tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post4635313424546881756..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: On being productiveLauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-58951125892135151132008-12-20T18:06:00.000-05:002008-12-20T18:06:00.000-05:00You deserve many blessings, Laura. I have an idea...You deserve many blessings, Laura. I have an idea what the folks sound like on the other end of the phone. I talk to prospective students who will never be college material, encourage them to try harder and get tutoring...congratulate them when they do well, and console those who don't.<BR/><BR/>Of course, there are a few I swear to after I hang up the phone.<BR/><BR/>:o)<BR/><BR/>I imagine you are the best at your job. Wise mouth and all :o)<BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-80854895792995774002008-12-20T00:13:00.000-05:002008-12-20T00:13:00.000-05:00Jayne: Lots of people can't hear that they've any ...Jayne: Lots of people can't hear that they've any part in the creation of their own problems... I don't guess that pointing out the obvious is much help.<BR/><BR/>Heather: I think some are too connected to the system and learn to rely on it for everything, even emotional support.<BR/><BR/>The challenges of meeting the individual needs of students... pfft... I'd rather do social work... at least it's one person at a time, rather than a classroomfull of needs with a couple making funny faces at each other while you're not looking.<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>I was surprised with how these couple pics turned out... thanks!<BR/><BR/>Bobbie: I haven't got a clue, really! Just because I've been at this for a while...<BR/><BR/>There are a couple people I work with who just amaze me everyday.<BR/><BR/>Lynne: I did, yeah, and needed to.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Yolanda: I can only imagine. People go kinda nuts at the holidays... do you see that in your job, too?<BR/><BR/>KGMom: Ha! I wonder at that all the time... others are nasty and never get the hard time I do. I think I must be inviting it, somehow.<BR/><BR/>The fact is that when I do lose my temper and react to their anger with some of my own, I feel so badly for it.<BR/><BR/>Rabbit's Guy: Point well-taken. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Have I mentioned that I sometimes dream of a job picking tomatoes?<BR/><BR/>;-)LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-26368612789341268272008-12-19T23:18:00.000-05:002008-12-19T23:18:00.000-05:00How'd ya like one of those jobs where you screw to...How'd ya like one of those jobs where you screw tops on toothpaste tubes all day.<BR/><BR/>Easier? Maybe? Rewarding ... sort of. Keeps ya coming to work the next day? duh ...........<BR/><BR/>You haven't got the best of jobs but you've got one worth doing! Sort of like head maintneance man of the House of Rabbits!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-69466479366937548222008-12-19T16:37:00.000-05:002008-12-19T16:37:00.000-05:00You do not seem like the kind of person that anyon...You do not seem like the kind of person that anyone would want to yell at. The fact that some of the people you deal with NEED to yell at you speaks volumes about the aches in this world. Goodness, they have no one who cares about them, or they have deep anger, or their lives are just plain crap--so they yell at you.<BR/>I wish you deep reserves of strength--your job may be one of the most important ones around. Without you, who can say what the people in such deep need could do.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-25330094965734606932008-12-19T13:10:00.000-05:002008-12-19T13:10:00.000-05:00Being a nurse I understand this post comepletely.I...Being a nurse I understand this post comepletely.I had one of those days yesterday.Yolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135944573305009556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-89227933366753918672008-12-19T08:49:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:49:00.000-05:00You quietly held my hand when I needed it.I love y...You quietly held my hand when I needed it.<BR/>I love you lots Laura.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-18047487918948085792008-12-19T08:32:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:32:00.000-05:00You're a good person, Laura. And I'm sure you're a...You're a good person, Laura. And I'm sure you're a good social worker. I have a grandaughter who is a social worker. She's very young. I don't think she has really "got it" quite yet. I pray she does soon.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-39153047328519619642008-12-19T07:54:00.000-05:002008-12-19T07:54:00.000-05:00I think you have it -- that the paperwork is "prod...I think you have it -- that the paperwork is "productive" in the eyes of your boss (and of her boss, etc.), but sometimes the best for the client is a connection, right? Isn't it that they aren't connected to "the system," or they don't have a family or community of support, that leads them to where they are?<BR/><BR/>When I was teaching (in another lifetime), we tried to ask, "what is the best way to support this child in his/her learning?" Maybe sometimes the best way you have found to support your clients is to listen and honor their voices. And you've found it is different with each client. Responding to them on an individual basis seems to be the best for them, and you, even if it doesn't supply the paperwork. Pfft! as you say. <BR/><BR/>There is so much haunting beauty in the stillness and quiet of the deserted boardwalk casinos. Your photos are great. <BR/><BR/>Heather<BR/>Wayne, PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-88282391619974615452008-12-19T06:52:00.000-05:002008-12-19T06:52:00.000-05:00There is just so much pain out there. My problem ...There is just so much pain out there. My problem at times is that I want to sometime blurt out to them their part in the drama that surrounds their lives, but alas, that is not what they need to hear. They just need to be HEARD and validated in some way. Kindness goes a long way and sometimes just listening and trying to understand is all the balm they need in the moment. Bless you for what you do Laura.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.com