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Wilfred Yeats
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0 posted 2000-11-01 09:57 PM



(Some of you asked for more -here it is)

We all came back - for the next session
At this point
I was not surprised
I knew my sensitivity had increased
Although it was a bit unnatural for me
Later sessions were to be different
But I didn't know it yet

I seem to remember
John being very subdued
Hardly speaking a word
For the entire hour
Love gave him some reading material
And he mumbled grateful thanks

Sue speaks up and recounts
Her sessions at the bank and with her lawyer
She's discovered some insurance policies
And she's not quite as broke
As she'd originally thought
But the emptiness she and the children are feeling
Has broken down communication
Between them

They are really adults in age
In their twenties
But have been living at home
And are still unmarried
It is apparent they were born
Late in their marriage
And thought a great deal of their father
But were shocked that their finances
Were so poorly maintained
Sue says they expected lavish weddings
And substantial help buying homes
Sue thinks he spent the bulk
Of his assets putting them through
Good schools
Thinking he had many earning years left

Pat seems relieved to hear about Sue
By comparison with the man she's been living with
Sue's dead husband sounds like a saint
She tells us that she learned of
A battered woman's shelter from Ms Love
And moved out while her abuser was at work
She's gaining some self confidence
But knows she can't stay there long
She must find a new job
So she can rely on herself
And support her three children
The way she looks at John
Makes me think she's eying him
If he should ever look at her
And I wonder if she will ever be
Totally independent

Mary has enrolled in Weight Watchers
And says she's determined to lose
The weight she's gained since her marriage
She has taken a position at a manpower provider
Interviewing
And seems quite determined to get on with her life
Her prior anger quite subdued

I tell the group I've been back to see my kids
Since last we met
And had group counseling with them
Been able to explain to them
That I still loved them
And in no way were they responsible
For the divorce
Or my moving out

(Continued in IV)




Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things
which matter least.

~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ~

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1 posted 2000-11-02 07:10 AM


still favoring the snippets of these sessions, now looking for IV...

Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ



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