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Friday, 10 March 06 ::
yeah. no.
i've learned a lot this week about my self, about my craziness, about this work in the trenches. i wish i could write something terribly thoughtful about it, but i don't feel like rehashing it all.
*sigh*
i am a mandatory reporter. when i was told this i didn't ever expect to be in a position of actually doing a report, and if i ever was, i certainly didn't expect it to be a friend.
but i had to, and it was, and it sucked. but you know what? i'd do it again. only this time, i'd do it quicker, without question.
i'll be honest, while making the report sucks, i'm rather proud of the fact that i am, because it means that i am mandated by law to protect our kids. it means that i don't have to think about my own judgement about whether something should be reported or not, if what the under 18 year old has told me fits into one of the categories, i have to make a report. i don't have a choice, i have to do it. its my job, and if i don't, i put the trench at risk. i'm not willing to do that.
and you know, i'm not one to fall behind authority very much. i'm not one to be able to proudly say i did something because my boss told me too. (she did.) but this week, during this difficult situation, it was rather comforting to be able to say to this person -- i did it because my boss told me to. i hope that i never have to do this ever again, but if i do i hope that its these people i am currently in the trench with, and if not them, people like them -- people who i trust have my back, and who's back i've got.
posted by brooke at March 10, 2006 11:43 PM
