Not in the least pathetic, musinglizzy. I didn't mention it in my other post because I didn't want to really let it rip as to why I think your therapist owes you a sincere apology, but because you've posted the above I wanted to expand on what I said.

One of the things your therapist did wrong when she sent you the email was to give you the excuse that she had to leave to "pick up her daughter from school." It's fine if she had to do this, but all she needed to do is tell you she had an important appointment she couldn't get out of, apologize and then tell you she'll talk to you more at your next session. No mention should have been made about her daughter for the very reasons you talk about above. By putting that "important mothering task" in your head, she puts you in the position of continually angsting during your future sessions that you can't go OVER one single minute because she has to go pick up her daughter and that is more important than you. And if therapy is going to work, all your thoughts need to be on your feelings and needs, not someone else, especially NOT your therapist's.

That issue should never had entered the relationship between the two of you. Again, I'm not saying she's a bad or unfeeling therapist, she just didn't think this whole thing through very well and she needs to spend some time making amends to you . . . after you go in and tell her how the whole incident effected you and your ability to trust the process of opening up. If she's a solid and skilled therapist, she'll recognize her goof and work to improve things between the two of you.