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Amongst my papers I found a few typed sheets giving my notes on a few sessions of supervision with Melanie Klein, working on a 21/2-year-old boy while we were waiting for the 3-year-old (Rachel) I needed for my training. The boy came because he was disturbed by his mother's second pregnancy. I think I must have typed out these sessions to remind myself how Melanie Klein dealt with what she felt to be the child's inner world at this time of crisis in his life. I was particularly interested in the way he tried to mend the toy man that had got broken.
Marched in, turned and fetched M. Made me fetch bowl. Took broken man out happily, asked for seccotine. Waved to M as she went away.
Rocked the broken man (no feet) on his arms, pleased. ‘You are glad to find that he can still move, still be alive inside although a bit broken.’
(Mrs K - ‘Broken man stands for
internal father who guides him inside,
external father wherever he is, probably in bed with mother,
his own penis.’)
Went to tap, much turning on and off and staring up at the hole, and putting stopper in and out. Said ‘Daddy’ when heard the water run away.
‘You want to see if your wee wee and Daddy's still work all right, even if the things inside are a bit broken.’