dad knows best

so last night i was feeling really frustrated and stressed out at work. my girl came home and asked me how it went but i could tell she already knew it sucked. we ended up having this long talk where she just listened to me rant about all the crap going on, which felt good. then when everything calmed down a bit, i realized i needed to be in charge for a change, ya know? so we did some stuff that cleared my head and reminded us both why this works for us. afterwards, she was smiling but also seemed kinda shy like after a really good night of playtime. just wondering if anyone else has ever felt this way or how you handle stress with your dynamic.