As an adopted child, and now in my 50’s, I realize how difficult adopting a child is.
You don’t know what you are getting! Could this child come up with some sort of weird disease previously undetected? Could the little one be autistic and undiagnosed? Or, could the kid be a “problem child” who lies, steals, [...]
Archive for July 9th, 2009
Adoption is Not Easy for Anyone…Ten Tips for New Parents…
Posted in Cynical Humor - Children of the Foster System - We Are Different - We Are Strong, tagged 10 tips for adopting parents, adopted child, adopted childred, adoption, adoption issues, foster care, foster children, foster homes, newly adopting parents, patti redd on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The “Give Me” Generation
Posted in Living in the 2000's - Have We All Lost Our Minds?!, tagged apathetic employees, apathy, bad customer service, how to lose your job in a nanosecond, how to lose your job quickly, patti redd, the me generation, the x generation, the y generation, unemployment on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over the past few years, as a HR manager (of sorts..in other words I hire, train, plead with them to do their job right, and fire people), I’ve picked up a few books about the X Generation, Y Generation, and all the other cute names we give the current people in the workforce between 18 and 35 [...]