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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 345774" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I tried to edit to add this, found it wouldn't work, so here is my addition.</p><p></p><p>PS - we get this sort of problem with our welfare authorities. They often insist on dealing with the 'client" which in a lot of cases is someone who is incapable of making decisions on his/her own behalf. A drama classmate of difficult child 3's is one such case - she would be functioning at the level of a six year old. Welfare rang, wanted to talk to her. her mother said, "I'm registered on your books as the person you should talk to, she is not capable."</p><p>The authorities insisted - and the fastest way for Mum to get her point across, was to put her daughter on the phone as they requested. Mum called daughter to the phone, said, "This nice young man wants to ask you a few questions about your pension."</p><p></p><p>Daughter spoke to young man, Mum listening in as best she could. Finally Mum said, "Does the young man want to talk to me again now? Ask him."</p><p>Apparently the young man did. He had learned, the hard way, that sometimes the client is NOT able to handle her own affairs.</p><p></p><p>The thing is - sometimes the only way to prove your case, is to show them Exhibit A in action.</p><p></p><p>If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how many words is it worth, to show them a difficult child in full flight?</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 345774, member: 1991"] I tried to edit to add this, found it wouldn't work, so here is my addition. PS - we get this sort of problem with our welfare authorities. They often insist on dealing with the 'client" which in a lot of cases is someone who is incapable of making decisions on his/her own behalf. A drama classmate of difficult child 3's is one such case - she would be functioning at the level of a six year old. Welfare rang, wanted to talk to her. her mother said, "I'm registered on your books as the person you should talk to, she is not capable." The authorities insisted - and the fastest way for Mum to get her point across, was to put her daughter on the phone as they requested. Mum called daughter to the phone, said, "This nice young man wants to ask you a few questions about your pension." Daughter spoke to young man, Mum listening in as best she could. Finally Mum said, "Does the young man want to talk to me again now? Ask him." Apparently the young man did. He had learned, the hard way, that sometimes the client is NOT able to handle her own affairs. The thing is - sometimes the only way to prove your case, is to show them Exhibit A in action. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how many words is it worth, to show them a difficult child in full flight? Marg [/QUOTE]
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