Posted by Dinah on May 13, 2009, at 21:03:58
In reply to one other thought..., posted by mollieQ on May 13, 2009, at 15:34:02
He totally got it.
I told him I wasn't inclined to take my therapist's offer to pay half, and he started singing the Church Lady song. He's right. Fiftyfive dollars is a small price to pay for moral superiority. A bargain even.
My therapist could well blow the entire session fee on a dinner and movie in one evening. While my contempt for him as a person who tries to get the last dollar from a client no matter what the right thing to do may be will last forever.
Sigh. But Mollie is right. It's not good for the therapy relationship. And Daisy, you have a point too. I'd be interested to know how he thinks he deserves it.
At the moment, though, I suppose I'm a bit curious why I took it so badly and got quite as angry as I did. After all, he didn't give me any information I didn't already have. As many of you noted from my posts over the years, he is frequently insensitive and he likes money a lot. *A lot*. I know this and I love him anyway. I appreciate his finer qualities, but I am fully cognizant of his less fine qualities.
Does this mean I've slept enough? Have I dissociated myself from the rage? Or have I put everything in perspective and realized that I overreacted? I'm really not sure.
I may talk to him about it, or I might not. At the moment, I think his thoughts are trending to "I'm going to make sure I cancel with her next time there's a fire drill. She sure is kicking up a fuss, and it's easier to just avoid the whole thing." And mine might be trending to "It might not be worth the bother. It's easier to just avoid the whole thing."
And be happy I have a husband who knows me so darn well, and is with me anyway. For no money at all.
And boy, my lower thighs really hurt. Apparently a distinct set of muscles is involved in walking down stairs, and my legs are not used to using those muscles.
Thanks everyone. :) It's so nice to have you guys.
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