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Hi!

Sorry for creating a new topic and possibly polluting the forum.
I was just wondering if you had any advice on a very basic question: I have been seeing T for a bit less than a year, and I am going away for 3 months (I will come back after), and... well I wanted to thank her for her help this year.
I can draw/craft postcards, so I thought I would draw a card to say thank you, but in the process I had the idea of a card a bit more elaborate, which I did, because... I like crafting. So... which version do I give, the simple one or the best one, but she will know I spent some time on it, so... I'm afraid it's not "appropriate"?
Any experience/advice?

Thank you!
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Hi (((About)))

If you'd like her to have best one; then that's the one I would give her. I think she'll appreciate the fact that you spent some time on it rather than spent money on it. To me it would seem entirely appropriate. The giving of gifts to T's is often a tricky subject; but I reckon you've nailed it!! Smiler

AV.

p.s. polluting the forum?? Not at all!!!
Thank you for your answer.
I guess I just feel a bit vulnerable because we once discussed the meaning of my giving of drawings, and how it symbolized how I felt I had nothing to give as a person and I tried to compensate. And of course there are the questions: what if drawing/crafting is childish, or takes too much space (at least... 0,5cm more than a regular card)^^
Thank you a lot. Have your gifts ever been rejected?
Thank you all for your answers! So the card was given and... well received. I guess my T is actually really nice, she even said she wanted to hang it in her office (please please God/any other almighty creature available, do not let her read this) which was very nice. And she did not push me away implied it was wrong, on the contrary, she also thanked me. (Of course I felt I did not deserve it, I mean... I don't give her anything except for money... which is not that bad, when you think about it^^ )
Anyway, she was caring and still not threatening by being too friendly, and... let's go for a 3 months vacation....... I'm already looking forward to it.... (this is totally ironic)

Thank you all for your support Smiler
(RT)
Yes, it's quite exactly what I feel, thank you for putting words on my feelings.

((Starlight))
Before looking at it, she asked whether I had spent money on it, saying that, if yes, she may not accept it, but I think that if it's small, it's fine (especially if it is for a specific reason like you, because indeed, soft toys are quite "normal" in the case of babies...) I hope you can find your way to decide whether you give it or not and not feel bad about your decision Smiler

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