drsquidlove

What a nice surprise to have this new chapter so soon after the last one. Lots of great details here. One of the things I am especially savoring is how Toby, with some expert help from Elliot, under great duress is acting like a parent instead of falling into his usual distress pattern. Elliot's admonition that this is just one of those things that a parent has to roll with, and is not that unusual, regardless of the unique aspect of this particular situation was just perfect. It was very gratifying to read that Toby was angry (!!) at the absurdity of Jonah's statements instead of internalizing them and flagellating himself because something new had gone wrong. Finally. Such a breath of fresh air. Not that it wouldn't be hard to keep one's head on under the circumstances. I guess that's why it's called parenting. It's so interesting how so much of the present and upcoming dynamic turns around Holly's attitude and very deliberate decisions about how she wants to play this. She is also handling the stress very well. Task oriented coping. Great. The modeling healthy relationship to alcohol bit was great! Loved it.