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Neko - 2005-07-02 01:15:38
Do you (or the kiddo) need a therapist to get meds or something? Because I found that "spiritual" counselors are a thousand times more helpful than clinical therapists. Not like, church ministers, but the kind you find in the New Age bracket. They can't prescribe medication, but they are so good. That Miriam lady sounded like that type of counselor, until she started making judgements about your daughter's future. Anyway, it's a something to consider. My spiritual counselor was a reiki master, a hypnotherapist, an ordained minister, had an honorary native american degree, and was asked to speak at the United Nations. She was *awesome.* Changed my life. And she married Dave & I.
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LA - 2005-07-02 07:55:13
Take that $120 bucks and HIRE A HOUSEKEEPER. For $120 a month a Merry Maids crew will come in every other week and whip your place into shape. Or find a local housecleaner who'll do the laundry too. I know you want you and your crew to keep a nice home together, Prince picks up his socks, Childe throws out her crud instead of leaving it in her wake like anti-pixie dust, and you Fly Lady your ass off, but Sweetie put your money where it'll do the most good. Something to think on, anyhow. ~LA
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Witchful - 2005-07-02 18:56:52
Hey sweetie, that e-mail WAS from me. Please let me know if you don't get the reply; I re-sent the original.
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wench77 - 2005-07-13 00:42:14
hey there! I'm here from a link on some other diary that I got to from a banner. How's that for complicated! Loved the entry though I was completely distracted by the absolute gorgeousness of the motifs edging it. mmm. Nice colors. Sounds like your daughter's quite observant. As for therapists... I swear I did that musical chair thing. I also had one for several months who was pretty great (though wore a skirt like you say and had a cloying rabbit theme bathroom) but then at the end when she was unable to get MY mother (I was 38 mom was in her early 60's) to do what she'd agreed to, she just got pointless. I left and wrote her a "what I thought" letter. Ya really have to shop for therapists. Say what you want (ie someone to listen to you, someone to dig into your past to discover secrets, someone to give insight ie a different point of view to what you already know, or in my case, I wanted concrete things I could do behaviourally to practice during the week. None of that sitting blabbing for an hour and then the void for a week. Proactive. Concrete. Changes. Work. But you have to interview them, tell them what you want, ask if they do that, ask about their approach, their goals etc. It took me a few real wastes of time to discover how to do it. But it works. Anyways, I love the paying for a housekeeper suggestion. And 120$ a month is cheap... I popped off $100 for an hour today. But it really helps cuz I talk about things I can't elsewhere. OK, i'll probably be back. Sorry this is such a long long note!
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