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I appreciated my therapists openness. I think sometimes therapists seem to try to protect clients from basic realities and that does the client a disservice. It seems infantilizing to hide the truth from an adult to in some way protect them. I guess that's the parent in me speaking maybe. I have always found my own kids to be quite astute and "on" to whatever problems are happening; we always have found just be straight with our kids was respectful and honestly less anxiety-making for them. As adult clients, I just don't understand the "need" to protect adults from basic facts about issues that might require adjustments and change (or anyone for that matter - even small children can learn to handle change if given the appropriate information in a timely and age-appropriate manner).