Couch 206: The Hersilia Couch

I was taking a little break from reading the couch but wanted to share this little funny snippet from the 4 year old boy at work.

Him: Jersey can you draw me a truck?
Me: I’m not very good at drawing so I can try but it may not look like a truck.
Him: Can you draw a car?
Me: I can try but it may not look like a car.
Him: A boat? Can you draw a boat?
Me: I can try... (draws a boat)
Him: Jersey, if we are going to be friends you have to take an art class.

Thanks for riding in my pocket, couchies! Whew! It's over. It went welI, better than I'd feared it would. I told her as I walked in that I had been driving around for an hour deciding if I was going to come or not.

We talked. I wish we hadn't. He sounded really tired and I'm guessing he didn't really want to talk today. I had to go outside to talk since I'm at work and I couldn't hear him great because of traffic noise. He read my email yesterday and chose not to respond to it because something I couldn't hear and we were going to talk today. I think that's what hurts. I think I feel less connected to him than before the phone call. I feel like nobody right now.

T had an opening tomorrow, so seeing him to discuss my revelations--may cancel one of next week's sessions to make up for it, but I feel this is a rather important breakthrough (so maybe I cancel one the week after instead!)

I'm glad it went well and you could leave it how you wanted to.

I was supposed to see R today at my normal time of 12.50am.

Think he took my I'm not coming to session email seriously.

Art, I'm glad your session went well. It sounds like a much better way to end than what happened last week. It's good that she understood you were ready to leave and wasn't trying to convince you to keep coming back. Hope you can find some peace in the ending.

Artie it sounds like even T recognizes this relationship has to end. Something good can come of it. When T1 and T2 relationships ended I was sad, relieved and all over the shop but then I found current T and I'm glad the other relationships ended.


This back and forth may be preventing something good from happening. I hope you find your good.

I have no idea what to talk about in session today.

I'm glad he had an opening, I'm sure it will be helpful to be able to discuss those revelations while they are still so fresh!

Thanks, Art. I do like that he tends to have openings when I want one. With all the thoughts I typed up last night, we probably have enough for 5 sessions! But at least we can get started on it...

Grouchy old fluffy cat must miss formerly fat cat. He keeps following me around, wanting to be picked up. Then put down. Then picked up. And etc.


He even stretched out in my lap earlier while I was trying to write my final. He's not much of a lap-sitter, too restless. But he just settled on down with his head on my wrist, which made it impossible to type. Either he's lonely, or he's figured out another way to torture me by making it impossible for me to get anything done.

Fuzzy, did you explain to him what happened? And that hes NOT "next!"? And ask him if he needs a new bunkmate?


What did he say?

I hope you're able to talk to him soon if you still want to.

I wish Miss Penny would be cuddly. She's the softest cat I've ever had but she wants nothing whatsoever to do with snuggles.

I dont know what to do about my son's therapy. I interviewed a male therapist for him that he seems to like, and has saw 3 times. But I havent told his school based therapist. She also referred us to in home therapy so I have a meeting with them today. I dont want to completely sever ties with the company because they have lots of support, but I dont to overwhelm my son I also think in home therapy would be helpful but they have a significant waitlist right now. We had in home therapy with my oldest and it the behavior coach was really helpful, not so much the therapist.