Right on, Mary Alice! Good for you for telling that person to take their job and shove it! Sounds like you need to do the same thing to your parents, at least temporarily. JEEZ!! You suppose they are part of the problem instead of part of the solution?? Release that pressure and I'll bet you'll rise a little!

Wishing the best for Alex!

<font color=blue>This above all: To thine own self be true. --Shakespeare</font color=blue>