I haven’t blogged for a while, the reason being that I have been ill and have been off work for a while. Â It has got me thinking about the policing family and just what happens when you are not at work.
I have been fortunate in that since I have been off I have had colleagues that are also friends visit me. Â What about the rest? Nothing.
For all the hoops we jump through from day to day trying to make everything so smooth and keep the cogs turning, when you are no longer in the ‘loop’ and out of action for whatever reason, you realise then that you are a small fish in a very big pond.
I didn’t realise before when people I used to visit would say ‘I don’t see anyone much’ – and I get it – shift work is tough and when the shifts are done it’s family time, or time to catch up with your own lives – however, since now being on the other side of the coin I can really empathise with those who have been off long term.
Time does so quickly, but there are some times when you think ‘crikey I haven’t seen anyone...
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