I\'m Not Hallucinating!

Friday, March 13, 2009 - 7:10 PM My sister called last night, and we talked about the counseling session I had with my brother on Monday. I had talked with her about this before, but it seems to have become the topic of the week. My sister even spread the word to all of her family about what I told her my brother had said to me regarding being ashamed to be seen in public with me.   I was questioned repeatedly about whether I was sure as to what my brother had said. I said that I was 95% sure. She wanted me to call him today and ask him directly. When I refused to do that, my sister said that she felt like doing it herself. I told her that I would rather have her stay out of it.   My sister then told me that everyone in her family was upset with my brother. She said that her son-in-law likes me a lot (that was surprising to me), and thought that what my brother had said was mean and cruel.   I am supposed to go to a birthday party on Sunday with my sister and all of her family. Partially because of this, I became uncomfortable with the thought of everyone sitting around a table talking about nothing other than what my brother said about me. Because of that, I decided to e-mail my brother today and try getting the whole thing straightened out.   Although my brother wrote back, admitting two of the three things I had asked about, he denied having said saying that he was ashamed to be seen in public with me. I am sure that I heard him right the first time he said it, but I have no way to prove it. I have decided not to make a large issue of it at this time.   I suspect that Dale and I will argue this point when I see him on Monday, but I am positive that I am right and nothing he says will make me change my mind. I am sure of what I heard, and I know for a fact that I was not hallucinating!   My brother asked whether Dale had scheduled another appointment for us. I wrote back saying that he had not, but that I would notify him whenever he did. My brother also wanted to know whether I wanted to keep on having meetings with him. I said yes, adding that I thought it was a rather peculiar question for him to be asking. (I really wanted to try and put him on the spot for a change.)