Ha! Well thanks again, Tate! And no...definitely not a shrink! It was my field of study, but I never finished up, unfortunately.
Unfortunately (again), there is a relationship like the Cindy/Casey one within my own family. Not exactly the same, but I think pretty much the same parent/child dynamics are at play. It's like some creepy sort of deja vu listening to Cindy at times. I actually visited a therapist to try to get help for my own family members and learned a lot. I wrote about it on the Casey's Psychological Profile thread (or some title close to that), if you are interested in reading (it's a verrrrrry long post, though).
Thank you again for the compliment, and please know that I really do enjoy your posts as well -- and I just LOVE the green font! My son was born on St. Pat's Day, and I've had an extra fondness for green ever since.