I hope you are doing okay. I do not know the whole sitch here, but hopefully Mr. Positivity can help out here.
The past happenings in the shop are just that, according to you, in the past. They no longer happen and it seems to me that you have built your trust back up in your H. I do not know what you have talked to your H about today, but I hope you had your best DB face on when you did.
You mentioned that they were THINKING about hiring this girl. Her age may be in question here and I don't know what the child labor laws are in your neck of the woods, but I would politely tell H to investigate this. Not for the sake of what happened in the PAST, but for the sake of their business. This could really damage his business.
I have often told people on the BB here that Fear of theunknown will kill you. This seems to be the case here Myrrh, except you are worrying about something that hasn't happened yet. I undertsand that the thought of this happening may disturb you, but that's what they are right now, thoughts, and thoughts can be eliminated from your mind.
Concentrating on negative "what ifs" is disasterous. What ifs are bad in themselves.
Concentrate on the fact that he is in contact with you. Yes, don't over do it, but he has told you about this and more than likely wanted to get a reaction from you. It is okay to voice your displeasure, but do it in a way that is creative, supportive and DB like.
This is probably what he was looking for when he told you. Instead of you finding out form someone else, he put his trust in you to tell you and give him feedback. This is what it sounds like to me.
Don't look too far into the future Myrrh, remember, fear of the unknown will kill you.
I hope i helped somewhat Myrrh. Go do something to help get the negative thoughts out of your head.
Go to seattle, UDs and my threads lately. there are some gut busting laughs in there.
Hugs to you Myrrh
Triple J
Things were different then. All is different now. I tried to explain, somehow..........
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)