The Moment When You Realize Your Alcoholic Client Leads A Far More Exciting Life Than You, And That's Not A Good Thing:

When You've Been At Work For Ten Hours And Someone Wanders In With "One More Client..."

Just let me go home!!!

When You're At A Social Function And Someone Decides To Refer To All Homeless Persons As "Degenerates:"

When You're A Female In Any Helping Profession You Will Inevitably End Up With Male Clients Hitting On You... And It Will Basically Look Like This:

When You Walk Through The Lobby Of The Shelter And Suddenly Smell Alcohol:

Alright, who has the beer?

When Your Severely Alchoholic Client Finally Says "Yes" To Treatment:

Is this real life?

Why It's Important To Check Fairly Frequently On Your Chronically Homeless Clients Who Have Housing For The First Time In Over A Decade:

"No, we don't pee out our windows, that's what bathrooms are for! Just walk down the hall next time!" - Something a case manager actually said to one of their newly housed clients

What Trying To Get Out Of Drug Addiction All On Your Own Usually Ends Up Being Like:

It's really okay to ask for help, addiction is tough!

My Reaction When I Find Out The Shelter Kitchen Will Be Serving Bean Burritos For Lunch That Day:

Guess it's time for me to go shoot body spray up my nostrils so that everything smells like lavender for the rest of the day.

That Moment When You Realized You Will Never Have As Much Fashion Sense As Your Drag Queen Clients:

That Moment When You Realize That Your Delusional Clients Have Given You The Best Training On How To Get Out Of Jury Duty:

I'll just pretend I'm off my meds, and thanks to my job, I know what that looks like!

When Your Intern, Who Was Super Sheltered Their Entire Life, Ends Up Walking Into A Group Of Clients Telling 'This One Time When I Was Drunk' Stories:

Yes, he did stick a traffic cone on his head and tried to 'unicorn butt' a police officer, that happened.

What It Feels Like To Watch Your Client Suddenly Backpedal Out Of The Case Plan That Took Months To Put Together:

The Reaction You Normally Get From Clients The First Hundred Times You Mention The "T-Word" (Treatment):

When You Remind Your Clients That They Can't Smoke Pot Or Drink While In Case Management Appointments:

When You're Exhausted From A Long Day Of Crisis Management And A Client Wanders Into Your Office In Tears Just As Your Shift Is Over:

When The Creepiest Of Your Clients Starts Asking You About Your Personal Life:

We establish boundaries for a reason.

The Friday Afternoon Of A Week Full Of Crisis:

The Group Of Volunteers You Get On The Day When Your Clients Are Being Their Absolute Craziest:

Please, just no one take off their pants and moon the nice ladies, that's all I'm asking.

When A News Reporter Asks A Homeless Person If They Enjoy Being Homeless And The Person Interviewed Says, "Oh, Of Course I Do!" And The Reporter Believes Them:

I've seen it happen more than once.