I work in a field that deals with children, court systems, families and serious situations. I also unfortunately deal with people who act like immature childish idiots. For those of you not aware of what I do for a living, I work in Child Protective Services. And I'm here to tell you, we don't want to take your kids.

Most of you have heard of horror stories about Child Protective Services. We can kick in your door. We can take your kids without warning. We can say or do whatever we want. We can get a bonus for every child that we take out of someone's home. We can get a paid vacation if we take enough kids. Most of you have even heard that we have a quota for removing kids every month that compares to a police officer writing a certain amount of speeding tickets.

And you're all mistaken.

Working in Child Protective Services is a serious job. We deal with families. We deal with court systems. We deal with things most people will never see in their lifetime. We see abused children. We see death. We see drug houses. We deal with police officers, prosecuting attorneys and go in and out of court. We get yelled at, screamed at and are often overloaded with case investigations to the point we can't keep up. But all the while, we have deadlines, restrictions to meet and expectations that are to be met or we will deal with the fallout. It's part of a job we do every single day. We don't get patted on the back. We get insulted. We get called names. We get criticized for being mean. And if you listen to rumors, we can even kick in your door.

The best part about it? We hear all the stories. We rarely hear a positive thing about what we do. We're told that we are all monsters and don't care about a single person. I understand that you all think you know what you're talking about, and you're all mistaken.

Working in Child Protective Services is not an easy job. It is not a job most people could do. It is not a job most people would want to do. They could not handle it. They would not have the first idea of how to deal with many of the situations. Most people wouldn't have a clue what to do in certain instances. They would panic. They would freak out. They might even cry. Some might think they're going to die every single time they go into work. But they are mistaken.

Just because you are angry at your whatever they are, whether it be an ex-husband, an ex-wife, a cousin, an aunt, uncle, relative or your ugly neighbor, don't call Child Protective Services because you want to get back at someone and you want to make them pay for whatever they may or may not have even done to you. It's just not fair. It's not right. And your idiocy, your anger and your moronic behavior might be taking away a worker who could help save a little kid, stop violence in the home or save a life.

On a daily basis, Child Protective Services gets calls from an ex something or other making claims that there are gunmen in the home, that someone's child is getting beaten up, someone isn't eating, someone doesn't have utilities or electricity in the home or even in some instances, the kids are neglected because they had their internet shut off and their parents take away their iPad and iPhone. We see it all. Chances are, it might be an ex-husband, ex-wife, ex-neighbor, ex-cousin or an ugly relative. But it happens. Just because you're angry at whatever they are, don't call Child Protective Services. We aren't your babysitter. We aren't your daycare. We aren't your mediator. And we aren't going to save your marriage.

People call Child Protective Services all the time because they get pissed off at someone. They are angry that their ex something or someone else is dating a neighbor, doing a friend or lying about where they work. They get angry because their Friend Of The Court hearing didn't go well. They get pissed off because their ex something bought a new car, a new boat or bought some new clothes and didn't make that last $80 payment on child support. They get angry because the neighbor didn't mow the lawn. They get mad because their cousin smacked the dog. Hell, they even get angry because their aunt, uncle or third cousin won't sell them marijuana. So they call Child Protective Services.

Does this sound like you? Does this sound like something you did? So why don't you stop for a second and think about something. What if someone called Child Protective Services on you? What if someone came knocking on your door, asking you questions, showed up at your kids school, started asking personal details about your marriage, asking questions about things going on in the home and even asking if they ever see mom and dad hit each other or fight? Do you want that to happen? Then maybe before you get angry at your ex-husband, wife or whatever they are, you'll think twice about calling Child Protective Services.

We aren't your babysitter. We aren't your daycare. We aren't going to save your marriage. But if you know someone that has a child being abused, neglected or harmed, you need to pick up the phone and call us. We can try to do our best to save the world. But if you are angry at your cousin or someone else, don't think we're going to intervene, get your child support paid, get your ex something arrested or get someone to kick in your door, because if you do, you are sadly mistaken.

Don't call Child Protective Services because you hate your ex, wish unholy pain on them or hope for nothing more than body fungus to take over their entire being. It's not our job. You can fight that at the Friend Of The Court or for all we care, you can go in the backyard of your home and beat the hell out of each other. Just don't do it around the kids. Don't let the kids see you acting like fools. Don't let the kids watch you behaving stupidly. What you should do is mind your manners, behave yourself, act like adults and grow the fuck up. Be parents. Be responsible. Be respectable. And more than anything, be parents.

Child Protective Services was created to save children. It was created to protect families. It was created to do right. It wasn't created to babysit you, monitor your court differences with custody and visitation, let you argue with one parent or another, or make someone's life miserable. It was created to save kids, keep families together and to try to save the world.

If you have a plan to call Child Protective Services because you are angry at your whatever they are and you want to get vengeance against someone because you don't know what else to do, think about how you would feel if someone came knocking on your door. If a child isn't hurt, if a child isn't being abused, if a child isn't in danger and if a child isn't at risk, don't think Child Protective Services is your babysitter and is going to screw over your ex whatever they are. Because for all you know, it may come back to haunt you.

Use Child Protective Services wisely, not for stupid reasons.