Dear T,
Sorry for the e-mail, just worried you were thinking I was trying to drop the L-bomb on you--when I wasn't. Why can't you just tell me I can share anything? I know you're probably trying to be careful because of ex-MC, but...I need to feel safe with you. And of course I'm focusing on the 10% weird of holding the stone, not the 90% not-weird. If you gave me a transitional object...what exactly did you expect me to do with it? Put it in the back of my closet? Shouldn't you be glad something you did is giving me comfort? Or was it only OK in the context of my interviews?

Of course, I do love you, but no way in hell I'm ever telling you that! I mean, unless you start sending me very different messages about what is OK to share and feel.

Love,
LT