way.

But yeah, thanks.