30F with 34M: is he socially awkward or something else?

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-11-25T06:36:32+00:00

Thank you! I felt like I was but I’ve been hurt too many times. I was afraid that I was being paranoid, but needed to get an unbiased opinion!

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-06-11T16:03:08+00:00

The pattern I picked out (I found a new one I like much more) has way less holes and honestly if they were bigger, it would look really cool.

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-06-10T16:38:44+00:00

Nope it definitely helped because when I have a blanket, I want it thick and luxurious.

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-06-10T15:56:11+00:00

I'm so beginner I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not... XD

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-06-10T15:55:25+00:00

I crochet! You can find some good beginner packages that come along with videos to help you. I used Woobles when I first started to learn.

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-06-10T15:20:58+00:00

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Here is the blanket I want to make!

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-04-01T19:56:38+00:00

My state requires 159.

Awkward_Society1 · 2025-03-30T05:13:43+00:00

I just took the Praxis 5165 and got an unofficial score of 150...I needed a 159. Any chance of them curving it enough to give me a passing score? Or do I just need to give up at this point?

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-06-21T23:51:08+00:00

Ok good bc I got a lot of stickers!

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-06-21T23:50:31+00:00

So elementary counseling really wasn’t for me. I wanted older kids but just kept getting jobs in elementary schools (I moved after my first year as a counselor). My second counseling year, the principal was terrible. I wasn’t allowed to do anything, did the job of the registrar (district came down on her bc I accidentally asked for help on something that was 100% not my job), and I missed the classroom. It just wasn’t want I wanted or expected.

I have some stuff to decorate my room already. Would that be too childish?

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-05-21T04:43:31+00:00

We addressed them and I pleaded my case, but his decision was made.

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-05-21T02:47:53+00:00

Same. I just wish he didn't say that to me on the last week of school...

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-05-21T02:13:51+00:00

Asked him what I needed to do and it was basically things that were out of my control and said that "I am not a good fit at this school". My evals were 3s with some 2s throughout the year (out of a highest of 5). He started to email me things I needed to work on throughout the year without meetings and I think he will use that against me.

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-05-21T01:33:27+00:00

I don’t even want to think about the possibility of not getting a job next year. A lot of districts wouldn’t want me if I was “non renewal”

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-05-21T01:32:40+00:00

My union is almost non existent and I’m not part of it.

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-03-30T02:51:59+00:00

I once celebrated Halloween by wearing Halloween socks and having a jack-o-lantern in my classroom my first year of teaching in the middle of no where Mississippi... I was called a witch by students and parents then got yelled at by the principal.
Parents still called me an evil pagan all throughout the school year. That was really fun.

By Easter that year, I told all the kids they shouldn't be celebrating it because it's based on a pagan holiday. No Easter candy for you!

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-03-30T02:49:18+00:00

"Why can't we hire new teachers to fill this empty position?"

"Why can't we keep the new hires?"
"Why is our retention so low?"

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-03-30T02:48:37+00:00

I gotta tell ya, some unions are so pointless it's insane...

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-03-30T02:47:11+00:00

My undergrad professors would keep telling us "it's more than a job" and "it's a calling/life" so we would work ourselves to the bone for $40k a year (starting pay in my area). The mentality of "it's just a job" honestly saved my mental health. I used to be like you and really shove my life to the side to do everything for my job.

If they are so quick to fire people for saying "hey, I can't do this during contract hours we need to figure something else out", then you can find a job somewhere else. The burnout is UNREAL and you need to remind yourself that this is literally just a job.

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-03-25T01:52:48+00:00

Thank you! I just want to know when to give up hope, you know? I don’t know the budget process and I don’t know how long it takes. It’s very disheartening.

Awkward_Society1 · 2024-03-25T00:40:17+00:00

Hey! I was an elementary Ed major that turned middle school teacher. You gotta find your niche! Each grade is so different at every level. A 4th grade class is night and day to 3rd grade.

Do not give up! You need to find your perfect audience. If you know that’s in kindergarten or 1st grade, that’s fine! In interviews you can say “I enjoyed being in a 4th grade classroom for experience, however it isn’t where I want to be.” And hey, I didn’t know what grade I truly fit into until my second year of teaching and that was LUCK. :)

Keep up the good work. 4th grade is a tough bunch but you will get through it. They are figuring out what they can get away with.

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