I'm a caretaker

I'm a caretaker.  Just like it says in the title.  That is what I am.  There's a reason why people call me "Mother".  It has nothing to do with the CIA.  At all.  Turns out.

I watch out for everyone.  I can't help that.  I can't stand seeing my friends upset or hurt because oddly enough, I physically feel their pain.  I can't handle it when an employee is having a meltdown and everyone else is standing around with their mouths open, wondering what to do - I have to do something about it.  I shed a tear when I see an animal that's been abused (humane society ads be damned!).  I am very passionate about things that have nothing to do with me.
 

I want to make the world safer for my family, my friends, my friends' families, their pets (yes, cats included).  I wish there was more I could do.

But I am one person.  And I can only do so much.

So why am I in the position I'm in now?  

Good question.

I do not know.

I should be a counselor, a nurse, an EMT, a therapist.  

I am only a massage therapist.

I am only a human resources robot.

But...I am a caretaker.

And I can't change that.