What Forward Movement And Progress For Your Clients Sometimes Looks Like:

They made it an entire week without being cited for something by a police officer or being drunk in public! Pull out the ticker tape, we're throwing a parade!

When You Find Out That The Major Grant You Were Awarded Requires You To Change Half Of Your Program So That You Remain In Compliance For The Money:

Your Reaction When, After Massive Funding Cuts, Your Executive Director Suggests That You Can Manage Two Other Programs Because, "They're Kind Of Like Your Current One, Right?"

When One Of Your Board Of Directors Members Wants Free Tickets For Their 20 Family Members To Your Annual Fundraiser Luncheon:

You do realize how a fundraiser works, right?

When A Client Suddenly Announces That They Have Decided To Stop Taking Their Anti-Psychotic Meds Because They "Taste Funny:"

*Sigh* Well, tell the voices in your head hello again for me.

When It's Your Turn To Take Home The Shelter Crisis Phone And A Client Calls At 3 AM To Tell You They're Hungry:

Anytime My Clients See Me Wearing Anything Nicer Than Jeans And A T-Shirt:

It's called a dress. I am female and mainstream society allows me to wear them. Go away.