So, Info.

Fashion report: quite nice, black leggings, dark red knee high boots, white sweater on the shoulders with a white ruffle/flap thing over a lacy tan camisole.

She went through her various therapist excuses. I told her she sounded scripted. She said she absolutely wasn’t following a script. Two sentences later, she starts “I hear that and I validate that...”.

The best part was when we got into a discussion of what encouraging means. I sent her an email telling her about my mother and saying I was upset because xyz and a few encouraging words (like hang in there or I’m sorry to hear this) would help and she wrote back,

“It is difficult to be so far away from mom when she is not feeling well. Wanting to be there to support her is frustrating and sad.. At times like this it does bring the issue of mortality to the forefront. I am glad you are going to be with your mom during this time.”

She claimed that was encouraging. I asked why she didn’t say something like hang in there and she said “but EVERYBODY says that.” :brickwall:

Lemon, seen both seasons of The Sinner, recommended.

Kit, your work tales remind me of a favorite short story: Orientation: A Short Story by Daniel Orozco | Work in Progress