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ProfZodiac
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I'm seldom one for self-promotion; I'd usually rather allow people to figure out what I do by asking me, rather than having me tell them, but I'm curious right now.
http://www2.townonline.com/framingham/opinion/view.bg?articleid=618219&format=&page=1
That's the link to my latest column in my hometown weekly. It's basically a story of why I can't do volunteer projects, because they always end badly. I'm wondering if I'm just cursed or whether other people have experienced this kind of betrayal as well.
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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It does seem like a huge run of stuff against you. I guess this could be taken the wrong way, and I don't mean it to be in any way upsetting. It's just that when everything goes like this we may be in some way causing it to happen in some weird way.
Now, if, after you finish yelling at me for suggesting that, you are in no way causing it, then I guess it just sucks.
Fievel? That could be that the mother just plain does not like you. Or, just maybe, she is suspicious of the relationship, or anything.
Best thing you can do is to check it ain't you, if it is, correct it, if it ain't, ignore it.
Good column! I used to visit Framingham years ago when I worked for a long defunct company Prime Computer, which used to be in the old brewery.
[Updated on: Fri, 17 November 2006 07:49]
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Having been a volunteer for youth activities in multiple capacities for several years (first started in 1970) I can identify and empathize with your experiences. My first several years were seemingly marked with more defeats than victories also.
But as I look back over the many experiences, I believe the good ones far outnumber the bad. And even the bad ones did have moments of intense pleasure and feelings of accomplishment. You may never know what affect you had on 'Fievel' but be assured there is one. Think positive and know that you made a difference.
Hugs, Charlie
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Hmm. I found the article interesting. Thanks.
It sounds to me like you've had a lot of back luck. Have you never, ever successfully contributed to a community project? Or did you only mention the ones that went badly to justify your article?
Do you think it's possible that your attitude -- I don't mean that you're a rude or difficult person to work with, but perhaps that you might be inclined to be a bit cynical if things have always ended up going badly -- has hampered your progress? That the expectation becomes self-fulfilling?
David
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Jedediah
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Location: Made in NZ
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Hey Adam, Short answer to your question - yes.
You shouldn't be discouraged. Always remember that the kids who get involved in Big Brother type programmes are, generally, not the nicest kids in town. They tend to be messy kids from messy families - generations of dysfunction sometimes. Also, often, people who get into Social Work do so because they've got unresolved issues of their own.
However, don't let that stop you. Don't expect miracles, but enjoy what you do and the best results for the kids maybe no more than a good memory of a nice person.
cheers
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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cossie
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Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
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... at least in the UK, social work is a very suspect discipline, often chosen by those who fail to reach their original academic targets.
I don't want to malign the committed minority who work tirelessly in the interests of those for whom they are responsible, but I have come into contact with far too many who appear to be incapable of analytic thought, though they nevertheless seem able to talk interminably without saying anything remotely perceptive. Social Work, more than any other discipline, seems to have become a field in which talking is regarded as much more important than doing, to the manifest detriment of those in need of support - be they adults or children.
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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cossie
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Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
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... at least in the UK, social work is a very suspect discipline, often chosen by those who fail to reach their original academic targets.
I don't want to malign the committed minority who work tirelessly in the interests of those for whom they are responsible, but I have come into contact with far too many who appear to be incapable of analytic thought, though they nevertheless seem able to talk interminably without saying anything remotely perceptive. Social Work, more than any other discipline, seems to have become a field in which talking is regarded as much more important than doing, to the manifest detriment of those in need of support - be they adults or children.
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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cossie
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Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
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.... that I felt obliged to say it twice!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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Aussie
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Registered: August 2006
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Well that's one way of getting your point across or is it 2 ways?
Aussie
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cossie
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Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
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.... as I've already pointed out elsewhere that you're terminally insane!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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Aussie
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Registered: August 2006
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It's very difficult for a person with terminal insanity to even begin to comprehend what insanity means. In fact I think it is just a figment of your imagination.
Aussie
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cossie wrote:
>... at least in the UK, social work is a very suspect discipline< etc
They tend to repeat themselves.
Hugs
N
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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cossie
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Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
Registered: July 2003
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... that's a deep philosophical thought but - since you're clearly insane - it can't be. If you really need a visual demonstration of insanity, can I recommend a few moments with a mirror?
IMPORTANT NOTE - Never take seriously anything Cossie may say. He is, to say the least, extremely weird!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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cossie
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On fire! |
Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
Registered: July 2003
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... You only think I should because you're seriously insane!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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Aussie
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Registered: August 2006
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But I tried the mirror and all I could see was Santa
Aussie:-/
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