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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Work is great
No, this is not about hot co-workers
 I just saw a 12 year old AA kid who has so much potential but is getting into trouble primarily for defending his twin brother who is mentally retarded and his 14 year old sister who is also very slow. He is so full of anger, yet seems like such a genuinely good kid. He is 5'11 160 already (and muscular) and wants to play college football in order to become a lawyer but just needs some help overcoming his anger problems. He is also very bright from the limited cognitive testing I did during the eval. He was also very polite during the evaluation and by mom's account usually is when he isn't having an anger outburst. He has a mom with a good head on her shoulders and a step father who has taken care of 3 kids that aren't his own for the last 10 years and by all accounts has done a good job of it. I see so many depressing cases that have me completely mentally drained by Friday, but these types of cases just make work such a joy and can make my whole day seem great. 
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02-23-2007, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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That does sound uplifting.
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02-23-2007, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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I can only imagine how gratifying it must be to be in a position where you can do so much good.
Love hearing stories like this...
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02-23-2007, 10:52 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Charleston, SC
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Glad to hear it, EF. Always good to read about hope springing from recovery.
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02-23-2007, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
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On a smaller scale, my fiance had a great experience with a child just recently in foster care out of a crack addicted mother's home... The turnaround she made in that girl last year (her 1st year of teaching) was incredible and should fuel her as a teacher for years.
I get that... I dont' get spending 6 or 7 hours a day with 19 5 year olds, I'd kill someone.
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02-23-2007, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The Dirty
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I thought this was going to be about more boobs popping out somewhere. Nice nonetheless.
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02-23-2007, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado
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I must've missed a thread...and this is kind of stuff that usually draws me right in.
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02-23-2007, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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Damn. This thread isn't FOFC-ish.
A proper FOFC ending would be... "So today, I told the kid that he'd never be a lawyer, he'd probably end up flipping burgers to support his crack addiction. Then he got upset and threw me out a window. Just another day I guess."  Seriously, cool, EF27. Glad to hear you're enjoying what you do.
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02-23-2007, 02:13 PM
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02-24-2007, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Troy, Mo
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Liking your job is a HUGE bonus. I love what I do as well.
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02-24-2007, 03:48 PM
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02-24-2007, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Not a pill (or of any other medicine) which sadly means I won't be able to see him for a few months when he is due for a re-eval (but he'll see his therapist regularly and I'll supervise her.) |
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02-24-2007, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Melbourne, FL
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My wife works as a teaching assistant and I really struggle to understand how she doesn't go utterly insane at times ... just handling our three kids is enough to drive me mad |
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