14/12/2021
Mr young adult from yesterday’s post, went to Lifeline today by himself.
I didn’t hear from anyone all day, so no news is good news, right ?
I knew he would have finished for the day, so I txt him ‘How was today ?’
You never get a message straight back, even though you know they got the message as it’s been read.
5 mins later I get a call from Cris the manager of the Lifeline store. I cringe….and answer.
She proceeds to blow my mind, she was going on and on about how he was so helpful today and he followed all her instructions and if he didn’t understand he asked for clarification.
I was shocked, she had mentioned to me yesterday, that she didn’t think he would make it as a volunteer without me being with him, in the store.
Hence why I cringed when her name came up in my phone.
Well that’s something to be very grateful for today, he’s going to have a great working reference from her, if he can keep it up.
I mean he’s not working so why not be volunteering, right?
Lifeline stores pay some staff, he might get a job.
But that was never the purpose of volunteering here.
Plainly, to get him to turn up on time as he’s late for everything has been, win win.
Mums ecstatic that’s he’s been out of the house a few days a week, working with me.
So he did go to the toilet for 45 mins today, which isn’t cool. So something to work on when I see him tomorrow.
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