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Posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
Just wanted to share with all of you the card my T sent me this year. She has sent one every year for the last several years, but this year's is a little late, so of course I thought she had forgotten. But I got it today and here's what she said:
"Happy Birthday! What a year (and more) it has been -- there was no card that could capture it.
You have been through a "Dark Night of the Soul," persevered, fought for life and now claim it.
It has been a rough ride at times for both of us, but truly, TG, for me, it is a privilege.
I do appreciate the woman you have grown to be, the person you are -- the whole package. I celebrate your life and the richness of being a part of it.
Happy Birthday!
Love,
T"She has never, ever, ever signed a card "Love, T" before, so that was a nice surprise. And I'm a little overwhelmed and a lot touched by her note. I don't have many people to share this with (just one besides you guys), so I hope it's okay for me to post this here.
Posted by jammerlich on January 22, 2007, at 20:38:37
In reply to Birthday Card from T, posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
Thank you so much for posting this. Reading it gave me goose bumps. I'm glad you have such a wonderful T! You deserve her!!
Posted by happykat on January 22, 2007, at 20:55:42
In reply to Birthday Card from T, posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
That is really special TherapyGirl. I got goose bumps too! What a fabulous T you have. What she wrote is very touching. It's nice to see that there really are good, caring T's out there. :)
Regards,
happykat :)
Posted by annierose on January 22, 2007, at 22:22:03
In reply to Birthday Card from T, posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
it's the perfect place to post such a wonderful loving birthday message from your therapist. how lucky you are to have such a caring t in your corner --- and a lovely writer too.
cherish it always.
annie
p.s. happy belated birthday
Posted by wishingstar on January 22, 2007, at 22:46:41
In reply to Birthday Card from T, posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
Oh therapygirl, how special. That is really beautiful. It's so nice that she did that for you. I hope you hold on to it and treasure it. I know I would.
Of course its okay to post that! I love hearing things like that. Loving behavior like that from a T is something thats hard to understand unless you've had that kind of relationship. But it's so, so special. :)
Posted by LadyBug on January 22, 2007, at 23:32:59
In reply to Re: Birthday Card from T » TherapyGirl, posted by wishingstar on January 22, 2007, at 22:46:41
How special this is for you. Cherish the card, the words and her forever. Too bad there can't be more T's as good as she is. Mine is up there too. And I consider is a very good thing to have someone show that they can be loving and caring.
Thanks for sharing this here, it's the perfect thing to do.
LadyBug
Posted by muffled on January 22, 2007, at 23:46:56
In reply to Birthday Card from T, posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
and you so deserve it TG!
Muffled
Posted by Dinah on January 23, 2007, at 8:31:45
In reply to Birthday Card from T, posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
What a special gift to receive from your therapist.
Posted by Poet on January 23, 2007, at 11:07:53
In reply to Birthday Card from T, posted by TherapyGirl on January 22, 2007, at 20:32:45
Hi TherapyGirl,
I'm jealous. I saw my therapist on my birthday and she didn't say anything. What a wonderful T (and what a wonderful client you must be to work with.) Happy belated birthday.
Poet
Posted by tofuemmy on January 23, 2007, at 17:05:39
In reply to Re: Birthday Card from T » TherapyGirl, posted by Poet on January 23, 2007, at 11:07:53
Ya, also jealous. I was lucky if my former T (Captain Boundaries) would write my next appointment on a business card! :-)
Em
Posted by TherapyGirl on January 23, 2007, at 17:35:25
In reply to Re: Birthday Card from T, posted by tofuemmy on January 23, 2007, at 17:05:39
Thanks, Everybody.
And just so we're clear, I'm often NOT a wonderful client to work with. I'm basically the one that called her up a few months ago and called her a big fat liar because I saw her car at the office while she was on vacation. I also stormed out and told her to F*** herself when she switched offices and I hated the new one. And there have been many, many moments like that over the years. But somehow she keeps putting up with me and usually manages to teach me something in between. I honestly don't know what I would have done if I hadn't found her. I often tell close friends that she is actually the person who raised me. She's certainly the one who's taught me all the important things about making my way in the world, apologizing (we've gone over that lesson a LOT), caring for people and letting them care for me, and all the other things that make us decent human beings. Lord knows, I never learned any of it from my MOTHER.
Thanks again for being so sweet about my post. I didn't want it to seem like I was bragging and yet I wanted to share it because I knew you all would understand what it means to me.
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