and here i am

[erika]

Oh god, my worst nightmare.

So Gina, my social worker, shows up with a new hire to her agency who's shadowing her for a day.

Yes. It's someone I knew in high school.

w. t. f.

"Hello & welcome to Erika's sad & pathetic life! Check your shoes at the door, plz."

Comments

[delight]

Can they ... actually do that? I mean, isn't that something ethically uncomfortable and you can refuse to work with the person? I would insist.

[erika]

zomg! You know, I probably should have. And unfortunately while yes, I could have/maybe should have refused... I had no idea that I knew him in high school prior to seeing him, and after the person's already in your house seems like a bad idea to turn to someone else and go "well, I'm uncomfortable with this!"

He's bound by confidentiality anyway, so I didn't want to make a big fuss about it.

I think I'm just going to hide in my room for the rest of the year anyways.

[royalfireworks]

Yes. It's someone I knew in high school.

AUUUUUUUUUUUGH.

I am so. sorry.

[erika]

Yeah. Yep. Yeah.

[lilmoka]

someone I knew in high school.

Holycowimsosorry TT_TT *hugs if welcome*

[erika]

*hugs back* Hugs always welcome!

[silverhare]

Uggggghhh. *hugs*

[erika]

IKR?!

[mighty_claw]

-shudder- so much no. if i found that out i'd just not want to talk about anything.

[erika]

Yeah, I didn't get too specific. Luckily the social worker is there to help me DO stuff, so we went out to the grocery store.

[alwayswondered]

Aaaaargh, that is a nightmare. I don't even talk to ANYONE I knew in high school and there are reasons for that.

I'm sorry that happened to you; can you request that that person not be sent to your house again?

[erika]

It was just a one time thing, otherwise I probably would.

[deathgaze]

That's absolutely terrible :/ I hope you can request that they not send her again.

[erika]

It wasn't Gina, it was a guy I knew vaguely in high school. Unfortunately even though she told me his last name when she called, I didn't recognize the name but I recognized him on sight. siiiiigh.

[marahmarie]

If it's someone you didn't much like way back then, then yeah, that really sucks. If you always picked up a cool and/or sympathetic vibe off this person, though, and still do, then just work it. Get him on your side and it might work out better than if you didn't know him to begin with. Just my two cents...and good luck. :)

[softestbullet]

OMG, my worst nightmare!! Thank god it was just the once. I'm sorry that happened to you. D: