What do you do for a living?

[6ftladycop]

I am a stay at home mother to 5 beautiful children 2 of whom have special needs. My husband is self employed he does landscaping and sales and installs underground tornado shelters. He also does some construction minor stuff. I also do everything for his business except the hard labor.. LOL

The stay at home moms of the special needs children, my daughter seems depressed most of the time. In the 7yrs that the children have been on this earth, I would swear that at least 6yrs of it she has been depressed. Most of this is due to the fact that she does not have a thick enough skin when dealing with the world and how they look at special needs children. She feels that she should react in an angry manner whenever there are stares or comments about the special needs children in public. I have tried everything I can think of to get her to understand that you can not get mad at ignorance. There are many who know nothing about special needs(some of them work right in the police department with me and I am the grandmother) but no matter what I say, she is still upset all the time that people will not accept her special needs children without stares and comments.

[familyof7]

You have to put peolpe in their place nicely sometimes but that is only after explaining it and they are still ignorant. But I have just learned being depressed only hurts my kids more. The kids dont understand sarcasim or think that they are any different so if it dont bother the kids I cant let them see it bothers me.

[familyof7]

there are some tee shirts that say funnythings about autisum like I am autistic and I bite. I am autistic what is your excuse they are cute.

[$$only4ever]

Currently, I am an Executive Assistant to the Senior Credit Officer in the Commercial Division of a bank. I have been in the financial field for over 30 years. I started out as a bank teller, (the hardest job of all.) Before my current position, I worked at Citibank Student Loan Corporation for many years.

[DisneyGirl]

The stay at home moms of the special needs children, my daughter seems depressed most of the time. In the 7yrs that the children have been on this earth, I would swear that at least 6yrs of it she has been depressed. Most of this is due to the fact that she does not have a thick enough skin when dealing with the world and how they look at special needs children. She feels that she should react in an angry manner whenever there are stares or comments about the special needs children in public. I have tried everything I can think of to get her to understand that you can not get mad at ignorance. There are many who know nothing about special needs(some of them work right in the police department with me and I am the grandmother) but no matter what I say, she is still upset all the time that people will not accept her special needs children without stares and comments.

I'm so sorry to hear that. Developing that "thick skin" isn't always easy. Has your daughter seen a therapist? Or would she be willing too? It may help her to talk with someone about her feelings and to help develop some ways to cope with having children with special needs. Depending on your grandkids age/s she may even be able to get some free counseling through the Birth to Three (or Early Intervention) program.

I can't say I will ever get used to the stares or comments but I try not to let it get to me. My oldest is severely autistic so it's usually obvious to people that "something" is going on. Most people have been understanding.

[Misha707]

I'm the Lead Pharmacy Technician/Inventory Specialist for a local pharmacy owned by a big pharmacy chain. In other words, the big fish in a tiny little itty bitty pond. This job is new to me, and it's just starting to show promise of become something I can depend on to support myself in the future.

[jennordhavn]

I am a legal secretary for a large law firm in San Francisco.

[mattson06]

i sell landscape supplies sod,pavers,natural stone part time mental counselor for example convincing some homeowners that sod goes dormat in winter and it will not turn green til spring.they will blame us for selling dead sod i love my job mmm

[NotFun]

I'm a Mortgage Loan Consultant.

[Hagar100]

I am a small-town police officer.

In fact, I have been the Chief Of Police here since April 1, 2003. Prior to that I was a night-shift sergeant for about 20 years. I started my 29th year of service here on September 4.

[tradewiz50]

Day trader for the last few years now. I could never work for anyone else again.

[rontiss1]

Im an unemployed customer service rep.

[tiredofdebt1]

i am a business project manager for a huge mortgage co.

[6ftladycop]

In fact, I have been the Chief Of Police here since April 1, 2003. Prior to that I was a night-shift sergeant for about 20 years. I started my 29th year of service here on September 4.

Glad to know that there is another law enforcement person on this forum. At first I felt like and odd ball. I guess people do not realize that law enforcement people working everyday like all the rest have credit difficulties too.

[dmudduck442]

I work nights as a certified nursing assistant at a hospital. I, too, have a special needs child.