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April 2012 Moms
Flame Free, can I start it?
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Re: Flame Free, can I start it?
Congrats on both of you going to school!! I can only imagine how hard that is with having two kids! It was hard for me without having any kids. I worked also while I was in college. I walked around exhausted all the time.
Nothing is flame free! NOTHING!!! That is the best part.
don't teachers get paid like sh!t though? thats what I always thought. The long vacation is offset by crappy pay? I don't personally know any teachers so maybe I'm just spouting off nonsence and hopefully I won't offend any teachers....
I do think they deserve much higher pay and yes they generally do not make a lot of money. But plenty of people don't make a lot of money and they also don't get a lot of vacation. The vacation is still awesome even if they aren't making as much as they deserve IMO.
Thanks. Currently it is just my husband. I will start next fall after he is done. I think I have only 2 years left. I really need to apply for a 4 year and get started there and see what I have left. I'm having a slight crisis as to what I want to be. I started on the teacher track, but now I'm unsure.
I used to feel the same until I became a teacher. I would roll my eyes at my step mother every time should would mention that she was sad that summer was over. Then again most teachers are sad when the school year is over we are just too tired to admit it.
Just a little factoid for those that don't know. As a teacher I get paid for 180 days of work. For some reason we get our paycheck all year around not just for the times we are paid. In fact the funding ends at the last day of the school year. I guess people don't think teachers can manage money. I also put in an average of 10 extra hours over my contract time each week. Most teachers do around the same amount of time and that is just at the school. I think it comes out to be roughly the same hours worked as a 40 hour a week salaried person that works year round.
edited for clearity.
My husband is a landscape architect and his clients have bombazz yards thanks to him, but after he works 14+ hours five days a week in 100* temps, he doesn't ever want to spend much time in our yard. He only gets to see his child two days a week so he likes to spend it doing fun things (indoors). My house is kept nice and tidy for the most part. Sure, it always could be cleaner, but I'd rather spend time with N than scrubbing the floor/fridge/whatever. Basically, our priority is family quality time and not passing a white glove test or winning yard of the month.
I confess that I would not be upset if I found out I were pregnant today... but that's impossible as we still have not had sex (due to a variety of issues none of which mean my marriage is any less than yours).
LOL! This is defiantly an "If you can't handle the heat, get outta the kitchen!" type board.
P.S. I have to spell check definatly every single time. I don't know why I can't get that one right.
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Since people are in the mood for flaming, here is another one: I don't understand why the flu vaccine is so important. Before C, I only got it once, and that was only because it was mandated at work. I have never gotten the flu in my life knocks on wood, so I don't see the point of putting drugs in my body, on the slim chance this would be the year I caught it. I get children and the elderly, but you don't hear about an otherwise healthy 30year old dying from the flu...so normally I take my chances. I hate putting medicines in my body, and don't even take tylenol or cold medicine unless I REALLY have to. I figure it just makes my immune system stronger to let it fight off germs on their own. Before I'm flamed too much, obviously having a young child at home changes all this, and I would never expose my child to something life threatening. I got my flu shot before leaving the hospital with C, and will get the new one whenever it's out.
Hang in there doll. Fingers crossed for you two that it is nothing to worry about! Keep us updated after his appointment! And stay away from Dr. Google in the meantime! Don't drive yourself crazy.
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Our garden looks like shiz and our house is also usually messy so I guess it is a true reflection for us!
Our garden is filled with holes from the dog who likes to dig a hole any time he finds a golf ball or anything round, then doesn't cover the hole in like a proper dog. My husband mows the lawn when it starts to look really, really bad. Other than that... we do nothing.
To be honest it bothers me not a whit!
If it was a confession it would be flame-free. Since she posted an UO, it's flameful.
She posted I feel like...... Didn't we have a discussion on what is an UO and a FFFC? I think/feel = UO...I did this = FFFC
If I'm wrong, I'll be flamed. It is A-ok.
I once had a picture until the trolls showed up.
TTC #1 7/08 PCOS dx 8/28/04 Met 1000 mg and Clomid cycles 1-4 1/6/09-5/2/09 BFN
Clomid 100mg 6/4/09=O'd=BFP on 6/29/09! Beta@14DPO 70.8 Beta@16DPO 152. EDD 3/7/10.
First u/s on 7/13/09 @6w0d heard and saw heartbeat 102 bpm.
K M #1 arrived via c/s 3/1/10 10 lbs, 22 inches long at 39 weeks.
Surprise expecting #2. Med-free BFP on 8/1/11! Beta@15DPO 58.2 Beta@17DPO 198.3 Beta@23DPO 2338. EDD 4/9/12
K M #2 arrived via c/s 3/19/12 9 lbs 2 oz, 21 inches long at 37 weeks.
"If we weren't all crazy we would go insane."
Sorry bump fart.
I once had a picture until the trolls showed up.
TTC #1 7/08 PCOS dx 8/28/04 Met 1000 mg and Clomid cycles 1-4 1/6/09-5/2/09 BFN
Clomid 100mg 6/4/09=O'd=BFP on 6/29/09! Beta@14DPO 70.8 Beta@16DPO 152. EDD 3/7/10.
First u/s on 7/13/09 @6w0d heard and saw heartbeat 102 bpm.
K M #1 arrived via c/s 3/1/10 10 lbs, 22 inches long at 39 weeks.
Surprise expecting #2. Med-free BFP on 8/1/11! Beta@15DPO 58.2 Beta@17DPO 198.3 Beta@23DPO 2338. EDD 4/9/12
K M #2 arrived via c/s 3/19/12 9 lbs 2 oz, 21 inches long at 37 weeks.
"If we weren't all crazy we would go insane."
definitely.
Thank you gisa for saying it so nicely. And I don't think I ever said all only children are spoiled and if I did I'm sorry. It is a generalization that I made and of course there are exceptions. But I do feel sorry for only children
Crap! I still got it wrong. Grrr.
Andplusalso, my DH is also a landscape architecht.
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You are right...she didn't wish for her brother to have infertility. She just said that they have been trying to get pregnant since last August (which is a year) and stated she thinks they are having fertility issues. She then stated that she was secretly happy that they didn't get pregnant yet because she wants her child to be the only grandchild for a while. To me that is telling me that she's happy they are struggling since her child can get all the grandparents attention. I'm sure that since it has been a year that they could get referred to a fertility specialist which would = infertility.
I guess I read it wrong. Again, I went through infertilty and it sucks. I also had DS 7 months after DH's sibling had their child and I never heard the end of it from MIL since it was too many at once for her to have to think about. DH responded to her well it wasn't like we weren't trying and going through treatments for 3+ years.
I once had a picture until the trolls showed up.
TTC #1 7/08 PCOS dx 8/28/04 Met 1000 mg and Clomid cycles 1-4 1/6/09-5/2/09 BFN
Clomid 100mg 6/4/09=O'd=BFP on 6/29/09! Beta@14DPO 70.8 Beta@16DPO 152. EDD 3/7/10.
First u/s on 7/13/09 @6w0d heard and saw heartbeat 102 bpm.
K M #1 arrived via c/s 3/1/10 10 lbs, 22 inches long at 39 weeks.
Surprise expecting #2. Med-free BFP on 8/1/11! Beta@15DPO 58.2 Beta@17DPO 198.3 Beta@23DPO 2338. EDD 4/9/12
K M #2 arrived via c/s 3/19/12 9 lbs 2 oz, 21 inches long at 37 weeks.
"If we weren't all crazy we would go insane."
You are not wrong. It makes me nuts when people get them wrong.
My confession is I will likely vote for whoever my H votes for because he is smarter than I and makes better decisions in general. I normally really care a lot but I'm so lost this year thanks to being busy with C. I am completely embarrassed by this too.
I'll answer this from my stand point. If you get the flu vaccine you can still get the flu. Often you are sick and spread the virus before you feel bad enough to stay home. Just this has an economic impact on people because the flu can last for many days. The more people that get the vaccine the less chance there is of spreading it.
If I catch the flu I can die. I have asthma and the flu can easily turn into something worse. I too have never gotten the flu, but I get the flu shot every year. If you choose not to get the shot you put others at a greater risk. Not just children and old people.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/disease.htm
architect. lol
very cool!
I didn't read your post as 'wishing infertility' on anyone and I think a lot of words have been put in your mouth.
I understand where you are coming from and I think we all have 'secret' feelings of that nature. SIL and BIL had their 2nd child just three weeks after DD was born. It might be selfish, but I wish it had taken them just another month or two to get pregnant. The excitement of DDs birth was quickly replaced by another exciting birth. Is it wonderful that we have two cousins that are both girls and will be super close in age and lifelong friends? Yes. Of course! But, that doesn't mean those selfish feelings don't creep in every once in awhile!
Let me preface by saying, Katesy, your baby is beautiful. However, I kind of thought the same thing. When Ateal posted that someone made that comment about Eden on her facebook, we all jumped to her defense and agreed that it was inappropriate. However, Katesy got a lot of votes for exactly the same thing. I guess I just didn't understand where the difference was.
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I have never gotten a flu shot, not even when I was pregnant. DH, L and I are all getting it this year though.
I think the difference that Katesy intended it and made the comment herself.
Ateal's situation was a creepy comment made about a cute baby picture.
They both suck! I'm not voting at all this year because I can't stand either one.
Although I know it wont matter in the grand scheme of things, especially because of the state I live in, but I am going to vote for the Libertarian or Green Party...whichever name I like better....Just to make a point.
As a teacher, I believe I am paid fairly. My pay is for 176 contract days, not for an entire year. In fact, I make more now than I did in a private sector job where I was on salary and had only 2 weeks of vacay. I am very grateful for my hours, vacations, and pay.
My FFFC is that I am pretty disappointed in some posters for their views in this thread.
I might do that too.
I am having Babysaurus call me Mama, so I refer to myself as her mama. H is Papa. So maybe my flameful is that we're bucking cultural norms and annoying other parents.
This hits the nail right on the head.
I agree, I think they are too young to watch tv so much, and with that being said I was super excited to find out that youtube has full episodes of mickeymouse clubhouse so in an emergency where N is freaking out in public I can let him watch it on my phone to calm him down. I know that sounds hypocritical, but I only do it occasionaly. He doesn't watch tv daily.
It's just different depending on the district you work for. In IL, all pay is spread out over the entire year. And your pay varies drastically depending on the school district.
What is unfortunate is that it seems like the teachers with the more difficult jobs have the worst pay. I taught in an upper-middle class suburb with a class size of between 20 and 25. I had tons of resources at my disposal including an assistant who was in my room for an hour each day. I had breaks for lunch, recess, gym, music, art, and Chinese specials. I got $150 at the beginning of each year to stock my own classroom and my grade got $1500 each year for other fifth grade expenses. I made around $40,000 my first year and got a raise of about $1500 each year.
A friend of mine worked in a low-income area with at least 30 kids in her class with no assistants. She got breaks roughly 3 times a week with only 20 minutes for lunch each day and no recess. She had very few resources and had to purchase everything for her classroom with her own money. She started at around $30,000 a year and her raises weren't as big as mine.
The inequalities in our education system are huge and disgusting and that's why I think a lot of teachers deserve a lot more than some people give them credit for.