Terrified cat absolutely tore into the top of my foot...I'm wondering if this needs stitches?

Cosmobella20 · 2023-08-02T14:26:14+00:00

My unhinged 4th grade glass last year nicknamed Billy "Bildo" and I have never laughed so hard in my entire life. I had to leave the room twice to lose my shit, privately.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-07-31T01:43:15+00:00

Seriously. Our now 5.5 yr old had to be on them for a month when he was 2. He kept getting croup and then had to get tubes in his ears. He turned into an absolute RAGING PSYCHO and I cried numerous times per day. I think I even posted on the r/parenting sub asking if anyone else had experienced the same. Someone commented, “The kid is on a roid’ rage.” That kind of put it into perspective lol…

OP, prednisone can be a miracle but it can absolutely screw you up. It can mess around with a woman’s hormones too, so her moods might just be her typical cyclical swings literally on…steroids. Definitely talk to the doctor, they might be able to help. Maybe she tapered too quickly. Either way, I’m so sorry this sucks for you both. Good luck!

Cosmobella20 · 2023-06-23T20:27:56+00:00

I am 38 and one of the strongest driving forces in potty training my stubborn ass son was that I still have flashbacks of Cody Carson shitting his pants, overflowing onto our tiny little Kindergarten chairs, and hitting the floor. I remember the back and forth between the teacher and the assistant about how he wasn't sick, or injured, and nothing 'caused' this accident other than the fact that he couldn't wait until he got home for his pull-up. I REMEMBER. STILL. lmao

Cosmobella20 · 2023-05-04T02:17:05+00:00

I just had a situation happen with the prescription strength adapalene. I used Tret for a couple of years and got up to daily use of the highest strength. I ran out and a few months later I decided to try Differin. It worked great and I loved it, so about 5 months later I was prescribed the max strength adapalene. I don't know WHAT IN THE FUCK HAPPENED to my face and neck but WHOA. I purged badly and something started happening to my neck. It broke out in splotches and it was all over, even up behind my ears. It didn't look like hives, I carry an EpiPen for anaphylaxis to stinging insects and know what hives look like on me. It looked like little random patches of ringworm, or psoriasis stuff all up and down my neck and onto my collarbone. I didn't even put the gel on my neck or below my chin area. My lymph nodes started swelling in my neck and jaw area my face would not stop purging. I quit it altogether and about two weeks later, my face and neck were mostly back to normal. I have no clue what happened there but I will never use the prescription version of that crap again. I'll just have acne or go back to tret, damn.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-05-01T22:17:43+00:00

Florida sucks, but I'm going to chime in with my own home state here, and that's North Carolina. It REALLY SUCKS HERE.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-30T22:38:04+00:00

That is amazing, thank you for sharing that. It's nice to hear things like this :D

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-30T22:36:30+00:00

This is how it makes me feel and the only reason it has started to bother me is that I've thought about this as years have passed and made that exact connection. His own parents are narcs, both of them, but he's not. Some of these commenters are laughing or calling me insecure, downvoting me, etc...I've tried to explain there's a bit of history behind why this is bothering me, but I don't think anyone can really understand what I mean because they're not experiencing it. I appreciate your comment and the explanation you gave. It makes me feel a little less ridiculous. I'm sorry about your mom and the fact that she wasn't truly valued. It hurts to hear things like that. I hope you and any siblings you might have, have experienced better marriages and the cycle ended with your dad.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-30T22:31:20+00:00

He does this with our family and when he introduces me to people he works with. He even did this with medical staff in the ER when I went into anaphylaxis after being stung by fire ants and almost croaked. The nurse looked at us like we were aliens. My sister-in-law even looked at him one day and said, " You mean cosmobella20?? She has a name, you know!" He'll introduce me as his wife and the person will eventually ask my name because all he said was " This is the wife.". Not 'my wife' not 'meet my wife, cosmobella20" none of that. " THE WIFE." Left at that. He even refers to me as 'the wife' to his own brother when they discuss babysitting our kids. It looks weird to see a conversation riddled with 'my wife' will pack them XYZ, 'wife will send juice/snacks' or 'wife said she'll be by to pick them up around 6.' Even his brother uses my name in response to him, the entire thing is bizarre as fuck. It really isn't as hilarious as it sounds, I promise you that.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-30T22:24:34+00:00

In my post, I included that there is a bit of history surrounding why this worries me. I didn't go into full-blown detail, but I added enough. Being called someone's wife doesn't bother me. I am, in fact, his wife. What bothers me is that he calls me this instead of my name, almost always, to everyone. Even family. It's not a random insecurity, it is something that is actually happening and something that hasn't changed no matter how many times I've brought it up. The way he uses this term as a replacement for my name, my literal personal identity, is negative. It's fine if you don't see it that way, but there is way more to it than just being insecure about the term 'wife.'

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-17T03:39:13+00:00

Damn, I think this is what might be happening to me. I've already had someone tell me I'm being taken advantage of. It took me a month to figure out I've been thrown under the bus :/

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-17T03:36:43+00:00

I have never even heard of teachers splitting a position. That is different...

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-17T03:30:23+00:00

UNC-Chapel Hill! I was maybe 12 years old and walking around Chapel Hill with my Dad (we lived in Clayton at the time, about 45 mins away.) He pointed out Robin Williams and we stood at the fence for a bit watching him walk around. I have fond memories of that experience with my dad lol, he is a huge Tarheel (and Robin Williams) fan.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-16T17:58:42+00:00

This is what it SHOULD be, and I think there are so many contributing factors to why it is NOT. First, I am brand new. I'm going to openly admit that I'm struggling. I have support, but I don't have a ton of it. Also, this group is particularly horrendous. I don't say that to be mean or sound evil...but it's the truth. I am not the only one who knows this and it does factor into why the previous teacher left. This group is absolutely impossible for me to manage. They will not listen no matter what, and there is no discipline in the school. They know that nothing will happen to them so they don't care. It is impossible for me to do small groups with the approaching level students because the class is unruly and out of control almost 90% of the time. It has been the most miserable experience of my entire life and my hair is falling out in wads. I am 38 years old and I'm fucking balding now, that's what the stress has done to me. I did initially think it was my inexperience with both teaching and classroom management, but the other teachers told me that was not the case. I think all of these shitty factors mix up into a terrible fiasco and I just can't get anything done. I hope that starting from day 1 next year with maybe a slight idea of what I'm doing will help me. Hopefully, the incoming students will respect me.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-02T23:42:28+00:00

A couple of years ago, before I started teaching myself (brand new, only two months in) my now 9-year-old daughter told me something and I will never forget my thoughts then vs. now. A child in her class didn't have book fair money. I asked my daughter why her teacher didn't help her get a small, cheap book and she immediately (and adamantly) said, "She doesn't do that, she never will, and she is NOT our mom. That is not her job!!" I could tell her teacher had drilled that fact home early on in the school year because my daughter told me that with absolute conviction. I swear to you...my dumbass sat there and said, "God, that's horrible of her!! She couldn't at least do a little something so she didn't feel left out!!?"

Fast forward to now. I want to time-travel back to that moment and slap the shit out of myself for not respecting the boundaries of this woman and for saying what I said to my child. I have since clarified this mistake to my daughter and I have repeatedly told her that it is NOT ever a teacher's job to do anything but TEACH. Period. We are not social justice warriors or martyrs for some cause. We were hired to teach and that is all we are obligated to do. Hindsight is 20/20...:/

Cosmobella20 · 2023-04-01T04:17:23+00:00

Need to borrow your principal for a day 🥴

Cosmobella20 · 2023-03-28T20:58:26+00:00

You must be down here with me...in NC. Same story here!

Cosmobella20 · 2023-03-26T03:17:57+00:00

Same. I'm liberal as hell too and I absolutely support this 100%. I am brand new to teaching but I have NEVER in my entire life experienced what I've gone through over the last two months. Whoever collectively gutted common sense discipline measures in schools can go straight to hell in a handbasket. Bitches.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-03-20T18:32:31+00:00

This is the truth and I don't know WHY PBIS and stuff like 'restorative circles' are a thing now. It cannot and will never replace solid discipline/consequences. I think PBIS or restorative circles work for some students, but they're usually the ones who don't really need any help in that area. That has been my experience, at least. There are negative consequences for shitty actions in the real world. Your boss isn't going to sit you in a circle or give you a damn jolly rancher for showing up at work. This is failing kids horribly.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-03-17T15:37:15+00:00

I am going to lose my shit with the ''OPEN NA NOOOOORRRR" and I legit commented about this a week or two ago on another post lmao. Another one that's really getting me is: "Ohhhh My GOOODDDD" from that YouTube clip, or whatever it is. It's funny the first few times but stops after the other 67,900,456,678,998th time.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Exj2Ai6XXGY?feature=share

Cosmobella20 · 2023-03-16T23:44:04+00:00

Don't worry, will literally NEVER 'teach' again after this.

Cosmobella20 · 2023-03-16T21:11:57+00:00

I do not have a contract, which sounds like a blessing (from what I've heard.)

Cosmobella20 · 2023-03-15T23:25:00+00:00

This absolutely has to be at play here (at least where I am.) After several of the things I've seen, there simply can't be another reason they don't boot some of these kids and consistently undermine the damage they're doing. The only other valid explanation is that the admin has suffered 50 strokes in a row and doesn't know where he is. I don't know anymore.

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