Thank You Mister Sunshine

On A Super Bowl Sunday!

So, it was a hectic day at work. General nonsense, nothing new for a weekend with the exception of my UC calling off and having a new guy working on the unit that doesn’t know or understand the meaning of deodorant must be worn at all times if you plan to stand within three feet of me. Throw in a visiting UC from the group homes that came in to help cover gaps in the system, it was kinda nutty all around all day long. Figuring that we might fill up an entire time out sheet between two shifts on an average weekend, we filled one up and then some today. Oy-vey! Crazy children! No problemo! I got my stuff done and got out the door by 3:45! WOO HOO!

Finally got a hold of my dad who hasn’t answered his phone in over a week, my concern was something along the lines of if something had happened to him, I wouldn’t know about it until he’s bloated and attracting flies in February or maybe his dog has been gnawing on his fingers for the past week or so. Yah know, all kinds morbid worrying stuff because he lives alone. YAY! He answered his phone today, glad he’s ok. JOY! Apparently he had a power surge during the big lightening storm prior to the big freeze and snow. Blew up the phones and he didn’t know it. Whoops. Glad I won’t be making any impromptu hour long trips tomorrow to make sure he’s still alive. Crimany!

Then, there’s the co-worker that got fired the other day. I think it’s a crock of shit, especially since the child that was involved with the incident that lead up to getting her fired has been an absolute defiant shit for the past two weeks and has been cruising for time outs and restraints to no end. Yup, you guessed, he’s one of mine. My main concern with him is that there’s something going on with him that he’s not expressing to us, except through whacky acts of defiance and aggression. Little shit threw a toy dinosaur at me today and he’s gone bye-bye-bye for the next 24 hours. He asked me for that dinosaur all day and got aggressive about it each time I said no, and each time he was restrained and escorted to the QR for a nice ol’ time out to complete. He eventually stopped asking for that toy, especially when second shift came in to take over. Uh-huh. He knew better.

Then there’s my adorable little red headed monster that for some reason had it in for one of his peers big time today. We’re talking four serious aggressions that involved some serious restraints and at one point, we thought possible medical attention for the peer he continued to terrorize. Christ almighty, this child was evil today. The last aggression was the doozy, knocked his peer right out of the chair by pulling it over. THUNK! Although, I had to laugh, because when the monster got out of that time out, that peer got him back and got him hard too. There were no sympathetic hugs and boohooing from me. It was a natural consequence as far as I’m concerned. Like, if your foot hurts because you had to have your shoes taken away due to kicking the door, and you continue to kick the door, there’s a natural consequence! Ugh.

Tammolly ~Grumpy.


...So if I die today I'll be the happy phantom
And I'll go wearin' my naughties like a jewel
I'm still an angel to a girl who hates to sin…