The past several weeks at work has been quite the eye opener and very hard. However, I realize that my heart is in the right spot for my job.Needless to say, it makes me very sad to see these girls I work with without any support. More and more I am realizing how little support some people have. It is mind boggling what support some parents offer to their children and grandchildren. Especially in times of crisis, if you aren't able to see that your family member, friend, whoever needs support and you can't do that, when are you going to give support? I have found myself saying things lately like "if I did that at that age my mom would kill me..." "If my family member needed me I couldn't imagine doing that...." the thing about those thoughts are, I would NEVER be in the situations these girls are in. It breaks my heart to see such hurtful and painful things happening over and over. Thats where I guess I chose my major to be Human Services because I feel obligated to help.
I have hugged more this last week, said more "I love yous" and given way more than I have received. I have gone above and beyond to make sure the ones in crisis know that if not anyone else, I care about them. Not just because its my job but as one human being to the next I CARE. I think that as a human I should care and so should everyone else. I care that someone is suicidal, I care that you just got news that your mom is terminal and time is a waiting game, I care that you feel that your in a hole with no way out. I want to help you every way I possibly can and if I can't I want to find someone who can. I realize I can't help everyone, and I wont be able to. A story that I only remember parts of from one of my HS classes was "I can not save the world today, but I can stir the corn"......meaning I can't save everyone but I can help this person right now.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. If you are interested in wearing a blue ribbon to support the cause, please let me know I can get them at work. For more information please go to Prevent Child Abuse America or Healthy Families America.
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