Haggard prematurely leaves rehab, New Life Church says.

Post Update: There's a client here who is in his late 40s and deaf. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the guy, yet he continues to come for treatment. The kicker is that his lack of personal and emotional development (i.e., adult self-sufficiency) lies wholly in the hands of his family--that even today, continue to treat him like a child.

So every Tue / Thur, he comes and searches me out. (I'm one of the few that can sign, and actually hold a conversation. His own family can't even sign--or chooses not to learn, more accurately stated.) And it's really tough--because I'm busy; now more than ever. And I feel like I don't have :30 to :45 minutes to piss away twice weekly. (Once he sees me, he just won't leave.) Yet, when I look at the big picture--this guy's life has been robbed by an ignorant and selfish family. He's a late 40-something child. So maybe I need to donate my time to him accordingly--as immediately frustrating as that is. I can't change the course of his life, but maybe I can help increase his quality of life. Or at least, that's what I tell myself anyway.

It's hard to hide your disdain toward the willfully ignorant and selfish.