Saturday, June 16, 2012

Building Relationships

+JMJ+

Working for EMC has taught me a lot about building and maintaining relationships. I have learned not to expect one visit, one conversation with myself to be the determining factor in a woman's decision to parent her child. It is a process. A process that could last months. 

With every conversation, a new piece to the story reveals itself. Usually this means taking one step backward before we can make progress again. One woman in particular comes to mind. We started out with a rotten relationship in which my girl had no support. It has since morphed into financial instability and health issues. 

Rome was not built in a day. Sometimes we win a battle, but we have to keep fighting the war.

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