What a wonderful comment! Eustress yes yes, not heard that for ages! I am also tempted to write a follow up post about this on a personal ethical and moral level.
It is certainly difficult to stay resolute when facing passive-aggressive and controlling tactics, especially when you feel stuck.
For me I find any form of negativity is an automatic non-starter and I remove myself from these situations, this even extends to family members. In this respect I feel and find that Passive aggression is purely negative...
Doubling down on your personal ethics right now is a powerful act of self-respect. The best move is to refuse to engage and keep holding your moral stance. But be prepared to walk away or remove yourself from that unhealthy dynamic, which you say is for a few more days. I have quite a few thoughts about this swirling through my head, so I will put them down as a post.
You can and will do it, I am supporting you.
It's today! Thank you so much for responding. I have stupid my ground pretty well and I'm getting out of this place today. Now. I'm hoping to be able to save one of "their" dogs with me, and the other and her puppies, I will unfortunately not be able to. God bless them; I hope they will survive.
Aww it is today, that seems quicker than I thought. Okay please stay safe and I will be looking for you.
And I look forward very much to reading your next post. When I've had time to process this experience, I will document what I am learning as well.
Things have run away from me today, so I doubt I will get it posted until Sunday. Yes document things and I am keeping my fingers crossed it all goes well...