The company I work for is hauling the Christmas tree for the US Capitol. They make a tour from Montana to DC and the truck is here today with the tree. It's an amazingly huge truck! The tree is over 100 feet tall. I just thought it was cool that it's here. We can bring friends and family to see it (it's not out, but you can see it wrapped in the truck) so I'll be bringing D here after work to see it.
That sounds really cool FG about the tree. I would hate to think I would have to decorate a 100ft tall tree!
Kissak
"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." Psalms 56:3 M-37 H-37 S-10, D-15 M- 1993 First bomb- 12/23/06 Came and went too MANY times! Gone again 10-25-10
A 100' tree in one truck? that must take a lot of special permits and a looonnnnngggggg time to get across the country!
The tree in the big city around here was 'harvested' at 45' tall. As the crew was moving it to the location to put it up the top snapped off and they had to reattach it!
Live your life while you are still living. Riding the trail less traveled.
I did a search and i don't find any that only specialize in MC. Maybe I'll ask the pastor for the church counselor. Or my IC too. She's a Christian counselor as well. I just hope this isn't a carrot H is dangling. It just seems strange that all of a sudden he wants to do MC.
I have met a number of counselors. Let me say that they are human, just like you and me. And they have issues, opinions, personalities, and biases, just like you and me.
One of them knew the answer at the very outset. The first meeting she told us she was a fast worker - she liked to get to the answer quickly. The second meeting she blatantly antagonized me, taunted me, she stood up and yelled in my face, waiting for me to make an outburst. She had made up my mind that I was a loose cannon and she was aiming to prove it.
This is not an experience I would wish on anyone. I was too much in shock at the time to press malpractice charges - remember I was desperate to save my marriage at that time. But let me tell you, her conduct was very unprofessional and quite hurtful. I spoke to my wife directly after the session and she shared my shock and dismay. It was eerie weird.
I am telling you, that vulnerable people can go in these offices looking for guidance, and come out of those offices much worse for the experience.
Take your time.
We went to another counselor that was a jack (jill) of all trades. Her focus was on making people happy. Her attitude was, if the marriage wasn't making my wife happy, then she should leave it. Easy solution! This was very harmful. This counselor had little insight into our troubles, little guidance. She listened to my wife complain, and that was it. There was no homework. I spoke with a friend of mine who had gone through counseling - is this normal? He said, geez we had lots of homework. Lots of things we were supposed to work on together during the week. Like... take a walk together, have a shoulder massage. This counselor gave us no direction on that. It was useless.
We went to a third counselor who was Christian-based practice. She started the session with a prayer. Unlike the other two, this counselor insisted on ZERO involvement with the other person at the very outset. She insisted on a promise from both of us to her and to each other. She was action oriented - fake it til you make it. She spoke of patience and forgiveness and all kinds of virtues. My wife could not agree with her requirement for no contact, and that is why this counselor didn't last. and also why our marriage did not last.
I feel that if we had started with this third woman, we would have had much better success. There was a period during which my wife was not in contact with the other man. Had we been seeing this other counselor, then... who knows? At the very least we would have avoided wasting time with the other chumps, and avoided some very stressful moments.
ok that's my counselor story. Take it as a warning. Learn from my mistakes.
Just thought I would stop by your thread and wave at you!!
The Bomb: 08/05 H moves out: 06/2006 H moves back: 01/07 & Out again: 01/07 H moves back: 03/08 & Out again: 04/08 H moves back: 05/09 & Out again: 07/09 Divorced 08-12 Kids: 22, 20, 19
