It's an important job these days and it's sad that anyone thinks caring for the
elderly is thankless.

It is an important job, and there are certainly some times of joy mixed in with the sorrow, but until you've been there for a
long time you have no idea of the thanklessness of the job. The burnout ratio attests to that fact. It is usually better to
start out on a new enterprise with eyes wide open. Naivete and Pollyanism will only set yopu up for heartbreak and despair
later on when the reality sets in.

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
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