Posted June 8, 2020, 9:14 p.m. by Captain Natalie Greer (Commanding Officer) (Tyra Schroll)
First of all I hope that you are all staying healthy and relatively sane.
Now…As to the title. I know as a CO I have been very absent in the last three months. Let me explain so that people know what has been going on in my life.....
First and foremost I am a mission critical personnel. What that means is I still have to carry out my day to day job duties. What are those duties you may wonder…I am a Senior Adoption Caseworker for a county in Colorado. I work with abused children and find them their forever homes. Unfortunately, in a Pandemic, those needs don’t stop and in fact they increase exponentially, because these kids are already traumatized and this whole situation is very traumatizing because their schedules are upended, they are not able to attend school, see their friends, go out and do things. I know this seems trivial, but for these kids, it is everything. Due to this, there have been an increase in behaviors, not to mention I have lost two children to Covid-19 related complications. So I am not doing really well with this whole situation.
I have to make face to face home visits with each of my kids, I have to go to court, I am putting myself into situations where I can be exposed to this disease and bring it home to my family. In the midst of this, I have had to move one child, who blew out of placement and I have another child that has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and have to find a new placement for this kid....all in the midst of a pandemic, when no one wants strangers coming into their homes.
So, if I am absent, please understand I am just trying to keep my head above water at work and unfortunately, work comes before STF. My email is always open and I will respond as quickly as I can. If I am short on Discord, please understand that it is most likely the fact that I haven’t had a chance to eat anything because I am putting out fires with my kids and I am beyond frustrated. Give me a little bit of time to gather my thoughts and I’ll get back with you.
The state of the world has significantly impacted my professional life, because I am considered part of the establishment and any time I am in a county car, I am a target for protesters and rioters.
SO…with all of that said....one last thought in these very trying times....
Be kind to your self and each other. We are in this together and we will overcome.
Feel free to inbox me if you have questions or concerns. Sorry for the rant…but I needed to get it out
Tyra
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