Laly- no offense taken.. that comment was not intended to be pointed in any way. My humor can be dry especially when in emotional circumstances and doesn't always translate well online. I'll try to be clearer about what I mean.

As far as the furball goes, that entire day was very strange. It brought up strong emotions that wore me out early in the day. I felt an urgent need to spend time with my father, so when I said it had to happen tonight, that was just what it felt like to me, not trying to rush things. Now that there's been some time to get more perspective I think that my body was calling me to be more authentic and emotionally open. Since that day I've been paying more attention to being both and I think it's helping.

Thanks for writing in with advice and experience. I think my body might have over-reacted, but maybe it was necessary to shake me up and make me more aware of the situation.
Airn