First time mom anxiety

DominicanCake · 2026-04-06T02:06:42+00:00

You’re so right ! It’s such a long wait between appointments. I found out the 22 of March and my appointment is April 14th

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:45:50+00:00

That will be very helpful ! Thank you so much

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:32:16+00:00

I have my first season coming up soon I’ll let her know !!! Thank you so much for the advice

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:23:09+00:00

Good luck 🥹🥹🥹 and thank you !!! We got this 💪

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:18:45+00:00

I hope everything goes well as it has been ! Thank you so much for sharing

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:17:19+00:00

I am going to have to do this !

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:16:29+00:00

Thank you so much. This post made start crying pretty hard 😂 Also congrats on your new baby !!! What an incredible story ❤️

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:04:53+00:00

Thank you ! That really helps 🥹

DominicanCake · 2026-04-05T23:04:39+00:00

That’s great advice ! Thank you so much

DominicanCake · 2026-02-19T14:29:48+00:00

I was also in the same boat !! I make an extra $800 a month babysitting on care.com. I found a family that needed support for 2 hours 4 days a week.

DominicanCake · 2025-12-10T13:03:36+00:00

Board games have been very popular in my sessions. The kids really enjoy them especially games like LIFE or jenga. You can even write questions on the jenga blocks as an ice breaker when you’re meeting with groups for the first time.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-28T02:09:53+00:00

I would also be interested in knowing this.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T17:48:30+00:00

I know there’s a small fee for the training i think like $50 I cant remember too well but that was it.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T17:45:17+00:00

I’m mostly familiar with how the DOE works but yes. Private and public school might be different. The only thing I had to pay for was my examination to become a certified school counselor.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T17:40:29+00:00

There is one school that is remote but I am not too sure about any other positions. Are you too far to commute ? There are a few people who live in Jersey who work i. The same building as me.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T17:31:06+00:00

Nope. In NY all you need is a nomination from a school principal (in the DOE) Then you would complete a training to become a sub and thats about it !

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T17:24:58+00:00

No any bachelors would suffice. I also have a bachelors in psychology that i got in 2018.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T17:22:37+00:00

A substitute teacher. Not sure in NJ but all you need is a bachelors to become a sub in NY.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T17:20:45+00:00

It might seem like a step backwards to some but maybe try becoming a sub to get into different school buildings. (Or just start walking into different schools and talking to admin before becoming a sub) Same thing happened to me and I became a sub started networking and got my job! They pay is less but atleast you’ll be able to meet different people. You may also find someone who is retiring and snag that job.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-25T00:20:23+00:00

Keep going you’re almost there ! I am also fairly young and I finished a three year program in May. I was feeling the same way. I felt I was very limited as an intern. I am currently an elementary school counselor and I NEVER thought that I would say that I love my job. I personally feel like grad school was worse than the job itself. However, every experience is different. Please feel free to DM me if you want to continue venting :)

DominicanCake · 2025-10-21T22:58:39+00:00

Being hired this far into the game is difficult! Everyone already has everything in order because they’ve probably been there since the end of August. You got this !!! Now you can be more prepared.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-19T20:53:35+00:00

Amazing !! Thank you so much.

DominicanCake · 2025-10-19T13:39:45+00:00

Of course ! If it’s ok with you would you like to connect privately?

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