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Finally, you're here!

Where have you been?

We're late!

Don't walk away from me.

Don't just fucking target me and start yelling at me saying we're late.

Target you? Leave an appointment and say you're not here. Why are you not here

in the house? What is going on?

Who cares how late I am? Why does it matter?

Like, I just...

I got other shit to do. I'm 18. I can fucking do what I want now.

So... So if you're 18, why don't you act like an adult? You need an appointment?

You stick to the appointment.

I don't really want to go anywhere.

You know how important it is that we both see a therapist.

I know it might help you, but I don't think it's going to help me.

Why are you being so defiant? Look at the way you're dressed.

What is this new you? I don't like it. I don't like it one bit.

I can dress the way I want. I don't care what you like anymore.

You live underneath my roof.

You follow my rules. Do you hear me?

You're not even my real dad, Ruth.

How dare you? I know. I know in the bottom of my heart you don't mean any of

that. Yes, I do.

I don't need to fucking listen to you anymore.

There was only one person I listened to.

And she's fucking gone now.

How dare you respect not only me, but your mother?

Don't touch me. Don't touch me.

We're going to that point.

And we're going to that appointment right now. I said I don't want to go

anymore.

You fucking bitch of a shit.

You're going to the fucking appointment. Get your ass up.

Don't. Let go of me.

Get. Let go of me. In your goddamn car.

Thank you both for coming in today.

I know this is a difficult time for both of you.

Laurie, as you know, I've been counselling Bruce since your mother's

passing.

And we both felt it was important that we bring you in on these sessions.

I'm going to give you both a chance to speak today, but I would like to start

with you, Bruce.

I would love to hear you stop by telling your daughter.

Daughter?

Why?

I'd like you to stop by telling your stepdaughter about some of the emotions

that you've been having since the funeral.

I don't even know where to start.

You know.

Do you even know how hard it has been for me? Do you have any idea what I have

fucking been through your life once?

I have not only

I can't even say.

I have not only lost my wife, I'm losing my daughter.

I have nothing, nothing left.

And now, you decide to just push me away.

You don't even care that much.

How dare you? How dare you say I don't care?

I've always been there for you.

Since you were this big, I've held you in my arms.

And now you want to take that away from me?

My only purpose left in life?

I have no family.

I have nothing now.

Nothing is left.

I remember when I thought

that I was your world.

Do you remember the times at MacArthur Park?

Those memories don't mean shit to you.

Okay, calm down.

Laurie, I'm going to give you a chance to speak, but please let Bruce finish.

All the Sundays we spent at MacArthur Park.

Those don't mean anything to you. You don't care about those fucking memories.

I don't care?

How can I not care?

Who was it that taught you to ride your bicycle there?

I remember feeding the ducks.

We'd go to the store and buy bread.

I'd go down to the pond and feed the ducks.

I miss those times so much. No, you fucking don't. How are you going to take

this back?

Stop arguing with me. Okay, okay, okay. Fucking aggressive.

It's okay.

What would I have to deal with? I can't even open up my heart. I open up my

heart and she just slashes the fuck apart.

Lori, your father loves you.

Well, he doesn't know how to show it.

What do you want from me? How can I show you that I love you any more than I

already do?

Laurie, this is a difficult time for you.

It's a difficult time for both of you.

But why don't you share with your father some of your feelings?

What feelings?

I didn't even want to fucking come here. He dragged me here, literally by my

arm. Fake cheek emotionally.

No, I'm not.

I'm angry.

I'm angry at you.

What have I done to deserve this?

I'm angry at myself.

And I'm angry at my mother's fucking day.

Lori, why are you angry at yourself?

You know how to fucking explain that I'm angry?

I'm just mad and I just feel guilty.

Why do you feel guilty?

I just feel guilty.

Lauren, there's no reason for you to feel guilty.

Yeah, there is.

There is a reason.

I feel guilty.

That my mother is dead.

Because I always wanted her to be gone.

What?

I always wanted all of your attention.

And I had to share it.

With her.

So... I always... I always put so much energy towards her being gone.

And now she's gone.

Sweetheart, that is not your fault.

Yeah, well, I feel like it is.

The Electra Complex is a neo -Gordian psychological theory about a girl's

psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of the father.

Sexual?

Hear me out, Bruce.

It's derived from the Greek myth of Electra.

Basically, during a female's psychosexual development, she

first... attaches to the mother. It's usually because of the amazing bond

created through breastfeeding and the time spent in the womb.

But when she discovers that her mother, or father figure in this case,

has a different body to her own, she begins to have resentment towards

the mother.

And there is a subconscious desire to remove the mother so that she can have

father all to herself.

Um, why are you laughing at me?

Uh, this is just making me

feel extremely uncomfortable.

What is it about it that's making you feel uncomfortable?

What you're telling me is that I want to fuck my

dad?

Okay. Um, hello, what are you doing? Get off of him.

My point exactly.

Look at your reaction to female competition.

This is definitely a case of the electrocomplex.

Listen, what I propose we do for the rest of this session is we do a little

exercise.

Laurie, for you to resolve some of your issues of resentment towards your

mother, you need to have empathy for your mother.

You need to be attached to her.

So, I'd like you to roleplay your mother.

Bruce, I'd like you to just be yourself, and I'm going to be your intermediary,

and I will roleplay you, Laurie.

How would you interact with your father?

You're now your husband.

Are we really doing this?

Laurie, there is obviously tension between you and your father.

And I would love to be able to help you resolve those issues.

And you're going to have to trust me.

Why don't we begin by...

Getting you into the character of your mother.

For example, would your mother wear that beanie?

No?

So, take it off. I want you to feel like your mother. I want you to really

identify with your mother.

And as you look at Bruce, you see your loving husband.

The man.

that you've been married to for 20 years.

The man who has helped you raise your daughter, Lori.

This man has given you everything.

And he is the love of your life.

Why don't you go to your husband?

Trust me, Bruce.

Bruce. When you look at Laurie, she is no longer Laurie.

This is your beautiful wife.

The woman you've devoted your life to. Don't do this to me. I've been through

enough. Bruce, this is to help you get through this. I know that you want to

have a relationship with Laurie. I know that you want that more than anything.

Laurie is your connection to your wife.

Look at her.

She looks just like your wife.

She does.

Go

to your

husband.

Your loving and adoring husband.

And Bruce, embrace her as your wife.

That's beautiful.

I've missed you so much.

That's it.

Now I want you to say the things to your husband that you've been wanting to

say.

I love you.

I just want your attention and affection.

Any touch?

Bruce, what would you like to say to your wife?

I love you.

So, so much.

And I would keep anything for just one more day with you.

I love you, Dad.

Bruce, your husband.

Try again.

Tell your husband how you feel hearing those words.

I feel very loved by you.

I feel like you really mean that.

How

do

you think your mother would react to those kind words?

Do you think your mother would

kiss her adoring husband?

Yeah, I think she would too.

And I think that, Bruce, you would want to met with her again like that.

You would want to kiss your beautiful wife.

What else do you think your mother would want to do at this moment having not

seen her husband for so long?

Think about what a beautiful marriage you had together.

We supported each other emotionally and physically.

Ruth, look at your beautiful wife.

She's here with you now.

I want you to touch your wife.

An important part of the female psychosexual development is realizing

that the father's body is different from your own.

I think it would also be important for you to really, truly and fully identify

with your mother and do what she would do.

I want you to connect with your father, with your husband.

I want you to connect with your husband.

Bruce, are you okay with this?

Yes.

Laurie.

Are you okay to continue this roleplay?

Yeah.

Good.

Relax, Bruce.

I want you to connect with your loving one.

I've missed you so much.

I want you back.

Don't be afraid.

Now as Laurie, I'm looking on, looking at my wonderful father,

my loving mother, and I'm happy that they're connecting with each other.

There's no jealousy, there's no resentment.

I know that having two loving parents is

important for me.

Family unity.

Beautiful to see you next to your wife like this.

More beautiful than ever.

I love hearing you say that to me.

Are you feeling better?

I miss you so much.

Why don't you undress for your husband?

And why don't you undress for your wife, Bruce?

Why don't you both take a moment to admire each other?

It's been quite some time since you've been naked together.

Doesn't your wife look beautiful?

Tell your wife how beautiful she looks.

You look absolutely stunning.

Now the most intimate a husband and wife can be

is during intercourse.

And I do want you both to connect with each other as fully as you can.

As close to each other as you can be.

Oxytocin. Endorphins.

All sorts of chemicals that help with the bonding process.

Oh my

gosh.

Oh my gosh.

Bruce.

Bruce. Your husband.

Bruce.

Look at him when you come.

Look at him when you come.

I want you to associate that pleasure with your husband.

your husband when you come

Sit down, please.

and how much you love her.

As Laurie.

Loving the fact that my mother and father have a beautiful relationship

together.

That they support each other emotionally and physically.

Without jealousy knowing that they care for me.

But I also need you to reconnect with your daughter.

Thank you.

as you would.

Walked over to Bruce.

What happened?

Wait here.

I need to share.

How do you feel when I touch Bruce?

How do you feel when I grab Bruce's cock?

I feel okay now about it.

What about when I kiss Bruce?

I

kinda

like sharing him now.

Do you?

Yeah.

Oh.

Oh.

Mmm.

You're doing a great job.

Embrace each other.

This is your beautiful wife.

This is your loving husband.

You're doing really well.

Lay down.

Go to your wife.

Yes, it does.

I'll do anything to make you happy baby.

Look at your husband while you come.

Look at him.

Bond with him.

Bond with him.

Oh, my God.

Come for me one more time, sweetie.

Just one more time.

Yes. Come for your husband.

Yes.

Look into each other's eyes.

I want you to come.

session. But your hour's up.

So would you like to do this same time next week?

I'm really excited for you guys. It's so great to see a father and daughter

reconnecting like this.