Posted by Dinah on February 4, 2012, at 7:28:35
In reply to Re: I spoke about it., posted by emmanuel98 on February 4, 2012, at 3:02:06
Well, I believe it was the part about whore and feelings of contempt that made him angry. However politely and detachedly I said it.
I know I don't have any negotiating power (obviously). He wants them more than they want him. I want him more than he wants me. (i.e. Well, if it's too expensive for you, you can choose not to come.) But I like to think I bring volume. All these years, and occasionally for periods of time he wasn't even worth the HMO rates, and at least one period of time when I was about the only client he had.
I wouldn't have taken the reduced price, most likely. I know how he feels about money, and I wouldn't have liked feeling beholden to him. I was just upset he wasn't willing to offer it, as he had done in the past.
It underscored a truth I prefer not to examine too closely or too often.
poster:Dinah
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