It struck me just now that not a lot of people have similar life experiences to me. I don't mean this in terms of big or memorable life experiences like travelling the world, sky diving, swimming with dolphins or whatever. The life experiences I'm referring to aren't as grand, exciting or positive.
If you read my post relating to internet cut backs in my family home, you will know that I have an autistic sister. She is currently downstairs having a 'melt down' in a fit of rage as a result of a repercussion for breaking one of the new house rules -15 minutes less on her Xbox later on tonight for saying five or more of the banned swear words. It is this 'melt down' that got me thinking, "Not a lot of people I know have to deal with this sort of stuff." Yes, people have siblings, and yes when their siblings get upset they witness and hear how they display their emotions. However it's not quite on the same level as the things I'm used to seeing and hearing.
I don't particularly want to go into any details about it as I don't think it is necessary or appropriate. But I did want to write down and share the amount I felt comfortable with.
Reflecting back on my work during the school holidays, with everything currently happening in mind, I think I've laid a finger on one of the hidden reasons why I enjoy my job so much. Aside from all the obvious reasons for loving my job -all of which are just as valid as the coming one- the more personal one I've just discovered is that it allows me to meet other people with similar experiences to mine. My job, on top of allowing me to help special needs young people and children, allows me to meet and bond with workers who know what a bad day in my life is like.
My job allows me to meet the people I have never found before, the people who totally get it, and I'm thankful for that.
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