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From A:
Please help me. My partner, a registered sex offender (female) has been having a very hard time recently. She completed parole in march of this year with ZERO violations (same with her prison sentence). Because she also has psychiatric issues, I believe she is easily discouraged. Could you please point me in the direction of some good future career ideas for her? She is worried that being a registered 290 is going to forever barre her from having a normal life.
We have been moving frequently as jobs are changing, and I think the constant re-registration has her really upset. Normally, it does not affect our day to day life. She seems to be able to find work, and I have a good job and am almost done with school.
I want to inspire her. Do you know of any good career fields that are accepting of 290's? I know it isn't easy to live life with a scarlet letter, but I certainly don't feel it would be worth her taking her life (which she seems close to). We otherwise have a (what I think is) great life. We have a decent home, nice amenities and decent income for our humble taste.
Please, any words of wisdom, links for support groups (we are in San Diego), or ideas on future job prospects (she wants to go back to college, so I want to point her in the right degree direction). I'd really appreciate it.