Argument

I got into my first argument with a client on Friday night. We had a guest speaker come down to the Center to fill in for another guest speaker that could not make it. Because of this, he was not very well prepared and to be honest it did not seem very natural to him to be in front of people. But this does not mean that he does not deserve respect. One of our clients asked absurd questions, interrupted, and just was not cool. Tyrone and I were upset so we talked to him. I got a little angry and used a "cus" word to my client during the reprimand. He became very angry himself and started to show how righteous he is. At this point I decided it was not worth it to get into a stupid little argument with someone who was not going to listen anyway. I do not swallow my pride very easily so I am proud of how things turned out. Needless to say, TY said he has my back.
All I want is for people to realize that the Center is bigger than any of us. In order to have people to come and speak we need to treat them well when they do come. And generally speaking, the guys need to know how to treat people. I am willing to bet that the reason the aforementioned client does not have a steady income and life is because he lacks respect for authority and does not adhere to the normal rules of conduct that the rest of (normal) society does.
Anyways, today I worked in the dining room and it went pretty well. I was in charge of drinks and as my fellow compatriot, David said, "These guys drink carbonated sugar water as if it is the elixir of life." I don't know about that, but they do drink a lot of soda, maybe because they pour it into their own two liter bottles as soon as they get in. And now I just realized why so many of the guys have bad teeth.
Because the dining room does not take up all of Monday, I went to St. Mary's Center and worked in the Day Care Center. It wasn't a bad deal, the little tykes (spelling?) aren't too bad. I would like to say that while playing ball with a four year old girl I was called "nigga." Pardon my French, but I thought it was pretty silly.