Posted by All Done on December 4, 2006, at 21:20:33
In reply to Gift giving?, posted by All Done on December 1, 2006, at 23:05:51
So many thoughts on gift giving, from both sides of the therapeutic relationship, huh?
The first gift I ever gave my T I brought to my session and then proceeded to talk to him about why I got it for him, and I said I understood if he couldn't accept it because of boundaries. He was quite gracious in accepting it. Since then, I've given him a gift for each therapy anniversary and cards at Christmas along with some baked goods last year. (I think. I'm getting confused about what I've done when. Maybe I should check the Babble archives. I know I've obsessed about it more than once here. ;) )
Anyway, I worried aloud to him if the baked goods were a bad idea last Christmas. I included peanut butter balls and rum balls. Right after I gave it to him, I thought I may be killing him if he's allergic to peanuts or what if he's an alcoholic (not incidentally, like my dad was...can you say transference?) and I just gave him *rum* balls - way to go, Laurie. He didn't say much about it but seemed to enjoy geting the treats, so I think it was all okay. At least he'd been warned. ;)
I'd like to go with the pillows, Daisy, but he already bought one. It's nice and squishy. :) Since I threatened to throw it at him "Poet-style" last week (thanks for the idea, Poet!), I think it might just seem like I'm stocking up on ammunition or something, though. :)
Thanks for all your responses, everyone!
Lots of Babble hugs for everyone!
Laurie
...Let's make sure we have a post-Christmas follow-up thread. I'll be interested to see how everything goes for everyone.
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