there's nothing like filling out a child neglect report to CPS to reaffirm one's faith in humanity.... 
Most of the people who are my clients at work are fundamentally decent people who are either unlucky or in the grip of issues and cycles that are often too hard to get out of. But there seems to be that five percent or so who are just shabby excuses for human beings, not to mention parents.
that's about as much as I can say without breaching confidentiality. But damn.
At least most of the people at my work (and all of my coworkers) are cool in their way. I just come back to "doing it for the kids" and that helps me put up with the BS.
Most of the people who are my clients at work are fundamentally decent people who are either unlucky or in the grip of issues and cycles that are often too hard to get out of. But there seems to be that five percent or so who are just shabby excuses for human beings, not to mention parents.
that's about as much as I can say without breaching confidentiality. But damn.
At least most of the people at my work (and all of my coworkers) are cool in their way. I just come back to "doing it for the kids" and that helps me put up with the BS.
my aunt, and her wife bothwork in CPS, and that is how they get through it. I've heard a lot of stories, I am sorry to hear you had a really bad one. Take care, and remember, your doing it for a reason!!!
I like your comment on the thread about France. I will try to write something about what happened in France but it is so complicated, even in french so in english.
But what can I say is young people have no politic revendications (and it is sad). Since 10 yeards they became very individualist and capitalist and they never will be rich (because of discrimination and racism).
They only burn and destroy because they love it and because they want to do better as the neighbours. They see on TV what another people have done and they try to do better (now TV will censor number of burned cars).
When I was young, we burn dustbins, now they burn cars.
THey are very young so they do not know where are the limits (they burn a bus with an handicapted woman inside).
Ten years ago, young people were more involved into politics.
of course I absolutly do not deny racism, problems and discrminations. But they don't care about that they just want to have fun and that's why it is difficult to speak with them.
It is different to burn a car from a rich man and to brun a chool where the sister or the brother goes.
(I hate my english because my speech sounds like a speech from a woman who can vote for Bush...).