I have a good therapist helping me with relationship skills. I am making good progress with his help. He is of similar age of mine, in 30’s. His wife just delivered a new baby yesterday. My true heart really wanted to give a gift to the new baby...... but then I tried to remind myself that’s not rational. I has only therapy relationship with him. He is not my friend by real meaning. I should not get into his private life part. If he brings my gift to his home, what will his wife think about it? (I am female.) But I still feel guilty when I try to hold myself back from the idea of giving a baby gift.
What would you say about this ?
Re: shall I give a gift to my therapist's new baby?
Catalyst, thanks for your reply.
I am very hesitant about this case also b/c of my previous bad experience. Many years ago I gave a gift to the new baby of my workmate. Later he told me that his wife felt very jealous of me. Before that, I ever gave them a gift from my overseas travel......
So this time, I am really afraid that my kind gift may bring unpleasent feeling into his family, his private life... He once explained to me that "everything stays in the therapy room only......" He is a very good professional indeed.
Re: shall I give a gift to my therapist's new baby?
i would just give a small card with the gift that is addressed to both parents, making sure to stress (not awkwardly so) how happy you are for the TWO of them. there is a chance that it could be received wrongly, but i am sure that if you are painstakingly candid with him he will understand your good intentions.