I've written before about how open T is about her life and how laid back she is a lot of the time.
A couple of sessions ago she shared she was on antidepressants. This week she mentioned something about her going to a bar a couple weekends ago and having her neighbor drive her home at 2AM. Ummmm....ok....
After she shared that though I was a little more at ease telling her about my dad. I come from a really strict family for the most part. My mother thinks drinking alcohol at all, hanging out in bars (even if not drinking), smoking and divorced people are all immoral. In her mind everyone who is not staying at home on weekends is doing drugs, alcohol and sex. My dad, on the other hand, is a little more laid back on that. He doesn't mind hanging out listening to music at a bar once every six months or so or having a beer or brandy now and then.
I get the feeling my T is a pretty big social drinker and it seems rather odd to me though that one of her areas of counseling is in substance abuse and dealing with families of substance abuse. Both of her parents were depressed and alcoholics, so I do find it strange that she drinks a lot. I also find it strange that my mother comes from a similar background and is the total opposite.
I guess I'm more in the middle. I don't think I'm a horrible person if I go out with a friend for a drink or two once a month or every 1.5 months. My mother thinks that I'm a horrible person if/when I do this though. BTW-I'm also divorced.
ok...I've rambled enough...I need to get to bed.
