Ok fellow DIDers... therapy question.
My Little One who is 8yrs old - female - the gentle and innocent and happy part of me (well, usually happy - always tries to maintain a bright outlook) today told me that she picked our T as her "new" daddy.

This has come about after a memory recall in trauma work that solidified some of the "sad" feelings that little one has had for years. Things done that should not have been done. And so Little One decided that the "bad daddy" was no longer "her" daddy and she has determined that she wants T to be her "new daddy" ....

Little One wrote something in the journal about it saying "I wish Dolphin ( that is what she calls T :-) ) was my daddy because he is nice." T read this and smiled. He has very excellent communication with Little One and it really helps our whole system to feel "bonded" and "safe" with T in a very healthy way.

Today Little One decided she wanted to make T a card saying "Thank you for being my daddy" ... It is cutsie in a kid way. But it was very honest from her (that part of me) . I want her to give it to T in our next session. But I was not sure how he would take it.

I have a very deep internal fear of rejection.... That fear is largely managed / handled by my angry teen alter Mick. She does NOT see T as a father figure at all - or anyone for that matter. She still doesn't accept she is me. Which is another topic. But that fear is there.

I think T will be kind as he always is and accept the symbolism Little One is using along our path of healing. But I wanted to know if anyone else has had a similar experience along this line and what they did or how T responded?

Thank you bunchies!!