Sobering.....

So, since about October I've been working at Child Protective Services supervising observed parent-child visits. Some cases are "better" than others but all of the kids are there for a reason. Neglect, abuse, drugs in the family, etc. Anyways today a newer case was in with their visit. The kids are out of the house primarily for neglect and they were having the visit with dad. Sometimes parents get taken in to custody by the police. I hadn't seen this yet but today had the opportunity.

It was weird to watch the visit knowing that within the hour the dad would be arrested. So dad's case worker came in at the end of the visit and told him that he had some people who wanted to talk with him. The kids were left in the room with grandma and dad was walked down the hallway. Thankfully it was an uneventful arrest and nothing crazy happened. It was a reminder to be that life is sobering and fragile at times. Small decisions can have huge ramifications in one's life.......one day at a time.