Dear M:

You wrote about this  man earlier that he is “kind, a wonderful listener“.

From what you shared I didn’t detect his kindness, but I did detect him not being a wonderful listener. He didn’t really listen to you when you explained to him that your mother was drinking and that (understandably)  you didn’t want to spend NYE with her, nor did you want him to be in her presence while she was too tipsy, or drunk.

Do you think that I have a point, , that he wasn’t a wonderful listener, not even a good listener?

anita