Dear HoneyBlossom:

You are welcome and thank you, I am fine. Good thing you are home chilling, you sure need the rest! Surgery in 3 weeks then, and an opportunity to rest some more following the surgery, hopefully with any post-surgery pain successfully managed.

Regarding the co-worker who is “rude to workers at times” and your “black and white thinking“- I say, he should never be rude to workers. It is okay if he is not always nice, let’s say, when he feels distressed, but to never be rude is not too much to ask. Sometimes black-and-white/ all-or-nothing thinking is realistic and appropriate.

anita