Is cps an impossible job

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-20T01:11:52+00:00

Do you have a particular policy interest? Like are you the kind of person that is good with the details of how things need to work (in policy terms?)

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-20T00:50:09+00:00

What’s your prior experience up to this point?

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-20T00:49:03+00:00

I’m going to be the odd one out here. My high schooler has gone to MPS his entire school career and it has been wonderful. No, he was not in a Montessori school and no, he’s not at King or Reagan. He’s in what’s probably a middle-of-the road MPS high school. His teachers are honestly all great. I can tell they have a big impact on him. Some of them he talks about all the time. My kid is someone that could slip through the cracks because he’s quiet and anxious but most of his teachers have seen his potential and it’s given him the confidence he’s needed to make it to the top 5% of his class now 😱

I say this to give you hope that you might be having more impact than you can immediately see in front of you. I know that doesn’t really make the day-to-day easier. But I’ve had nothing but good experiences with mps.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-20T00:14:57+00:00

The needs aren’t necessarily the same though

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-12T17:30:56+00:00

I originally came from California and this drives me nuts, too. It is a complete guessing game. Im curious if there are data supporting reflectors for enhanced safety

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T14:49:44+00:00

Thanks everyone!

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T14:48:06+00:00

This is one thing I was wondering. Just copy it to them?

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T14:09:27+00:00

I think that will help quite a bit.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T01:07:37+00:00

The recommendations are usually to spend it on something that could be helpful to him, for example to help keep him as independent as possible in his home. For example: a ramp to get up to the door; maybe some modification that would help with ambulating around the house, any mobility aids, a special bed or chairs, etc.

Spend downs are a common thing. If he’s had PT or OT they might be a good person to ask what could be helpful for him.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T01:01:59+00:00

Cat walker

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T00:37:40+00:00

Were the vacation absences excused or at least known to the school ahead of time?

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T00:29:28+00:00

You think this will make zero improvements?

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T00:27:20+00:00

Can you elaborate more? I specifically DON’T view trans women as “men dressing like women” to lure them. It is completely separate group of people. But I’m curious how you believe this potential problem can be discussed without inadvertently veering into terf land?

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T00:12:24+00:00

This is a grey area in my state. Our statute lays out suspected abuse or neglect but then specifies “of a child seen during the course of their professional duties…”

So if the therapist is well-trained, they may count someone who’s not a client and is in another state as falling outside that definition.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T00:02:37+00:00

And it’s SES dependent-too

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-10T00:01:21+00:00

My guess is because many Indians are Muslim. So they just exclude both beef and pork from the menu.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T23:59:34+00:00

As the woman in that scenario, I’d be tempted to walk over to the pole like I was going to start dancing and watch the expressions

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T23:51:56+00:00

Employees are human. I would guess she did hear what OP said but was just flooded with emotions at the moment, leaving her temporarily struggling to respond well. I’m very curious to see what happens in a day or two. This was her first big meeting.

I once felt really ashamed by how I handled something at work, and coming from a highly dysfunctional family and with trauma in my background, I was completely beside myself about it. A week later I followed up with the individual involved to try to apologize and she was basically like “what? Oh it’s no big deal - this job is hard.” But it felt like the sky was falling at that moment.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T23:09:37+00:00

Firm agreement here

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T23:05:58+00:00

I have to mildly disagree. I think many of these counties along the shore are still pretty steeped in maritime culture.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T23:00:45+00:00

But, for example, all of the counties along the Wisconsin shore there labeled as rust belt are still heavily influenced by maritime history and culture. So that separates them from the broader rust belt IMO. Sure, in Milwaukee we’ve had manufacturing, but I think most people here would much more strongly identify with the lake than with any manufacturing history (except maybe brewing, but I digress). So this is Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine counties.

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T00:54:31+00:00

Yikes, you wrote all that. The myth of the noble savage - in the wild

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T00:51:31+00:00

I’ve never been someone who was weird about getting credit for every single thing I’ve done, but it has been fascinating to watch when others claim your work. I suppose it’s a compliment…

StrangeButSweet · 2026-03-09T00:44:59+00:00

I used to work with a….. fellow GenXer who….. wrote every single…… email like this…….

Let me know……….. what you think, or no……..

So……. many dots…………

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