This blog is my place to vent and share resources with other parents of children of trauma. I try to be open and honest about my feelings in order to help others know they are not alone. Therapeutic parenting of adopted teenagers with RAD and other severe mental illnesses and issues (plus "neurotypical" teens) , is not easy, and there are time when I say what I feel... at the moment. We're all human!

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Job hunting


Job hunting stinks. Especially since I've had kind of a Renaissance career and have no idea what to even apply for!


Jobs I've held - In no particular order:

Blackjack dealer

Bouncer

Restaurant hostess

Model

Seamstress/ designer/ alterationist/ owner of custom clothing business

Retail salesperson

Store Manager

Gymnastic coach

Director Mother's Day out program (65 kids)

Director Private Preschool (55 employees/ 275+ children)

Sewing teacher to emotionally disturbed girls in residential treatment

Relief houseparent for girls in residential treatment

Preschool teacher

Aide for children with Autism

Assistant Coordinator for drop-in center for people with mental illness

President of product development consulting firm

Children's counselor at Center for Battered Women

Foster Care Homestudies interviewer

Social Work Intern

Telemarketer

Cleaning Lady


Volunteer/Unpaid:

Mother

Wife

Adoptive Parent

Therapeutic Parent

Pharmacist

Nurse/ Vet

Attachment Therapist

Fashion Consultant

Hairdresser

Dairy cow

Santa Claus

Cook

Chauffer

Sanitation Engineer

Personal Shopper
Alarm Clock

Teething Ring

Scratching Post


What's the craziest job you've ever had?

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