My parents were athletic. My parents played baseball and basketball. I love to run. I am not really into sports. I like coffee. I try to eat well. I had cancer that made it impossible for me to have kids. I've recently had a painful diagnosis. I'm interested in working with kids. I have doubts about my ability to work with kids.
I like coffee and wine. I have a mini van. I have five boys. My last son has just gone to college. I won my last game. my next game is next Tuesday, depending on the weather. I coach a kids team. I leave work early in order to coach. I enjoy coaching the kids. I have coached kids for 5 years. I was formerly a volunteer coach. I now get paid to coach. I coach Ice Hockey.
I'm terrible at fishing, but I just received good news regarding my treatment! I'm not the best at fishing, either. I get really mad when a turtle snaps my line. Haha. What's the good news? I am officially cancer free! It has come back before, but I'm really hoping it's gone for good this time! That's great news!! So you're practically in remission. What kind of job are you wanting that involves working with kids? I don't know. I always wanted my own kids. I'm not sure it would be a good idea to adopt since I'm on my own, and it's always possible the cancer would return, but I was thinking of maybe becoming a foster parent. That way I could at least help kids in need and has some experience being a parental figure and mentor. Maybe a volunteer for low-income families and kids in need as well. You can do a big brother program. I don't know if it's just boys, but they give kids an older sibling to spend time with and help them with stuff. Tutoring would also help many kids! I think you would be a great foster parent, but practice with children would probably prepare you and look better for the paperwork. I heard the process is tedious, though. The process is pretty long. It takes a while to be certified before you can even have a child placed with you. Normally the process is 6 months to a year and you undergo training. I definitely would be interested in a big brother program in the meanwhile. Have you ever been a part of that? I haven't. There are many schools in bigger cities that participate in it, though. I wish they would do stuff like that in the smaller cities. Most people are poorer in smaller cities. Maybe you should start a program. I bet kids in the smaller city would benefit just as much from a program like that. That's a good idea. I'm sure they would benefit quite a bit. I had a friend who had a "big brother" and it was an officer who would take her out to lunch and everything. It's someone who's there to help with school stuff and just be there. I think it's once a week they meet up. Maybe, more than that. That's awesome. Did your friend think that had a big influence on their life? I think she enjoyed just having someone there with experience. She was the older sister, so she didn't have anyone as an older sibling. I think she it did in a way. Sometimes, her "big sister" would talk about what she did that day and experiences she had been through.