Let me start off by apologizing for always writing about work. I'm currently not going to school so my life mostly revolves around work and church.

I'm a caregiver for disabled adults and let me just say it's a stressful job! I love what I do but it can really be a challenge. Some days I come home ready to quit. I want to be there because I have a heart for people with special needs and disabilities but sometimes I don't think I have the patience to stay. Working there is a roller coaster of emotions. On a good day you're loving every aspect of it and all is going well, other days you feel so sad because of their situations and on other days you're just ready to run.
What's even more astonishing is the people who work there. I applied at this job because I've always liked being around people with special needs. I think they are very special and unique people. But I've come to realize that not everybody has the same heart and is here for the same reason. Not everybody has the same level of patience or tolerance for their behaviors. And this is where it gets sad. I once heard someone say "what a waste of a life" when referring to one of our clients. I think I nearly died inside. How could you say something so harsh? So mean, so insensitive! Yes, they can be hard to deal with and they can drive me crazy and give me headaches but that gives us NO right to say something so harsh. I was literally at a loss for words.

What makes us so great to determine who is worthy to live or not? They didn't choose to be disabled. Some of their stories are sad. Not everyone who is disabled was born this way. Some have sad pasts that led to their current situation and some were born this way. One doesn't determine how they are born. You can't decide who is a waste of a life or not. People who are "normal" can live such disastrous lives; it would be suitable to say "what a waste of a life" to them because they are capable to reason and make decisions on their own. Those with special needs are just like kids, innocent. You can't reason with them; they don't understand.

"Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. Then he said, 'I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven'" - Matthew 18:2-4