I'm an adult. (Proceeds to pour dry cereal from bag into mouth)

And (chews loudly) I make reasonable decisions. But when I'm tired... I make less good decisions... And grammar.

So I wanted to discuss the difference between 17-18 and 19-20, aging, etc. I think developmentally I have grown a lot since then. I made really dumb decisions back then, some that I continue to make, but my issue is choosing for myself. For other people, I can make snap and rational choices. For me.... Ehhh... But I've somehow grown into myself a bit more than when I was 18. I'm more certain about some things, and less about others. I've enhanced my empathy switch, and know when to and when not to intervene on certain situations. 

Today we had our behind closed doors training, and I was able to handle one situation very well, but the other I freezed up a little bit on. The one I did well at was involving two people who took drugs and they didn't know what type, so I calmly told them I was going to call EMS to make sure they are alright after being called in by Jenny.

The second one I did alone, and it involved a hate crime. There are certainly things I would have liked to have done differently, like remembering to bring up the information report. But overall I was able to calm the situation down. I don't think that type of situation comes up as often as the former, but it was still important to remember. Going into it I just forgot the "clearly defined" protocol. It took me a while to find my footing in that role as a parent more than an RA and as a friend. Because it was difficult coming into it knowing the actress well enough to have emotions struck in me. And knowing I was alone was difficult. But now I know how to adjust to situations like that. I hope next time something arises like that I'll be able to handle it.