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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 264392" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Wow, thank you so much everyone for sharing - it's been very inspiring.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">When my girls were little/younger, I did a lot of volunteer work with the schools and also Girl Scouts (leader, co-leader and sponsor). I've also done some volunteer work for a women's shelter in Hartford. I've also worked with Planned Parenthood and other local women's groups. But that's really it. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I feel like my life has been centered around raising my girls, in particular so much time has been expended on difficult child and helping her become an adult. Anyway, it left little time for me to explore what I'd really like to do with myself outside of work. My job has been an ends to a means. I am good at what I do, but I don't derive a lot of fullfillment and pleasure from it anymore - it's become rote. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">What I really enjoy is working with people, helping them find themselves or helping them find the resources they need to help themselves, that sort of thing. I would love to work with women who are ready to help themselves coming out of a marriage or some other transition (such as my own). I would also love to help teen/young mothers learn about how to care for their newborns. I would love to *possibly* get into some level of social work. I know enough and have experienced enough to know that not only can I handle it, but I would feel very good working in any capacity that would be helpful. I've spoken about this several times over the years with my counselor and the two that I've had have been very supportive of this for me. I have some credits that would transfer well into a Human Services program, but I also think that I should focus my volunteering in that area before making a comittment. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">You all have done or do such amazing things - some I would never have thought of! It is wonderful! So, Skeeter, the thing that your H does with his court watch partner, is it sort of like being a bouncer?? Hahaha. That is so cool. Thanks everyone~</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 264392, member: 2211"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Wow, thank you so much everyone for sharing - it's been very inspiring.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]When my girls were little/younger, I did a lot of volunteer work with the schools and also Girl Scouts (leader, co-leader and sponsor). I've also done some volunteer work for a women's shelter in Hartford. I've also worked with Planned Parenthood and other local women's groups. But that's really it. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I feel like my life has been centered around raising my girls, in particular so much time has been expended on difficult child and helping her become an adult. Anyway, it left little time for me to explore what I'd really like to do with myself outside of work. My job has been an ends to a means. I am good at what I do, but I don't derive a lot of fullfillment and pleasure from it anymore - it's become rote. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]What I really enjoy is working with people, helping them find themselves or helping them find the resources they need to help themselves, that sort of thing. I would love to work with women who are ready to help themselves coming out of a marriage or some other transition (such as my own). I would also love to help teen/young mothers learn about how to care for their newborns. I would love to *possibly* get into some level of social work. I know enough and have experienced enough to know that not only can I handle it, but I would feel very good working in any capacity that would be helpful. I've spoken about this several times over the years with my counselor and the two that I've had have been very supportive of this for me. I have some credits that would transfer well into a Human Services program, but I also think that I should focus my volunteering in that area before making a comittment. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]You all have done or do such amazing things - some I would never have thought of! It is wonderful! So, Skeeter, the thing that your H does with his court watch partner, is it sort of like being a bouncer?? Hahaha. That is so cool. Thanks everyone~[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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