Posted by Dinah on March 4, 2009, at 8:23:45
In reply to Re: But I still leave feeling hurt sometimes, posted by BayLeaf on March 4, 2009, at 6:17:57
> as FMD said, "I don't want it to be your responsibility to talk a certain way to keep him awake."
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> I needed to quote FMD since I couldn't be as kind to him. ;-)
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> Bay:)
Well...
No one is perfect. I admit that no matter what my voice, as a therapist he ought to have ways to stay awake and alert. But it's not likely to change after almost fourteen years, except to get worse with age. His part of it is beyond my ability to change, but it may be of general benefit to me to change my part.
I may be overstating the case by saying he falls asleep. It's more of a droopy eyed, glazed expression, sort of thing. I can see him fighting it. Occasionally I get the impulse to let him drift off to see at what point he'll jerk himself awake.
To some extent I figure it's one of the flip sides of that calm phlegmatic energy he puts out, and that I find so helpful.
Thanks, Bayleaf.
poster:Dinah
thread:883600
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