shut eye therapy

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    shut eye therapy

     shut eye therapy

    once a week i need to
    unload my shit on tom -the therapist

    if i don't, my employees or family
    will get the foul mouth dump

    it's a good thing i figured this out,
    for every one's sake

    when you run a company with no
    partner, family or lieutenant you
    gotta vent or blow

    toms a good guy - i talk - he listens

    i got pissed at him a year ago and stopped
    going to see him because
    he started falling asleep 
    while i was blabbering

    i let it slide two or three times
    then one day i finally said
    " tom, what the fuck are you doing"
    he woke up and said
    "what do you mean"
    "tom you fucking fell asleep when i 
    was right in the middle of some really big shit"
    "it must be the cough medicine" he said
    i knew that was bull shit and finally said ,
    "tom ,this was not the first time i've caught you
    nodding off during our sessions .  what the hell am i paying you for?"
    he stuck to the medicine excuse.
    i called in a few days and canceled my appointments

    eventually, i needed to go back - the volcano
    was going to blow so i called him out of
    desperation.  he always makes time for me , i pay by check and not with insurance- these guys like that

    we caught up and he stayed wide awake
    and attentive as a young mother to her new born's first words - for a few weeks

    today - he did it again - he fucking fell asleep
    on me -- i just waited about ten seconds and he popped awake and asked me a question like he didn't miss a beat 

    my shit was real heavy today - remarkable stuff ,and i could tell he had no head cold 

    then i realized - let the fucker sleep -
    what the hell is the difference ?

    i talk and get all worked up for 45 minutes about everything under the sun , then he asks me if next tuesday at 4:30 is good for me -
    i pay him 100 bucks and float out of there 
    like an empty garbage truck with new tires

    i say let the fucker sleep ....

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    Gracey commented on shut eye therapy

    07-15-2009

    I really like this. powerful and honest. good work.
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    wheelsal commented on shut eye therapy

    07-15-2009

    I tried therapy after my son died. I was sweetly told you need to get over it. I am now my own therapist. I write. Love this. You always have a great read and something to say.
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    jademelissa74 commented on shut eye therapy

    07-15-2009

    Hahaha! This is great! I love the passion in which you write. It is indeed a wonderful portrayal of life at the therapist office. You hit the nail on the head with this one. Love it!
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