I got mad at my T and it went something like this ... I told her that when she said that all 13-yo girls think it's the worst year of their life, I felt unheard because I was talking about WHY it was so painful. I didn't care that all 13 yo's feel that way, I cared that I felt that way.

She beamed with pride. It was the first time I had ever expressed anything like that to her. She was my everything. If I "made her mad" and she left me, I'd be destroyed.

With exasperation I said, "you can't be happy that I'm angry at you! that ruins everything