Phoenixpower
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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus I admit that a day at a water park with a fractious boy is not necessarily the formula for peace! Thankfully so far it is Cause in a recent shift my colleague who has to work in the group of boys who can't go home she went with them to the beach, they had a great time and on the journey back two of them missbehaved big time again... (one of them was F actually, who enquired so nicely about it why I resigned)...anyhow they started to keep opening the bus door several times whilst she was driving back, then she stopped somewhere where she assumed nobody would be living...which was a wrong impression cause someone opened the window up there and then those two started to insult that person as by then they were sitting on top of that bus...and once they got back home they started to empty the food storage room as I had opened it for my 1:1 boy...so that didn't make her happier either But she got them calm then once she put the thin mattress in the hallway to get the point across "behave or you will be sleeping outside on those ones" (with no pillow and no blanket)...it worked... I admit he really is a lot of hard work and likely entering youth prison this autumn...cause his criminal record is by now longer than I am tall and I am 168cm....but in a 1:1 setting he is doing great....which is the reason why we asked social services to fund 1:1 support for him...as there he is less likely to do stupid shit as when he is supported within a group setting...sometimes, of course, he is bored as fuck but so far he didnt steal my car (yeah, I was a tad bit nervous that i dared to leave him in my car when i filled it up on the petrol station last time...after all...he knows how to use it with no keys ) but due to 1:1 support we have a close eye on him and he is doing great so far At least in parks like funparks or waterparks he doesnt need me much either...there he becomes a real kid again, enjoying the toys in there and is less concentrated on what to steal next...and I have just my peace...might swim or do some knitting....and keep a bit an eye on him.... I admit, though, I am nevertheless great when those long working days will be over...as it is enough really...
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