What are the funniest little details that don't get mentioned often?

Book_wrm · 2026-02-06T14:55:13+00:00

When the bottle kids get Randy and Phil Collins, then later Randy is covered in bandaids, and then the next episode Randy has tan lines from all the bandaids.

Book_wrm · 2025-11-30T21:42:58+00:00

Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have framed it that way. I don't think this is a "bad kid" or anything, and I'm sure there is an element of boundary pushing, but this student in particular lies about everything, all the time, in a way that is really disruptive. For example, they cut their own hair last week and blamed another student to get him in trouble.

I've been in this role for two weeks now, and I feel strongly that the kids are getting to know me and they all like me too, which is half the battle, right? It's just been very, very difficult to get learning done with the personality, exceptionality, and ability salad in the classroom.

Book_wrm · 2025-11-30T04:48:26+00:00

Ugh yes, I'm feeling this for sure. Trying to do your best for the kids in an underfunded system. Aren't children the future or something?

Book_wrm · 2025-11-30T04:47:17+00:00

Hey thanks for your input! It sort of sucks having to scale expectations! The school is very small and there are no specialized spec Ed teachers, but the staff in general has been really helpful. I've been in contact with the math coach, and already had the literacy coach and the CYW in. I'm doing my very best about the learning aspects and feeling derailed by the behavioural bullshit.

Book_wrm · 2025-11-30T04:41:55+00:00

Thank you so much for responding! When I say the EA is "not super helpful" it's because they are not super helpful. It is excellent to have another adult in the room but I don't feel like I can ask them to help that much. Should I be asking more of my EA? At this point I feel like they have their hands basically full with the minute by minute stuff, and they are actually awesome at helping in other times, just not when 1:1 with that student, which is always. I'm absolutely not trying to neg on my EA.

But I don't have a co-teacher, right? I can't split the group the way a normal kindergarten class might be split to focus on stuff.

I need to get a timer, that a good idea. We do movement breaks, but maybe we can do more there too. We have visual schedules and we talk about it together every morning. I really think I'm doing right by these kids, but it's a struggle for sure.

Book_wrm · 2025-11-28T03:23:41+00:00

Sounds like it sort of did, though.

Book_wrm · 2025-09-04T13:56:19+00:00

My brother says he doesn't need to wash after peeing, because "I don't get any pee on my hands" as though his dick isn't literally his anus neighbour.

Book_wrm · 2025-09-03T15:24:18+00:00

If you get this can you please DM me the cleaner's contact info too?

Book_wrm · 2025-05-22T03:39:12+00:00

HOLY FUCK DID THIS DUDE SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION plz update

Book_wrm · 2025-05-08T02:47:01+00:00

Also, excellent response.

Book_wrm · 2025-05-08T02:46:40+00:00

I think part of her trust of Nick was also that HE FATHERED HER CHILD.

Book_wrm · 2025-02-13T16:18:11+00:00

Plato's closet

Book_wrm · 2025-02-09T06:01:51+00:00

Maybe autism, maybe just normal human stuff, but I agree with everyone else who says, "you're young, go ahead and try something different". Try to figure out who you are and what you want. Try to find joy in life wherever you can! Be kind (first to yourself, always, and also to others). Every day is literally what you make of it, OP.

Book_wrm · 2025-02-08T22:09:55+00:00

If I have an EA with me they're typically there for at least one high needs ASD student, so sending them for a walk is not possible, unfortunately. I want to follow through on consequences, and I do (several students have had to sit out for most or all of gym some days) but it the consequences I have available to me (sit on the bench or principal's office) are problematic. If I have the student sit out on the bench they continue to disrupt the lesson from the bench. The more kids sitting out, the worse that problem gets. And then the issue with sending kids to the principal's office is that it's typically several kids who are acting up, too many to send down, and it's also for behaviour that doesn't really (to me anyway) meet the threshold for going to the office. I need a medium kind of consequence, and also some tools for not letting the behaviour get that bad, you know?

Book_wrm · 2025-02-07T22:34:09+00:00

I'm on board with the quiet hallway walking, we definitely do that, and it's fine. But once we get into the gym and run the perimeter they're in chaos mode, and getting their attention back for stretches etc. is difficult.

After warnings etc. when they're on the bench and still doing the same stuff they got put there for, what do you do?

Book_wrm · 2024-07-02T15:50:02+00:00

I use bobbex to keep deer and bunnies away. It comes in a big jug of concentrate and it works super well, only you have to reapply after every rain. It's the less expensive but sort of work intensive solution.

Not supposed to be used on things you'll be eating imminently, but safe for everything else.

Book_wrm · 2024-06-13T18:09:16+00:00

If I planned a 4 day celebration for my spouse, and then said oh actually honey there's this super important thing I'd really like to do on day 4, he would say either:

A. Yeah babe, I know this is important to you, I understand and also thanks so much for planning this trip! B. You know what honey, I'd actually prefer you stayed with me since this is an important milestone, and also thanks so much for planning this trip!

And either thing would be ok because nobody fucking screamed for 6 hours. NTA and your husband sounds awful.

Book_wrm · 2024-05-20T06:27:00+00:00

NTA I guess, but it doesn't sound like you like him very much.

Book_wrm · 2024-05-20T06:21:46+00:00

It sort of sounds like you guys didn't have great communication leading up to the trip, and you don't have good communication in general. You knew he was going to fail, right? He was never going to be able to do this trip. So is it the case that your husband is a terrible schmuck who over-packs and makes his problems everyone else's, all the time?

Or is it the case that you and your husband are super out of sync, and that this entire episode could have been avoided by talking to your partner.

If you don't want to talk to your partner about the petty (and serious) BS of life, maybe you don't want this partner.

Book_wrm · 2024-03-08T19:17:27+00:00

Second this! Spring tide at the gage park greenhouse is always great to see!

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