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Title: In With a Son and Out With a Daughter
Post by: Shana A on July 11, 2012, 06:33:45 AM
Post by: Shana A on July 11, 2012, 06:33:45 AM
Mon Jul 09, 2012 at 12:10 PM PDT
In With a Son and Out With a Daughter
by laurustina
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/09/1107888/-In-With-a-Son-and-Out-With-a-Daughter (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/09/1107888/-In-With-a-Son-and-Out-With-a-Daughter)
"We've been waiting for you." Linda says ominously as she opens the door to her inner office and gestures for me to follow.
It is February 2008 and Jordan has been in therapy with Linda for nearly nine months, but this is the first time that she has ever invited me in at 4:48 rather than usher Jordan out at 4:45 so she can prepare for her next client. Not surprisingly, over the last couple of years I've come to assume that unexpected things are inherently bad.
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"Ok, well then," Linda turns towards me and smiles weakly, "Jordan has something to tell you but apparently now he wants me to do it." She squares her shoulders, looking suddenly uncomfortable. "When Jordan came in today, basically he sat down and said, 'I know why I'm always angry. It's because I'm sad. And I know why I'm always sad. It's because I'm a girl.'"
In With a Son and Out With a Daughter
by laurustina
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/09/1107888/-In-With-a-Son-and-Out-With-a-Daughter (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/09/1107888/-In-With-a-Son-and-Out-With-a-Daughter)
"We've been waiting for you." Linda says ominously as she opens the door to her inner office and gestures for me to follow.
It is February 2008 and Jordan has been in therapy with Linda for nearly nine months, but this is the first time that she has ever invited me in at 4:48 rather than usher Jordan out at 4:45 so she can prepare for her next client. Not surprisingly, over the last couple of years I've come to assume that unexpected things are inherently bad.
[...]
"Ok, well then," Linda turns towards me and smiles weakly, "Jordan has something to tell you but apparently now he wants me to do it." She squares her shoulders, looking suddenly uncomfortable. "When Jordan came in today, basically he sat down and said, 'I know why I'm always angry. It's because I'm sad. And I know why I'm always sad. It's because I'm a girl.'"