Holding the Camel

Jewish folktale: A man is ridiculed for walking with his son when they have the transport of a camel. He is scolded for asking his son to walk while he rides on the camel. Someone else berates the son for allowing his father to walk while he rides the camel. After the father and the son both climb onto the back of the camel, the animal rights people show up. That's when they decide that the only politically correct thing to do is carry the camel.

Cover letter: You may have noticed on my resume that I did not stick with any one job for very long. I want to apologize in advance for leaving even though my enjoyment of each position was genuine. Contributions always include newsletters, seizing upon learning opportunities, passion for helping others, figuring out improvements on the system, collaborations and my calm pleasant demeanor. Curiosity led me to drop my first professional position after two years just to see what it would be like to enter the new age world of massage therapists where I burned out after two years. Sensitivity to the cry of my baby made infant day care impossible back when I was a school library media specialist. After attending Le Leche League meetings, I sat nursing in a rocking chair in a sunny room while devouring the stack of parenting books on the table next to my chair. Can I put that on my resume?

Now I'm fifty four and a half, exhausted from pain in my shoulder waking me up at night, afraid to go to the doctor until I can find a job with adequate health insurance and wondering what to do next.