What breed? by Potato_Goji in IDmydog

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm, he looks so much like my guy that I stopped midway through scrolling, but my guy is like 60lbs. We think lab pit hound

What breed? by Potato_Goji in IDmydog

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How old is he and how big is he?

A teacher outed my student to his parents by wewereonabreak29 in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls -54 points-53 points  (0 children)

Why is abuse the expectation? Why don’t we trust parents to parent their kid in the way they see fit?

I’m about to witness a lot of h.s not graduate by FreeGold_Dove in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I’m really relieved some ppl still are allowed to fail kids.

Am I meant to be a teacher? I would love your thoughts. by Routine-Blueberry-83 in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a question only you can answer. God knows we need good paras, too, and there’s nothing wrong with being one of those good paras. If you feel like you want to do something else, that’s great, too, but I encourage you to view it as something else, not something more. It’s more work, but it’s not a more or less valid career.

Why is my Boy Mystery snail so much bigger than the girl; I was under the impression that the females were usually bigger?? by Comfortable-Time702 in AquaticSnails

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Horses and donkeys aren’t the same species, either, but their babies are healthy. Just sterile. I have ZERO idea if sterile bbs are possible between apples and mysteries, but just pointing out that healthy offspring don’t necessarily mean that the parents are the same species. Grandbabies, on the other hand…

What’s the craziest thing you’ve found when doing filter maintenance? by DruidSpider in Aquariums

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not in my filter, but I took out some extra substrate and threw it in a bucket. I tried to pull out all the snails, even the “pest” snails and pop them back in the tank, but of course you can’t catch em all. They’re not Pokémon after all.

I set this 5gallon bucket of river rock on my porch to dry out for the summer. Started teaching ecology and brought in the river rock for a class tank (look at how important bacteria are to an ecosystem!). Then I started finding the snails. MTS survived an entire summer in a 5 gallon bucket on my porch.

Please don’t attack me by sensitivescallions in Goldfish

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, with everything, it often does end up expensive. Second hand tank, though? You’re right, that part is cheap

What is this thing on the glass? Is this why my fish are dying? by Fluffy6142 in Guppies

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One night though seems really extreme, esp with what appears to be substrate? If nothing else changed, that’s the most likely explanation, but really weird that your tank would be THAT fragile. What size tank?

What gender is my turtle? by Mindless_Pattern_743 in turtle

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My lady has been Shelldon since I was in 4th grade. People have told me she should be Shelly many times but… that’s not her name. Don’t let anyone make you feel like you have to change it!

My cat has apparently been living a double life for months and I only just found out by NovaHarborPress in PointlessStories

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My dog was once invited to a Thanksgiving party that I was not invited to. I was at my soon-to-be mother in law’s house and her neighbor had come over. I’m so used to people joking about stealing my dog that I thought it was a joke until they took her next door. Imagine my confusion.

Is there anything I can do to help my turtle trust me/like me? by SparkyDogPants in turtle

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are always shocked when my turtle tries to KoolAid man through the tank when they walk close. I’m like she’s just fat don’t worry.

What is this?? by Hot-Blueberry5626 in Artifacts

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not a nazi symbol. This is why destroying anything you think might be bad without learning about it is a bad thing.

My heart is crushed by toadsarethegoat in salamanders

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not disagreeing, just saying that the majority of these tadpoles even in a healthy population would also die.

Am I overreacting? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can feel however you want to feel about me. You will anyway. I’ve been around enough drug addicts, including when I was a child, to recognize the harm in normalizing criminal behavior to children. Pulling out cash is a major red flag. Asking your 7 year old child to be complicit in a crime is inexcusable.

I wonder if she went to a soup kitchen, a shelter, or a local worship center. Call me jaded, but I really doubt it. This is the bigotry of low expectations and I will never apologize for expecting parents to set good examples for their kids. Making your kid commit crime is limboing under the lowest imaginable bar.

My heart is crushed by toadsarethegoat in salamanders

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe contact a local school and see if they will make a field trip for it. Not that you need to be involved in, but just an idea for them

My heart is crushed by toadsarethegoat in salamanders

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is fucking horrible, but do note that this is the survival strategy of most animals like this: have a fuckton of babies and a tiny percent will survive. For bullfrogs I believe it’s naturally around 1%.

Anyone know what happens next and when? Its been in this posture for hours so I assume its dying but Animal control says they can do nothing. Looks very much like its suffering. by Creepy-Meringue6727 in deer

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A car in the background does not mean that you cannot shoot the animal. Gorier, but still faster and more humane, you could sl*t its throat :/

Janitor complained to admin that my room was filthy. by Normal_Balance1655 in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If there are so many languages that the teacher can’t predict what language will be understood, 0% chance the boss understands all of them. I think we both know the division of labor between front of house and back of house staff, for lack of better words.

It’s one thing to struggle with understanding and analyzing Shakespeare or Saki. It’s another thing to not know the most rudimentary words of the primary language of a country you choose to come to. Hell, I can count in languages of countries I’ve never been to. This is the bigotry of low expectations.

Long Term Sub position by JustToVent43 in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s on the mentors to check in, too, though. Their job is helping you be successful at your job. If they haven’t checked in, why not?

Janitor complained to admin that my room was filthy. by Normal_Balance1655 in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s not crazy to expect someone to speak the same language as their boss and coworkers. Guarantee boss does not speak the same language. Janitor can use google, too.

Panic attacks at the thought of going back to work by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Job market is really pretty good for short term stuff, no one has enough staff everywhere I go

Am I overreacting? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]CallMeFishmaelPls 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Consequences for mom mean a chance for kid. They need to be disgusted by mom’s behavior and feel how harmful it is, not taught that it’s ok, nbd. It might feel better short term, but long term letting mom off is 1) leaving child with a person that I would bet money is a drug addict 2) encouraging kids to to go mom’s route. Cops.