thanks for this! so much i mean it. it didn't go as planned... it went even better. i went in there with the intention of telling her that i was jealous of her family and other commitments, etc., and wanted her attention (and, if you remember when i wrote you a PM, i secretly already know she has a daughter and it kills me that she never discloses anything), but she jumped right in and asked about my weekend and such and we got off on a tangent. long story short, at one point she asked me if i ever have dreams and i said to her, funny thing, i just had a dream about you. she asked what the dream was and i told her (synopsis: she abandoned me, and quit her therapy practice - it was actually a horrible dream i had last week, and had no intention of telling her). she then asked me what were some of the reasons i thought she would quit, and i mentioned many... one of which was "i don't know if you have kids or not (ahem *cough- lie), but if you did, i'd worry about you wanting to be home with them"... we went on and on talking, and at one point she was like, "to answer your question, yes, i do have a kid - a daughter"... she told me some details and it just made my day more than she will ever know. it was my first insight into the fact that she is willing to self disclose and for some reason that is a HUGE deal for me and just makes me trust her soooo much more so, all in all it was a good session. i see myself opening up more now, just because i have some insight into her life. is that weird????? and now i have a million more questions about her, and for the first time, i'm not scared to ask