W2G and Nut! Thanks for chiming in! Hey, W2G, I had an EXCELLENT workout. I'm pretty pumped about the gym and I know it will help keep me active. I feel good, but I'll need to amp down so I can go to sleep.
Anyway, I had a call from W on my cell around 6:45 that I didn't hear b/c the phone had been on vibrate from my session w/ my T. Anyway, W left a message about being concerned about D and when I didn't call back, she sent a text asking to "please call her" as she was "worried about D."
Well, when 7:30 rolled around as usual, I picked up my cell to talk w/ D when I saw W's text. So, I called and ended up talking w/ W for almost 15 minutes before D got on and gave me a quick goodnight.
I guess D has a rash of sorts on the back of her leg up near her butt and W was wondering if it was there this weekend. It wasn't red, so I asked W if it was something I would have noticed, and she said "I guess you wouldn't have noticed. I wouldn't have even noticed it if I hadn't put her on the counter after her bath. So, it isn't your fault or anything. I guess I wouldn't have seen it either." Very weird for W to admit that something wasn't my fault after all! She even said at one point, "I didn't call you to blame you for this," to which I answered, "I never thought you did. You are just trying to figure out the puzzle like any parent would. That's all." She was a bit taken aback by this as she was quiet momentarily. W later restated that she wasn't blaming me or accusing me of anything, so that was a bit odd for her to do given her recent history.
Anyway, W then asked if I could meet her at the dentist's office a little earlier than 2pm on Thursday b/c she had scheduled an appointment w/ her old counselor. She hadn't been in to see her since before she served me, so I'm curious as to what spurred her need to see her now. W said "I thought I'd go see her since I was going to be on that side of town." Who realy knows, but I can't help but think counseling may help W lower her anger at me a bit. From there, who knows what will happen, but I'd like to get her from chewing me a new one daily into something civil.
If we can get to civil some day, I may finally be able to do some real, effective DBing. Oh, well. Who really knows what is going on her her mind. I just thought it was interesting that she was talking so much w/ me -- she went on and on about the rash -- and it honestly felt as if she was looking for something to keep talking about. In fact, as she was handing me over to D, she said "D, I'm done talking w/ Daddy so you can talk now." Then as D was coming to the phone, she asked quickly, "We are done talking, right?" I said, "yes, just keep me posted on D's rash" and told my D goodnight.
It was interesting and not what I expected, but it was a nice change to talk to Dr. Jekyll again.
She even said at one point, "I didn't call you to blame you for this," to which I answered, "I never thought you did. You are just trying to figure out the puzzle like any parent would. That's all." She was a bit taken aback by this as she was quiet momentarily. W later restated that she wasn't blaming me or accusing me of anything, so that was a bit odd for her to do given her recent history.
