Thanks everyone for letting me vent here, thanks for listening to my rantings and thank you for your helpful insights and advice. I will definitely not send the email. If I do anything, I will do what y'all suggest - call a meeting, use the language you proposed, etc... I am just working up the internal fortitude. And cringing at the prospect. On the bright side, I do still have the lawyer on retainer so at least that part is done and ready to go should I need it. SIGH. Why can't we have one peaceful year... it's always something!
