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T made me feel better in a surprising way.

I'm meeting with T twice this week which is different from our usual one time weekly. I didn't tell him that a part of me is scared he will hurt me in some way. However I did express my general anxiety and hesitancy toward the second meeting.

T and I were talking about the whole Cinderella white horse thing. I said yeah a part of me keeps looking out my window for your white horse but... Then he said "After all these years I have not saddled up, it ain't gonna happen" ouch Usually I would get angry at him when he says the boundaries even as it is usually more tactful then that. It would hurt to even hear. But oh how great is was to hear him say that out loud. I feel like I can exhale about the meeting. It was great to hear and now I feel a lot better about our second meeting this week. It's great to know you can feel however you do and actions are all in bounds.

Go T you are awesome and I've got a bone to pick with whoever came up with that whole cinderella rescue the damsel mess.

Yea roadtrip! Glad you are feeling better about the second meeting thing.

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thanks My Kids are Cool. I feel free in a new way today.

Sounds like you've got a good T! I'm so glad you were able to take his comment in a positive way, the way I'm sure it was intended. So happy you've got a good attitude about your next appt - hope good things come out of it.

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Funny you mention the Cinderella complex - My T has an issue with most of the Disney movies for that exact reason - the majority of them have a "damsal in distress rescued by a prince of sorts" and really, show very little women helping themselves and/or women as the hero There are a few exceptions - Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, and a few others.

So glad you are now able to exhale with T! Good work!