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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
the wonderful duty of public service....
everyone who comes through the door and calls on the phone, expects you to help them carry the weight of their problems. This is in fact, kind of my job. Although it is more along the lines of giving them the tools to carry and lighten their burdens. However it is inevitable that some of this weight gets carried home on my tired sore ass back bit by bit every day, some more so than others. Burnout in this field is ridiculous and i get it. Sometimes I am so damn tired of carrying around my own issues amongst the issues of my clients that I come home and just don't give a shit about anything anyone else has to say. This is no fault to me (other than choosing this line of work) or to my loved ones that sometimes feel the icy cold of my lack of concern for them following a tough day at work. I really do care, sometimes my tank is just empty for the day and until time fills it back up, I just can't do much about it.
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I love you so much, I hope that you know that. I have so much respect for what you do and deal with on a daily basis, it takes a special someone to be able to do that. You are someone special. I hope that you realize, regardless of how big a pain in the back the job may be, you are making a huge difference in many kids lives. I owe my life to someone much like you who kicked my ass into gear as a youth. She's now a judge, Ann Aiken's her name. I doubt she has any idea how much difference our one interaction had on my entire life, but it changed me forever. You have that power, and I admire you and all your hard work. Thank you from me, and all the kids who may not know just how big a difference you are having on their lives. We love you.
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