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Show Inside Out, 186 "Let's go back and read these again together." Then Dr. Scofield read both letters aloud. Terra winced. "It seems to me," he said, "that you say some hard things here, but you also say some nice things. I'm guessing that the thing you're worried will upset them is the way that you try to guess what they've done wrong." Terra shrugged. "Do you feel like these letters blame them-" he shuffled the notebook pages- "or, rather, blame your mother, anyway-for what's gone wrong with your family?" "I guess." "Well, Terra, here's what I see. You could rewrite these letters so that you are simply stating your feelings. No one can argue with feelings, and I think you have a right to expect them to listen to your feelings and respond. If you did that, you might not be as afraid of giving them the letters." He paused. Terra looked at the oriental rug. "Or, you could give them these letters as they are. You make some assumptions and accusations here that might upset them. I think . . . I think that it might be important for you to discuss these theories with them. I think that if you don't ask them specifically about these things, you will not get all of your feelings resolved. To me, these letters are not venomous or mean. They might be upsetting to your parents, especially if your assumptions are wrong. But it might be important for your parents to address these particular accusations. I think it would be a good idea for you to say these things, in person or in letters. You need to give your parents a chance to answer them." Terra didn't say anything. |