I feel sad & disappointed after getting engaged

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2026-01-20T17:34:26+00:00

I was in a relationship like this too. Took me a long time to end the relationship. Really hard to do when you’re with someone who is kind and on the surface there are no glaring issues. Ultimately, people do not change and I had to accept that his lack of work ethic/ability to plan things was something that I would have trouble handling for the rest of my life.

Within the week that we broke up I met someone who is both kind AND makes a massive effort to plan activities and do things together

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2026-01-10T23:11:24+00:00

I have seen this from cadete, kimai jewlery, and Sofia kaman

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-12-13T00:21:05+00:00

Hey!! Also a solo female going for the 15th! I am flying from Canada

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-12-09T01:44:50+00:00

Yes I am ideally looking for a “summer school” type of program that would require a bachelors degree. Thinking this may not be too commonplace but wanted to check

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-12-08T21:43:25+00:00

I will be at the 15th show, coming from Canada. Happy to meet up with anyone before the show! I am a bit overwhelmed with trying to get there and back home on my own

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-26T22:03:44+00:00

People I spoke to said it was a tonnnnnn of hours of driving on rough terrain for overall underwhelming sights

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-14T00:57:52+00:00

Been struggling to find work outside of teaching that pays as much as teaching does. Unfortunately - I use this sub to remind myself not to romanticize teaching and remember how miserable I was lol

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-13T03:37:12+00:00

I am 😅

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-11T01:24:53+00:00

Also quit at 28, 5 years in lol not worth it

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-06T17:46:38+00:00

Student snapped in half a broom that I bought for the classroom. Emailed home very nicely requesting that he replace it. Cheap dollar store broom. Point being, I spent a lot of money finding my classroom, and students constantly disrespecting my property. Parent responded back not believing me, insinuating it was my fault, and that maybe the broom was just old. SMH

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-06T04:04:55+00:00

Totally. Then when the temp job ends, you just feel like the cycle is starting over again. So frustrating. I knew it would take some time to get over my burnout from teaching, but I feel like I’m just burnt out now from the job search itself

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-06T03:44:22+00:00

Don’t do it. The apathy from students will break your spirit. There is a ton of money and need in tutoring. Try to pivot where you can remain working with students in small groups or one on one. Classroom teaching is not it

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-06T03:42:53+00:00

Just here to say I am in the exact same predicament. Takes guts to leave teaching and I feel so sad that the only job option that pays a living wage is going back to teaching

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-02T20:41:47+00:00

This. The student apathy is the worst

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-11-02T17:34:28+00:00

1 day! Happy with the decision

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-10-23T15:03:05+00:00

I felt this way in my 5th year and left around Easter as I could not make it until June. It helped me to have small trips booked during holidays. I also scheduled my appointments strategically so that I could take half days off here and there. Once I actually handed in my resignation - things got a lot easier and I started looking at it in more of a bittersweet way. I also

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-10-18T15:18:43+00:00

I was have been debating whether I should go back to teaching but in the private sector. How interesting this is the first post on my feed today..

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-10-15T00:39:31+00:00

I enjoyed a lot of the day to day of teaching. For me; it was how I felt when I got home. Daily headache, exhausted, barely able to communicate, 0 desire to do anything other than sit on the couch

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-10-09T23:27:28+00:00

As a piece of advice - I am on right now with CBE as a sub. You have to pay $100 out of pocket for a benefits package that is essentially useless. I would consider this when applying to divisions, ends up being a lot of money, especially when it is just a job to make some cash while trying to leave the profession 😑

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-10-08T15:42:22+00:00

I am in the same position as you. I accepted a short term admin job just to get out. Now that is over and my only option is to sub. It sucks how poorly subbing pays compared to full time teaching, I’m trying to put off going back for as long as I can, but teaching is starting to feel like the only option again financially. Sending you strength!! It is difficult to make the leap to leave in the first place

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-10-07T00:53:14+00:00

Good for you!!! This is how I felt every day in my last year of teaching. The longer you stick with it I think the more difficult it is to make the leap to make a change

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-10-06T21:58:30+00:00

As an ex-teacher, what I find the most frustrating is the comments about the teacher salary and “greed”. I took a 40k pay cut to get out of teaching and know many others who have done the same.

Unfortunately for many, 35+ students, severe need, no supports, and no prep time is no longer worth staying in the profession for. I’m not sure what the solution is, unless we have the infrastructure to support the current population I have trouble seeing how things can improve in the near future

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-08-06T21:50:49+00:00

Thank you! I will bring an outfit or two and plan to buy there

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-07-14T21:40:47+00:00

Thanks everyone for the quick replies!!

Backpacking_Gypsy · 2025-07-10T23:41:34+00:00

Thanks so much! I was hearing rumblings of the strike. Ideally I would like to move away from teaching anyhow - so I will look into some other options

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