Sorry Kiya, your MD is who I meant to say. It takes me long time to "warm up" to people in general. We all move at our own pace...and that's OK... so I've been told.

The interesting thing about the relationship between my step-daughter and her mom is-- if you asked her if her mother option or reactions towards her mother were influenced by her feelings for her dad, she would say 'no, way, my dad has nothing to do with it!' However, her perspective has changed with age especially now that she is living away from home. She is realizing more of how her feelings were shaped/ influenced by others. As an outsider it was pretty clear but she couldn't until now.