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And on the flip side of things, that shelter staffer may have just had a bad experience with a prospective parent that left a sour taste in his mouth too. And then you walk in and catch from him what was meant for that other person.
I had a terrifying experience with a client once. I have to be deliberately vague even though this case has long since gone public and there was prosecution and jail time involved. But it literally scared me to my bones, and all of a sudden every parent was suspect in my eyes. I had always known it was possible before, but I'd never been personally involved in such a situation, so I became much more careful and began actively looking for it. I may never come across that exact circumstance again, but it has forever changed how I pay attention to little red flags. Better to bark up the wrong tree and then apologize, than to let a criminal go unhindered. That's just my opinion folks!
I had a terrifying experience with a client once. I have to be deliberately vague even though this case has long since gone public and there was prosecution and jail time involved. But it literally scared me to my bones, and all of a sudden every parent was suspect in my eyes. I had always known it was possible before, but I'd never been personally involved in such a situation, so I became much more careful and began actively looking for it. I may never come across that exact circumstance again, but it has forever changed how I pay attention to little red flags. Better to bark up the wrong tree and then apologize, than to let a criminal go unhindered. That's just my opinion folks!