Re: Gayle's saintly career

[Guest guest]

God bless you!! You are one of the people on the earth who work for healing

the hurt left behind by others. Anyone who can work with boys that age from

any background has my mystified admiration. During the summer when the

school-age kids are here I have more trouble with the 9 and 10-year-old boys

than any other group. There's a certain excess of energy they possess and when

they get angry, I swear sometimes you can feel it in the air. I prefer to

spend my day with 3 and 4-year olds. I guess that shows where I'm at.

laura

rainbowgayle@... wrote: In a message dated 11/29/2005 9:18:01 AM

Eastern Standard Time,

ilovecats83160@... writes:

> Do you have any playdough? Just kidding.

>

>

yes, we have play-doh. I work as a house mother to 8 boys ages 8-14, the

state of Massachusetts have taken these boys from their parents and due to

their (

children) aggressive behaviors they are put in a residential program under my

care. I love my job most of the time , I used to have to hold them in safe

restraints, now i don't have enough strengh to do so. these kids have been

abused by their parents , phyically,sexual, & mentally ...so they carry a lot

of

anger in which I try to teach them , we play with the playdoh as a helpful

stress relief aid. one moment these kids are good as gold , but when they are

having melt downs i'm usually the target . by the way , I too am I child from

then

abusive home

peace,

gayle

whom is out trying to catch rainbows