Posted by sunnydays on April 19, 2009, at 20:29:05
In reply to Re: family pictures, posted by Suedehead on April 19, 2009, at 18:56:22
I don't think it's a bad thing at all (probably obvious from my posts). I go through periods where I am envious of his kids (I'm probably lucky he doesn't have a daughter - I could see some serious transference issues then, but I can deal with his having sons). But then it's nice when he wants to show me he updated his desktop with a new pic of his kids or something - it's like he's letting me into his life in a way that I bet he doesn't let a lot of his clients in - he didn't start doing more personal things like that until a few months into my therapy and he can't see most clients for more than a few months because of the place he's at.
I've never seen a pic of his wife, and I'd actually kind of like to. I know her first name from when he's referred to her, but nothing else about her, really. I'd kind of like to be able to fill in that relative blank in my picture of his family. I've asked him questions about his marriage that he answers, but he doesn't share much at all about his wife. (I have asked things like how often he and his wife argue, because I'm trying to figure out what 'normal' is like).
Anyway, you're not alone from my perspective. :)
sunnydays
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