tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post1698049743373055318..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Maori women and smoking 2Lindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-84346462740767751772010-01-18T22:10:49.467+13:002010-01-18T22:10:49.467+13:00My children and I were away on holiday, a surprise...My children and I were away on holiday, a surprise to see my rant of a comment posted, flattered thank you.<br />Sorry another belated response. I am a 'do gooder' one skilled and experienced and effective. Early intervention is a must, absolutely, but as Lindsay so accurately pointed out, I did grow weary of the prevailing system - it's not working and it needs a shake up on so many levels, it's mind boggling. My personal choice, rather than continue dissatisfied and frustrated, burning myself out up the ranks of Social Services, was to leave and come back in through a local government job hence my anonymity.(For now). Life is about choices and choosing your own path, very much advocated in our home. So far my children are great students enjoying school, socially able and participating in the community, they are rarely sick and between all of us visited the GP 5 times last year,,, i know this will horrify the health promoters but we chose not to immunise either, due to a severe reaction of my first born. An argument I truly am over having, I'm educated, I understand, but it's boring, get over it :-) (In my work I did provide the information to clients- cause that was my job, if they asked for more I got it.)People need to live as they please using not 'the lack of ignorance' they have to guide them, but the strengths they most certainly already have. Us so called 'do gooders; need to work on what keeps perpetuating the problems in this country... The other 'do gooders'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-24540443175808275232010-01-15T08:21:29.131+13:002010-01-15T08:21:29.131+13:00What answer jcuknz?
She has a job so she is suppo...What answer jcuknz?<br /><br />She has a job so she is supporting her own choices in life. People can choose to do things that are not good for them if they are prepared to pay for the consequences.<br /><br />I think she most definitely does have her own answer to what makes life good. Work and reward. Unfortunately people like her often get weary and cynical about early intervention because of the prevailing approach.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-29138565212597972102010-01-14T19:51:05.694+13:002010-01-14T19:51:05.694+13:00I suggest we need more do-gooders so that insteead...I suggest we need more do-gooders so that insteead of struggling with heavy caseloads they can be more relaxed and do the job properly. It is foolish to smoke, and to more than moderate social drinking. It is foolish for children not to have their jabs. It is ignorance on the part of the subjects and a lack of skill by the educators which is a problem.<br />We have no guide as to how this woman enjoys her life. It is good that she is happy but I don't think she or Manolo have the answer. jcuknzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-55682404946559804292010-01-14T19:27:16.941+13:002010-01-14T19:27:16.941+13:00If we could only give all these do-gooders a one-w...If we could only give all these do-gooders a one-way tickey to Antarctica, NZ will be much better off.Manolonoreply@blogger.com