KT- I am SO incredibly proud of you! Isnt PC so helpful? You did a great job being honest. Do you feel closer to your t b/c of your honesty?

The inner brat stuff feels judgemental to me. If it is a battle of wills or a power struggle, nothing wrong with calling it so. But the brat thing brings up feelings of being judged as "immature" or "manipulative" which may or may not be the case. I think other words might be more specific and might pinpoint the difficulty better than name-calling. But that is just me.

Anyway, I think you did amazing work. It isnt easy to do! GO YOU!