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The bottom line here for me is being able to express my needs....
I thought he was criticizing me and telling me that I shouldn't be calling....
I told him it sounded like he was telling me I shouldn't be calling. He said no, that he was just telling me that he was responding according to what we had agreed upon and that if I needed more-that I needed to tell him that.
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Sister, I think you did a fine job here expressing your needs. You told him how you had interpreted his words, which turned out to be incorrect. He was able to clarify, and you felt better. Great sequence!
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I told him I was falling apart and he said that maybe that's what I needed to do.
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My T has said similar to me, and I think there is truth in it. You have held it together so admirably in his absence. Now that he is back, you can fall apart. Not fun, but maybe you need it. I'm sorry it is so hard right now. (((hugs)))
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We were back.
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Ahhhhhhhh...
Tuesday will be here before you know it. (((sister)))