.......Had to stop in my tracks for fear/of walking on the mines I laid.......The mental jukebox has pulled that one up. Ah, the broad implications of everything you see and do. Yesterday evening, we took dad out for a little entertainment, we sat and listened to music, we all had a brew (only one, and even they seemed to take forever; eh, maybe not. But everyone enjoyed them.) Then, on the way back to the car, (we had put dad in his wheelchair, to make it easier on him and us,) I guess I must have panicked a bit when I saw a car coming. Now common sense says that if you're pushing a person in a wheelchair, a car, in all likelihood, is going to stop. Forgive me, Lord, for not keeping that in mind as I was crossing the street. I rushed, hit the curb, and dad went tumbling out of the chair. I don't believe I've felt that bad about something I've done lately. What was I thinking?! WAS I thinking? My subconscious is tellin me no, I wasn't. Then today, dad, in the process of getting up off the floor, (he says it's more comfortable for him down there at times,) he lost his balance in just exactly the wrong place in the house, and managed to draw blood for probably the first time in my recollection. A little nip on the head, maybe a 1/4", tops. And then I started thinking, "if this was one of my limited mobility Special-Ed kids, and something similar happened, I'd be in serious trouble." As it is, it's dad, and it's still hard to shake; at least as an ESL teacher, I wouldn't be responsible for anyone's physical misfortune, or feel like I was, anyway.
And seemingly, that particular opportunity will manifest itself, because the corporate ESL job I was talking about before seems like a strong possibility to happen. The president of the company, who happens to be a Hispanic woman, has requested, first of all, that I help her address some of her language and grammar issues, and then the following Thursday, I have to go in for most of the day to begin orientation and training. The clients, as you may have guessed, work for the Big Three or their suppliers in many cases, although that's not an absolute. Hospital systems and other businesses are also in the picture. I prepared a little bit for what I know I have to do, and actually I do feel pretty confident. I looked further into education, and will probably have to set up some counseling meetings, mostly to see how I can best go about doing what I want to do. Best case, it wouldn't even interfere (at least not to a great extent,) with subbing. Best of both worlds, almost. But perfect? That might be a strong word.