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WasNotWas · August 2014

Cricket81 · August 2014

I'm really pissed about the piece the Today Show ran today about parents being pissed about buying school supplies. If most of the parents had any idea how much most teachers spend on their classes every year, they would be shocked. Also they highlighted odd things on the lists (paper plates, coffee filters, ice cube trays) to make the teachers seem unreasonable. I am sure those are being used for projects and centers in the classroom. I hate that people seem to think teachers should just be able to make this stuff appear on their own.

Cricket81 · August 2014

That was totally more of a bitch, than confession. Sorry!

tiffletons518 · August 2014

My mom sent me home with one of her Oreo cheesecakes on Tuesday. It was missing two pieces. I cut a chunk out and gave it to my girlfriend around the corner. And, I just devoured the last piece last night. No regrets.

ASmallWonder · August 2014

Cricket81 said:

I'm really pissed about the piece the Today Show ran today about parents being pissed about buying school supplies. If most of the parents had any idea how much most teachers spend on their classes every year, they would be shocked. Also they highlighted odd things on the lists (paper plates, coffee filters, ice cube trays) to make the teachers seem unreasonable. I am sure those are being used for projects and centers in the classroom. I hate that people seem to think teachers should just be able to make this stuff appear on their own.

Gotta love media spin. They definitely highlighted things that make it seem like they're stocking the teacher's lounge. But do remember that I don't think parents are pissed at the TEACHERS. They're pissed that that the budget doesn't supply these things already - as I'm sure the teachers are, kwim?

momofcatan · August 2014

I regularly put sunscreen on DD when we go outside but none on myself. Definitely some flawed logic there.

LaBellaVida · August 2014

I think it's dumb that I have to buy school supplies for everyone to share. Why can't it be like way back when were everyone supplied for their own kid? I would save money for sure.
I also hate having to buy scissors every year! I never get them back, and what happens to all the scissors from last year?

Cricket81 · August 2014

I think kids eat scissors. That's the only explanation I can come up with because I buy at least 12 for my class every year, on top of the ones each kid is supposed to bring an by January the kids are sharing the 5 we have left in the classroom.

tiffletons518 · August 2014

Cricket81 said:

I think kids eat scissors. That's the only explanation I can come up with because I buy at least 12 for my class every year, on top of the ones each kid is supposed to bring an by January the kids are sharing the 5 we have left in the classroom.

So scissors are essentially classroom socks that the dryer eats?

ilovemarfa · August 2014

I have recurrent dreams about an ex boyfriend. He wanted to marry me and sometimes I wonder what my life would be like had we gotten married. I enjoy having those dreams. Am I an awful wife?

numbersgirl08 · August 2014

I clearly don't have any school aged kids yet, but you have to bring school supplies for the whole class rather than just your kid? I can see being unhappy with that. (And I agree with @ASmallWonder - not unhappy with the teachers but with the budget situation).

numbersgirl08 · August 2014

Also - my niece came home the other day with HOMEwork for her parents from preschool. She's 2.5 and she came home with a letter to the parents that said "Make a poster that represents the things your kid loves!"

I think that is absolutely ridiculous and who has time to make posters for their 2.5 yo's school? My sister works, has 6 month old twin daughters, and is running around all day long every day, and the only spare time she has is after they've gone to bed and I think she deserves to sit down and drink a glass of wine instead of working on homework for her toddler.

My FFFC is that if it had been my kid, I wouldn't have done it. I would have just refused and sent her to school with something that is one of her favorite things so that she can show it off if they have to have something to show off. And I'd totally be that parent and complain.

I'm already dreading "homework" that is unnecessary but requires me to help my kid do some project. Clearly I don't think all homework is a bad idea, but for really young kids I just don't see the point.

I also have terrible flashbacks of stupid projects I had to do as a kid/teen that I hated. I was A++ student and in my AP English class we had to decorate a t-shirt. I thought that was the stupidest thing ever and boycotted it - I did something really dumb on the t-shirt, told my teacher I thought it was not relevant to my literary education, got a D or a C on it, and didn't care one damn bit.

Cricket81 · August 2014

numbersgirl08 said:
I clearly don't have any school aged kids yet, but you have to bring school supplies for the whole class rather than just your kid? I can see being unhappy with that. (And I agree with @ASmallWonder - not unhappy with the teachers but with the budget situation).

Lots of times in lower grades, supplies are shared for a variety of reasons. In my first grade classroom we had tables instead of desks. Therefore, supplies like markers and crayons went into buckets that could be used by te whole table since there wasn't somewhere to store individual supplies. Even if we had desks, I probably would have done the same thing because trying to et a 6 year old to keep their supplies organized would have been a serious time sink.

When I taught 4th grade there were some things on the supply list I collected and used for the whole class. Hand sanitizer (kids will use the whole bottle in a day if kept in their desk), loose leaf paper, even pencils. The pencils were because I would have sharp ones in a bucket at te beginning of the day and kids would trade a broken/dull one for a sharp one. Then I or a student would sharpen them all in the afternoon. Again, a management choice after trying to regulate how much time was spent at the sharpener and realizing how distracting the noise is when trying to teach a lesson.

numbersgirl08 · August 2014

Cricket81 said:

I clearly don't have any school aged kids yet, but you have to bring school supplies for the whole class rather than just your kid? I can see being unhappy with that. (And I agree with @ASmallWonder - not unhappy with the teachers but with the budget situation).

Lots of times in lower grades, supplies are shared for a variety of reasons. In my first grade classroom we had tables instead of desks. Therefore, supplies like markers and crayons went into buckets that could be used by te whole table since there wasn't somewhere to store individual supplies. Even if we had desks, I probably would have done the same thing because trying to et a 6 year old to keep their supplies organized would have been a serious time sink. When I taught 4th grade there were some things on the supply list I collected and used for the whole class. Hand sanitizer (kids will use the whole bottle in a day if kept in their desk), loose leaf paper, even pencils. The pencils were because I would have sharp ones in a bucket at te beginning of the day and kids would trade a broken/dull one for a sharp one. Then I or a student would sharpen them all in the afternoon. Again, a management choice after trying to regulate how much time was spent at the sharpener and realizing how distracting the noise is when trying to teach a lesson.

Fair enough. I clearly don't remember much about elementary school.

WasNotWas · August 2014

@numbersgirl08 we would have been great friends in high school. My parents (mom) encouraged me to question authority at a young age so I was that kid who would literally answer questions and complete projects sarcastically. I once wrote a paper on Conan as it related to classic comedic structure in my AP English class, I got an A because I constructed it correctly, but the teacher was pissed

needanustart · August 2014

ilovemarfa said:

I have recurrent dreams about an ex boyfriend. He wanted to marry me and sometimes I wonder what my life would be like had we gotten married. I enjoy having those dreams. Am I an awful wife?

I don't have dreams but when I'm super annoyed with DH and homesick I put together a daydream about what my life would be like if I married a guy from Buffalo. DH and I took a break after graduating college and I briefly dated someone there before I left to live abroad and he wanted to get married. He actually came to visit me in Tanzania and mentioned getting married when I got back to the states, but he was older than me and I panicked and basically was like, "you need to leave this country and find someone back home." I was in no way ready for marriage then. I have a much stronger connection to DH than anyone else, ever, but this guy had great pecs. I some times still think about his pecs. And about how much nicer it would have been to live near my family. I feel a bit guilty for that but I think it's probably normal. I'm presuming there are some parts of other girls DH has been with that are better than parts of me, but I just don't want to know the specifics

ETA: I really hope this isn't the same guy!

ohheyholly · August 2014

I've become a dirty lurker again :-S I start back to school full time next week and I've been trying to spend every spare moment with DS and that means less bump time... Worth the trade any day!

See you ladies December 16th (and yes I am counting down the days till winter break!) :-h

musicalsilver · August 2014

I only have two weeks left in my current position, and every time I go to put my resume (and CV) together, I give up and just get depressed. So I'm organizing all my things at work and watching movies while I do it.

Hopefully I'll get my shit together next week.

needanustart · August 2014

God @wasnotwas your new siggy is hypnotizing! I've been wiggling and smiling for way too long in my seat watching it.

ilovemarfa · August 2014

@calikat80‌ it probably isn't! He didn't have a good body!

I love my life, my kids and my husband and I wouldn't never want to change my life but I just have thoughts sometimes as to how my life would have turned out had I married him. Maybe I dream about him because my mom asks me all the time if I hear from him. He not only was my boyfriend but my best friend before we started to "date". I also sometimes wish I still had him as a friend but I stopped dating him and stated dating dh and needless to say he never spoke to me again after that. I know he's married with a son and I'm really happy for him.

numbersgirl08 · August 2014

@WasNotWas - I know that teachers simultaneously loved me and hated me. I was the kid that was the star student and legit nerd, but I was also somewhat cocky about it. I couldn't stand unintelligent teachers and the fact that they were teaching me something I knew better than they did, so I didn't mind correcting them in a very "nice" way. Or if I thought something was dumb, I just boycotted it since I knew it wouldn't really hurt me.

However, I had some really awesome teachers who knew their stuff and really challenged us. I think the less-than-stellar teachers didn't like me at all because I challenged them while everyone else loved their "easy" classes, and the good teachers really liked me because I didn't mind their classes and doing the work they asked, whereas everyone else didn't like them and having to actually try sometimes.

Nothing annoyed me more than busy work or things that are just a waste of time.

Now I'm starting to get worried about when N starts school. I'm going to need to chill out.

nikel13 · August 2014

Tonight is a date night cooking class the MIL bought us. I don't want to go because H pissed me off this morning.

Another one, I don't like my husband a majority of the time right now. I love him, I just don't like him. I'm waiting for the like to come back.

BunnyLove416 · August 2014

The house we bought is really out of date and was sold as-is, we were really lucky because we got a good price and most of the work we have to do is cosmetic. One of the things we're doing is demoing and redoing the whole kitchen (the one in there is probably from the 40s). My dad is helping us with the work and he and my husband are there right now taking everything out. I told them I was sorry I couldn't take another day off work to help but really I'm so relieved not to be there for this part! What if they find something gross? Or a mouse pops out? Nope Nope Nope. I'll be there to put it back together.

itsStackie · August 2014

When I hit a new tab on my work laptop, the first suggestion that comes up is June 2013 Moms. :>

WasNotWas · August 2014

@winesconstantly how scary!!! glad everyone is ok

riansmommie · August 2014

I don't mind buying school supplies for more than just my kid. When the stuff goes on sale after school starts I go buy a ton and send it in. I know teachers have to buy a lot for their classroom and I don't think it's fair. So we do what we can to help out.

WasNotWas · August 2014

CL8badB said:

Question for the ladies that have dreams about exes... Do you have these dreams/feelings/thoughts RIGHT before AF visits?

MINE DO!!! I never even thought about it!

ilovemarfa · August 2014

CL8badB said:
Question for the ladies that have dreams about exes...
Do you have these dreams/feelings/thoughts RIGHT before AF visits?

yes!!!! I just got af today and I've dreamt about him like 3 times since Sunday.

itsStackie · August 2014

I have another: I am a daddy's girl.

I have been traveling almost every weekend this summer. (not always long trips) I wanted to see my dad this weekend, and talked him into paying for the gas in the car. ;;)

Cricket81 · August 2014

I was just going through my closet, desperately hoping to find something that fits and is appropriate for a teaching interview. Who the hell was I shopping for when I bought most of these clothes?!? There are pants sizes in here that I have never worn and are a least 6 inches too long for me! Did I think I would grow?

bumpuser7846882 · August 2014

I have the same problem, @Cricket81‌. I always think, "oh, I'll just hem it!" I have never once hemmed anything. I don't even know how to hem. I hear it's easy, though.

Good luck in your interviews!!! I know quite a few people still looking for teaching jobs right now. Those baby boomers must not be retiring when everyone said they would.

WasNotWas · August 2014

#shortpeopleproblems

bexbarker · August 2014

Dirty lurker here. I locked my child in the car on Wednesday. We were leaving the store. I put my bags in the car, and then I let her play with my keys while I buckled her in. I've gotten into this bad habit of just tossing my keys up front instead of just holding onto them. She must have clicked the lock button without me noticing because as I went to open my door after shutting hers, it was locked. I was pretty calm. The weather was very mild, and the car was in the shade.

So I called the police. The 9-1-1 operator told me to call a locksmith. I reiterated that my daughter was locked in the car, and she said she must have missed that part (??). So they put me through to the fire department. TWENTY-FIVE minutes later the fire truck showed up. By this point my daughter had lost her cool. I had been entertaining her through the window, but she was getting hot. Her little face was flushed and I could see she was sweating. She kept reaching her hand out to me to get her, and it broke my heart.

They got the door open quickly, and I got her sweaty little body out and felt like a horrible mom. All was well, but I was about to figure out a way to break the front passenger window if they didn't get there soon. I have learned my lesson about not having my keys in my hand.

needanustart · August 2014

@bexbarker that sounds horrible! I do the same with throwing my keys on the front seat. And G would definitely do something like that with grabbing them and pressing the button.
We actually had a spare regular auto key made (not a fob) and keep it in the house, but i may start keeping it in my bag!
Im so glad everyone is Ok!

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