i'm still digesting in my warm body

what just happen

i'm reliving the moment of an incident

that i can honestly say that a transaction should've been executed more precisely

i can accept; no problem

what i will not accept is the way the situation was handle thoroughly

as an educator, i'm fully aware of safety issues when it comes to assuring that kids are safe and in trusted hands

it's another when kids lie and later confess to the truth

and even with the truth, at the end of the day

at that time, at that space, at that moment

i no longer have a job

just in case , let me paint a clearer picture so there is no misconception of me

incident went like this

we attended a trip to the movies

staff periodically take children to the restroom

few minutes later, a child asked if he can go to the restroom

he asked where was the restroom, i informed that the restroom is one flight up and to the right

mind you, he is an 8th grader, about the age of 13-14 yrs old

later found out that he wandered off and went to a wrong exit, therefore, was outside of the movie theater 

thank god, his cousin saw him and convey to go back inside the movie

as movie continue to show, i saw the child and he stated that i gave him the wrong direction

i said no way, i gave you specific direction on where the restroom was located

nothing was said afterwards, when the movie concluded

we had all our kids and headed back to the center

wasn't thinking about anything else (at that time)

 

the next day

i later found out that the kid told his mom a version that didn't add up

my team asked what occurred

i came forward with all the facts

that same day, the child tells another staff what really happen

the staff address the issue 

the same child confess to me what really happen

i phone my director in which i convey to the child about confessing what occurred

i phone his mother and he confess what really happen

his mother informed that he suffers ADHD and he tends to wander off; i understood clearly

the mother even stated had i known, the incident would never happen

his confession was he saw the group; he stood on the steps to watch a scene

when the scene was over, he didn't knew where the group went

that lead to him wandering off and out in front of the movie theater

a meeting was held to address matter

all of us including myself came forward with all facts

there was going to be another follow-up

 

yesterday, i was inform about another meeting

later i found out that the meeting was follow-up about the incident

even with the confession

even with all the facts

all they remember was- A CHILD WANDER, CHILD WAS FOUND IN FRONT OF THE THEATER

they didn't to be heal liable if something were to happen to the child

thank god nothing happen to the kid

i know how lee majors felt when he starred in the series the fall guy

that same fall guy was me

i was officially let go

they said to me that i'm a man of my words and convictions

but yet, at the end of the day, i still didn't have a job

as i always say, for every darkeness, there is a silver lining

i refuse to label myself as someone that's careless nor a fraud

where people genuinely con those who are vulnerable

it was a honest human error

i spoke to the almight one about what occurred

all i ever ask is forgiveness

that all i need is redemption to write the biggest wrong of my life

rest to sure, it would never, never happen again

i know that i live in a cold world where people love to judge and create false perceptions

i don't answer to no one

because only god knows

the kind of man i truly am