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[PeppiPatty]

Is this to me Apple ? I feel close to you ..... Love reading your replies

[PeppiPatty]

Dear @Former-Member
Well I've had barely any internet at my home for a little while ...... Is this what Malcom's last job was..... Getting broadband everywhere ?? But had my own demons to handle as well
Tell you about that in a min.

@Apple I've been reading your messages they are so ..... Precise and caring
I can see my influence and Maritza bit you have a way which is more quirky ...... More Appleblossom. I enjoyed reading a post just then of letting a 14 year old daughter stay at home from school and driving into a car park ..... Ccccoooooollll
Jeepers it's very warm here in WA. Ille be taking Mr Arlo to the beach at 6pm

Jacques your just beautiful
Love reading your messages

I'm going to. Make a lemonade spider now and tonight Ille be back

Good reading you @Shaz51
Keep on writing
Lj thinking about you. Xx

[PeppiPatty]

Great advice LJ

It's best if you begin the first few weeks by sticking to yourself moving into Government assisted housing for teachers people need to grow to you and they definately will


Though I must admit that I'm fond of about 3 people in my complex of about 65
It doesn't feel like that now. I know the people to avoid and the people o can depend on grabbing a cup of milk

Kacques gives you good honest advice .....
I hope you take things 1/2 day by 1/2 day
Xx

[Appleblossom]

I really meant feeling close to @Jacques in that response .. but you can join the group hug if you want @PeppiPatty. In that regard I am a 'more the merrier' type.  It comes with orphanages and group therapy. 

I do try to put real experience but not all bad scary experiences into my replies.

Yes people do rub off on each other and react and relate and over-react and then we hope sort things out and the party keeps going ... but there have always been soft, gentle and well-mannered sides to me.

My feelings about that 14 yr old girl are still pretty raw and distressing ... so I just tell it in bits and pieces... far from resolved ... many consequences about not being allowed to speak to my own flesh and blood without continued interruption whilst also being present daily througout her childhood ... my own daughter doesnt really know me.

I let the older girl have a week off at the beginning of grade 1 once because both girls were flower girls in in my brother in Sydney's wedding ... I got told off by her teacher ...the younger one still in kinder .. but heaps of people including teachers do that .. glad I didnt take it personally ... she was just young and bossy new teacher at the school.  I ensured both girls had very stable schooling and knew the place geographically and socially .. it was too big a good experience about fun and family to worry about a week. Mostly they went to school and were fine with reports and adequately popular with party invitations and kids coming over to play.

[Former-Member]

I am not having a great day 😞 I had a pdoc review to hopefully get his approval to go back to work but he's still not sure I'm ready with all the recent bumps in the road and continuing court stuff .., but one of the mental health people pointed out to me after that he can't actually stop me from going back to work because I'm not on any sort of treatment order i can do what I want.. But then confused I'm because I don't know who knows best or who to listen to... And he also pointed out that as I'm going back to work with kids he has a duty of care to them that I'm going to be able to consistently do my job... But I don't know how I can prove that. The other worker...She thinks going back to work is going to be good for me, but he can see benefits and dangers, my support worker is sitting on the fence and I don't know who I should listen to. I don't want to put him off side because he can help with family court maybe. I don't know who to listen to what to do and I'm no closer to knowing what my future is and it all seems too hard to bother with anyway.

[Crazy_Bug_Lady]

Sorry to hear you're struggling @Former-Member

What on earth does he mean that he has a duty of care for the kids that you will work with??
Ultimately the choice is yours... is it full-time teaching you are going back too?? Can you get some support to ease back into it??

[PeppiPatty]

Can you @Former-Member say : to the mental health worker : I lay my cards on the table :
Can you tell me Your Pros and Cons ?

[Former-Member]

I don't know what he means - I've never ever let the ball drop in the care of my students or my own children in terms of safety of them or the learning of students and as even he said as a teacher it's the one area that I've felt comfortable and confident at. Not bragging but I have excelled in that one area of my life until everything else got too much in my life. I don't know who I am anymore I feel so useless and alone - at least at work I'm with other adults as well and can be and feel purposeful

[Crazy_Bug_Lady]

Obviously it is up to you.
As @PeppiPatty said, write a pros and cons list. Do it on your own, and then maybe show it to you pdoc, and they can possibly add to it.

Given that it is something you feel confident in, and it gives you a purpose, I'd prolly say go for it.

I understand that you are struggling with court and your ex, would returning to work help that?? It'd give you something else to focus on instead right???

[Former-Member]

Yes it would give me more balance not just crappy stuff to focus on