Weddingbee boards

@Beingewe: Haha no no I don't think so...it's done by the producers of Montel and Oprah, I think, so it'll be a lil bit more classy than Jerry Springer :)

Thanks ladies, you've all helped put my mind at ease about it. I guess I was just thinking that this other agency might be put off if they saw that I had made a public appearance...? I dunno, lol. I guess it doesn't make sense! Now I just need to decide if I can get over my stage fright/fear of public speaking to do it :) 

@misssweet: Yes of course, I would't be diagnosing them or labeling them with anything. It's going to be pretty generic I think--"You would benefit from seeking substance abuse counseling and family counseling", "I can see that there's a lot of anger in you when you talk about this issue" etc. But that's one of the things that's scary, is that I need to think on my feet soemwhat, although I'd have access to some blurbs beforehand and can come up with basic points. 

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@Phantom: Good points. 

SO it's done by the same producers as Montel and Ricki Lake--what do you guys think of when you hear those names?

I asked DH and he said, trashy tv talk shows...would it be harmful for me to be associated with "trash tv"? I know I"m probably over analyzing and obsessing about this!!

I think it would be helpful to know more about the agency with which you're interviewing.  A place that's big on advocacy and education and might see the interview as a positive, whereas an organization that's very heavy into serious direct services might be neutral or nonplussed.

@teaadntoast: It's an agency that works directly with children in foster care and their foster parents. I would be coming in in crisis situations and doing short term crisis intervention work in order to try and avoid the children being removed and placed elsewhere. 

@hilsy85:  Honestly, and I do hate to say this because the show sounds like fun, I would pass.

While it's possible that it would be seen as a positive, it's equally likely that it will count against you.  Better safe than sorry.

@teaadntoast: That's kind of how I feel...granted, the show would'nt air until Sept, so presumably I would be hired before then. But I would feel obligated to tell them, and I don't want to give them any reason not to hire me, you know?

I also just emailed my director asking for more information on the particular show that I would be doing, so at least I have a little more time before making a decision. One of the biggest things is that I feel bad saying no, because it would be such great publicity for this agency, which is pretty new and in need of funds/clients. So I would feel like I"m letting them down...

@hilsy85:  Yeah.  And you really don't want an overserious, stuffy person to decide that you're a lightweight or otherwise not really Committed To Children because you appeared on Daytime Television which, we all know, is a Cesspit of Ignorance and Really White Teeth.  (And Committed People never have White Teeth.)

Which would be a stupid thing to think, but there it is.