Dear Katie:

It’s twenty to eight pm your time, 20 to five my time, and yet it is almost dark. Try to relax best you can tonight and tomorrow. Your therapist sounds great, I am glad you have a quality therapist. Your daughter wasn’t empathetic to you probably because of her emotional struggles, too struggling to have the capacity for empathy. Maybe she is jealous of your love for him, wanting more of you for herself(?)

Tomorrow morning you will see your son and the three of you should have a calm holiday, keeping it simple, easy, have calming music if needed and puzzles too… Let me know how it goes.

Happy, or better: Calm and Pleasant Thanksgiving to you, your son and daughter!

anita