I think I try to do a pretty good job separating my home life from my work life. I have to. Otherwise I would be crazy. The clinical term for this is - boundaries. One of the tools I use to do this is sarcasm. I can drip with sarcasm. I think most helping professionals can relate to this. Every once in a while something happens that shakes things up. After four years in practice I had a "first" today. I had to file a CPS report. The story was so sad that sarcasm didn't help. So, what I am thankful for today is that this is not something I have to do on a regular basis. I am not a children's protective service worker, I am not a mental health case worker, I am not a medical social worker. I am thankful I am not faced with people who cannot take care of their children regularly. It hits hard.
Dear God - while today was tough, I thank you for your support. I thank you for opening my heart to look at the situation in a way that showed the strengths. I thank you for providing me with a job and a population I enjoy working with. Please bless this child. Amen.
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