Dinner with old friends

Today we had a dinner with old friends because two of them celebrated their birthday.
It was great to be together again, even though we’ve seen each other a few months agao. We used to spend all days of the week together, and we’ve missed each other a lot.
It was great to hear the experiences of [...]

Dr. Phil arguing with his wife

Some people love Dr. Phil.
I don’t understand why.
I think he violates the ethical boundaries of the profession too often and he clearly enjoys exposing people in their worst moments.
A few years ago he raged on and on about euthanasia in The Netherlands, without even knowing our laws on the subject. Worse even: he used a [...]

Why are they not trained well enough?

I got the chills to read that a man was hot by the police while he was laying on the street.
The guy had a psychotic episode, like before. And he’d never been aggressive.
This time he was followed by the police and brought to a stand still.
They had the dog attack the guy. He feel on [...]

Reading other blogs

Sometimes I just don’t have the time to surf around.
I make a round of drops, if possible, and hurry to bed.
I try to read the blogs of friends at least once a week.
For us, blogs are a way of updating each other, and seldom lead to talks about the blog.
But today I called a friend [...]

Love and care first

When a baby is born parents go through an overwhelming time.
Not only are they suddenly responsible for a real life, a person who is completely dependent upon them, they also have to deal with administration and other people, like caregivers and visitors.
Family suddenly acts different, because the daughter or son has become a mom or [...]

A few cards

Today I came back from a coffeebreak and found a few cards on my desk.
They were all from children and their parents of the school I’ve worked to finish my studies.
I was so very surprised and touched that I nearly forgot to fetch the next client.
Working at the school was one of the best times [...]

Routine and an angel.

Today I suddenly fell back in the old saturday routine of getting groceries, caring for the old lady.
It felt good, especially because I knew that this is the last day of old fashioned life.
Monday I’ll start at my new job.
I had the bleeper today, so if the attending psychiatrist or psychologist wanted me in I [...]

the zoo

Today we made a trip to the zoo.
One of my nieces had 3 children and my mom asked me to help her out for a day.
Turned out my niece was so very tired that she was almost burned out.
My mom took the children this weekend and now she wants us all to step in for [...]

Surprise, surprise

I knew there was something going on, but I didn’t know what.
Today my friend arrived and he had a case with him.
My mom put it away, thinking I didn’t see what she was doing.
My brother tried to divert my attention.
Then, just before dinner, when we were all together I was told that we would go [...]

Saturday routine

In a way it’s great to have a regular saturday again.
I’m not really a person of routines, but today I felt very happy with it.
After a quiet night I left the old lady’s house to get the groceries for her and myself.
When I came at her place again she was just waking up.
We enjoyed breakfast [...]

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