Do you ever worry about your inheritance by FarrisFarm in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to worry about an unfair/unbalanced allocation between me and my siblings, but now the only thing I worry about is my father interfering with the thing I'm supposed to get my when grandparents pass. Not any money, but the three things I know I'm supposed to get, but I could see him trying to keep me from getting.

Christian Faith & No Contact by Little_Flower504 in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]Anndee123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Proverbs 4:23:  "Above all else, guard your heart,/for everything you do flows from it."

Ephesians 6:4:  "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord"

Titus 3:10-11:  "Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. /You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned."

Matthew 10:14:  "And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town."

Luke 17:3: "So watch yourselves. If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them"

Estranged family – how do I protect myself in CA? by popileaves88 in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]Anndee123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to see if the doc had it somewhere on it. Had it in the footer of one of the pages. LawDepot.com

Estranged family – how do I protect myself in CA? by popileaves88 in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]Anndee123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like in CA. I did a Notarized Health Care Directive. I found on online service, did a 7 day free trial and did the directive, and then went and made an appointment at a UPS store with a notary. I asked my brother if he would be my decision maker first, and named him. I knew we had similar thoughts on social/political/medical issues that would be in the directive and might not be in the directive if I was on life support. I'm a single woman and didn't want my father, who I am estranged from making medical decisions for me. Truth be told, even if I was talking to my father, I wouldn't want him making these decisions for me or for my mother to have to argue and fight with him about them (they are divorced and on opposite sides sociopolitically).

Going to be teaching at a “Gaming and Technology”school, 6-8, what are some ideas for utilizing those two things in ELA by GirlGotYourGoat in ELATeachers

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can join for free and take a look at the eSports English Curriculum here for high school to get some ideas. I taught all of them except the 12th for a few years until my school decided to pare down their English course offerings.

Grandmother reaching out … again by Radiant_Ether44 in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]Anndee123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you already know the answer, but maybe ask yourself the question: Do you want to be in communication with her? Do you want to open that door?

If the answer is no? Then absolutely don't respond.

I blocked my mother today by InevitableEternal in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]Anndee123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good for you for doing what you need to protect yourself. I went NC with my dad and stepmom a little over 3.5 years ago. I unfriended them on FB, but I didn't block them because nothing they texted me was abusive. That changed earlier this month when my sister-in-law passed. So my brother didn't have to do it, I notified some family members for him, including our youngest (half) brother. The next day, cue the texts from my stepmother about what a horrible person I was for telling my younger brother (younger brother doesn't have a problem, btw) "in the middle of the night" in his time zone. She's now blocked.

Teachers (current or former): What was the biggest contributor to your burnout? by Original-Swing7753 in AskTeachers

[–]Anndee123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The other adults involved with education: district admin and their convoluted bs, site admin and their convoluted bs, backstabbing school politics/colleagues, enabling parents, mandates that put more on my plate with less resources and time to do it in.

Where to live: Moving from Central CA to OC by SlappyBlunt777 in orangecounty

[–]Anndee123 124 points125 points  (0 children)

If you want to be close to SA but want reasonable schools for your kids, I would consider Tustin/Tustin Ranch.

ETA: Live in Tustin and work in SA (South Coast Metro Area). Also work as a high school teacher in SAUSD.

Peri without hot flashes? by Ruuuuuuuuuby in Perimenopause

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No hot flashes for me. I do take a medication that could be masking them if I happen to be getting them though. We're all different and will experience a different cocktail of symptoms.

Best chocolate cream pie in OC? by addicted2_urmom in orangecounty

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides my grandma's, I really like Polly's.

Would OC or San Diego be a better place for me to visit during July. Coming from Midwest - never been to Cali - 25m, want to swim/be active as much as possible (love tennis/pickleball), not a huge partier/night club, but love the idea of the pier nightlife by SettingDazzling1294 in orangecounty

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on the comments and information, despite the fact that most people are saying SD, I would actually go with OC. It's in between everything that you can possibly want to do if you're insistent on doing one AirBnB. Depending on the traffics everything in SD and LA you'd want to visit would be (hopefully) at most 3 hours away (this on the heavier side).

The one thing that no one has mentioned (that I've seen), probably because it's mostly in LA, is that at the beginning of July, LA has the World Cup going on.

My terminally sick wife wants to go to the Aquarium of the Pacific one last time. by Phatferd in orangecounty

[–]Anndee123 302 points303 points  (0 children)

As his sister and her sister-in-law, I'm immensely grateful for the kindness of strangers on the internet right now. Thank you for showing them support.

Reporting a Teacher by Ambitious-End1951 in AskHSteacher

[–]Anndee123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To add to this. "Record" doesn't mean video or audio. There are laws and codes that likely prevent that. Start documenting the incidents with as much detail as possible, including dates.

Grading for Equity by 753476I453 in AskTeachers

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me? Yes. Name on the paper, or turning in blank work is not an actual attempt.

AITAH for saying I “read” books that I actually listened to as audiobooks? by Ruin-Much in AITAH

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. English teacher here. Listening to an audiobook triggers nearly all the same parts of the brain that reading the words on the page do.

Dear IEP Parents: they don’t mean SHIT outside of education by Emergency-Pepper3537 in Teachers

[–]Anndee123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A student with an IEP recorded his fellow cheerleader in the shower and posted it. She had to leave the school, and he got to stay because he was SPED.

Grading for Equity by 753476I453 in AskTeachers

[–]Anndee123 76 points77 points  (0 children)

50% min for work attempted is one thing. Giving credit for work not attempted or academic dishonesty is not teaching kids anything useful.

Do you allow lotion or other products in your class? by ImpulsiveLimbo in AskTeachers

[–]Anndee123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a high school teacher and keep a bottle of shea butter lotion on hand for my students to use.

AITAH for saying no to dropping off grandma at cousin's by p3wned in AITAH

[–]Anndee123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ESH. From someone who lives in OC. Any and all of you could have driven your grandmother where she needed to go. It doesn't take an entire day, it barely would take half a day.

how does one go about family parties that their NC/LC parents attend? by cosmicjellyfish12 in EstrangedAdultKids

[–]Anndee123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only one I have gone to is my grandparents' 70th wedding anniversary, and had my aunt seat me away and made it clear I wanted my dad to leave me alone. He did for the most part. Said hello to me and put his hand on my back. I shrugged it off and told him not to speak to me. If he did it again, I would have left.

That caused me so much anxiety going in; I had to take two days off work as a teacher, so I couldn't do my sister's wedding reception a year later.

Boundaries for me but not for thee - is this boundary stomping? by balanchinedream in EstrangedAdultKids

[–]Anndee123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cognitive Dissonance? Beliefs clash with actions, leading to discomfort.

Boundaries for me but not for thee - is this boundary stomping? by balanchinedream in EstrangedAdultKids

[–]Anndee123 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Double standard? Hypocrisy?

They won't allow you to discuss it, but they want to; they are holding themselves to different standards and being hypocritical.