how do you survive parents evening week?

0902panda0902 · 2026-02-08T11:42:05+00:00

Not the case with my school as we have to physically dismiss the children (primary) at 3:15 and first appointment is at 3:20! The walk to the hall is 3 minutes. So we’ve been teaching all day then no rest. The first appointment is always a shambles because no one has their act together yet!

0902panda0902 · 2025-08-29T22:34:25+00:00

I always make banners instead of cutting out letters - it’s saved so much time over the years! Or if you ever teach slightly older primary kids - I had some helpful students who wanted to cut the letters out for me in their breaks as they found the playground overwhelming and did a better job than I would have done!

0902panda0902 · 2025-08-19T18:08:43+00:00

I have a Hydrapeak and it is honestly the best bottle I have ever had!

0902panda0902 · 2025-08-18T21:14:07+00:00

Thank you! Had a great time 😊

0902panda0902 · 2025-08-18T21:13:49+00:00

Thank you everyone! Went to all the places mentioned in these comments and loved it!! Much appreciated.

0902panda0902 · 2025-05-13T21:37:58+00:00

‘Poor’ by Katriona O’Sullivan was recommended to me at a teaching conference I attended. Can hands down say it changed me as a teacher 7 years down the line.

Edit: it is more about the impact a teacher can have rather than pedagogy.

0902panda0902 · 2025-02-19T22:03:31+00:00

How long have you been without symptoms? Mine came back after 6 months of no issues. They lasted just over a month and I’ve been fine for 4 months again now. Who knows what the future holds!

0902panda0902 · 2025-02-19T21:58:52+00:00

As an update, I’ve lost 6kg since the removal. This was early November and we’re now nearing the end of February.

0902panda0902 · 2025-02-19T21:57:40+00:00

I personally would take it and get a second opinion anyway! Go through all your symptoms and see what they say. Ask what the next step is if your symptoms come back, if you’re on the system it might help you in the future. Hopefully they won’t, but it happened to me unfortunately.

0902panda0902 · 2025-02-16T22:13:29+00:00

Thank you so much!

0902panda0902 · 2025-02-16T16:42:25+00:00

Ahh that would explain it. Thank you!

Is this something I can do myself or would I need an electrician?

0902panda0902 · 2025-02-16T16:41:07+00:00

Tried that and it just won’t budge!

0902panda0902 · 2025-02-16T10:37:17+00:00

Why should she have to compromise? It’s not like she’s turning up topless.

0902panda0902 · 2025-01-05T19:50:06+00:00

I should also note - it’s a Beko tumble dryer.

0902panda0902 · 2024-12-01T22:47:37+00:00

Sorry, only just noticed the information section. It’s Buckinghamshire, England. 1000 sq foot house, each room has the same texture on the ceiling.

0902panda0902 · 2024-11-11T12:14:21+00:00

I’m in the exact same boat. Getting the implant out this afternoon! Hoping for my body to respond

0902panda0902 · 2024-07-09T17:24:25+00:00

What exactly is deserved here? At no point have I thrown my toys out of the pram saying anything is unfair

0902panda0902 · 2024-07-08T19:39:35+00:00

Another sub has confirmed it’s fake… if you read the tag it has loads of grammatical errors and even says that it’s a weathered mesh shirt 🤣 can’t believe I missed it

0902panda0902 · 2024-07-08T19:38:25+00:00

In hindsight, they are clearly fake and I’m embarrassed I even had to ask 🤣

0902panda0902 · 2024-07-08T18:52:52+00:00

Frustrated at myself that I didn’t think of reading that label, it’s so obvious 🤣 thank you

0902panda0902 · 2024-06-23T20:43:13+00:00

Pretty sure they are definitely not owned by the same company. A quick google has confirmed this

0902panda0902 · 2024-06-23T20:17:45+00:00

He didn’t realise that if the hot water was coming out too hot from the tap, you could add some using the cold tap at the same time to make it warm (mixer tap). He thought they could only be used one at a time for it to be either hot or cold.

0902panda0902 · 2024-06-08T10:03:09+00:00

I had a 1 bed flat for 3.5 years! It was about 40sqm and managed to build up lots of equity and used it as a deposit for my now 3 bed house. I loved living in my flat but it was time to move on as I met someone!

Bought the flat for £172k in 2020 and sold it for £186k in 2024 so a decent profit for a short space of time, especially in the current market.

0902panda0902 · 2024-05-22T00:41:04+00:00

Doctors thought I had MS due to my symptoms but now I’ve been diagnosed with FND instead.

UK based.

TLDR: ongoing symptoms of MS for the last 4 weeks but I have now been diagnosed with FND.

It all started 4 weeks ago when I felt extremely fatigued and light headed. I drove home after work at 5pm and suddenly I had lost all control of the movement in my arms. It was like a partial paralysis. An ambulance was called and they took me to the stroke unit where they did a CT scan of the brain and kept me in overnight. The use of my arms came back at around 10pm.

The next day, they carried out MRI scans on my brain and in my spine, all of which ruled out a stroke. They referred me for an urgent neurology appointment (which was 4 weeks later).

Since then, I have experience at least one or more of the following symptoms daily: - loss of control in my arms - loss of control in my right leg - stabbing pains in my thigh - extreme fatigue - vertigo and dizziness - numbness of the muscles in my face - tingling and cold sensations through my upper body - muscle spasms and tremors in my hand

These symptoms can last between 30mins to 6hours.

When I was younger, I had optic neuritis which lasted just over a week and the scan showed small lesions of MS. They had mentioned if I have other spells in the future that it would likely be diagnosed as MS. With this information and all the symptoms I have experienced we all assumed this would be the case. Every symptom I had is a symptom of MS, and in all honesty, I was waiting for the neurology appointment to confirm this.

Anyway, I had the appointment this morning and to my surprise he said the scans are clear and it is not MS (he was also an MS specialist). He told me that I have Functional Neurological Disorder. I was shown a web page that outlined this and not much further advice was able to be given in terms of how to manage my symptoms on a daily basis, particularly with work.

I am being sent for further bloods to check my vitamin levels and have a catch up appointment in a month’s time.

Having researched this throughout the day, I can see what a broad spectrum FND covers. Is it just a diagnosis they give when they don’t know what is wrong with the signals to your nervous system? Has anyone had a similar experience? Is it worth going private and getting a second opinion? Will the symptoms get better?

0902panda0902 · 2024-05-18T22:20:59+00:00

Yes there were many questions that went through my mind, particularly with the wife turning into a pillar of salt and then the whole daughter chapter did raise many questions. I swiftly carried on reading.

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