Glascoe, welcome and glad you are speaking! I appreciate your kind words and support. They truly help. And don't worry about hijaking the conversation. That happens sometimes. I promise I won't take it personally. Sometimes we end up chatting with someone on a post that resonates with us. We have to do on here what works for us in order to get through things. 

As far as not saying things to keep the peace, that definitely never worked for me. I am going to try to see if I can do that. But I don't think that's my style. I've always been the type of person that you know where I stand. I'm not forceful, just like to communicate my feelings. Which doesn't always fit with a D person.