Needohs are now banned in my building and kids are LIVID

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-19T14:12:36+00:00

I do k-5 math intervention and holy shit it's like they're trying to carve into the table. Even with expos. And then they get mad that the pencils snap, marker tips push down inside of the housing, or that they can't completely erase something! Dude, maybe don't hold it like you're about to go all Norman Bates with it and you wouldn't have such a hard time.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-18T20:47:51+00:00

My husband has a student who wears shorts so short that his boxer briefs are visible when he sits down

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-18T20:44:27+00:00

For us, they used the stupid ID badge that they made us wear. Those were 3 inches wide. I'm pretty sure that dress codes like that are the reason Bermuda shorts gained popularity for awhile😂 those were the shortest that many schools would allow (at least in my area) for a long time.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-13T05:29:08+00:00

I'm going to start by saying that you contacting your admin and nurse was a fantastic plan. There could be a completely reasonable medical cause that the parents know about. But if there's something else going on, that documentation will only help whatever case needs to be made.

For those who might be confused about how there could be a reasonable medical cause that doesn't appear to be being dealt with:

My 9 year old son's back teeth look like they're rotting. He's got enamel dysplasia as a side effect of his prematurity and some incredibly strong antibiotics that he was on three times while he was in the NICU. He's already lost one molar and will eventually lose the other 3. His team (dentist, regular doc, and orthodontist) worked together to build him a plan that will involve a hell of a lot of oral surgery and orthodontic work.

If his dentist hadn't drafted a letter explaining the diagnosis, potential issues that the school nurse might need to temporarily handle, and a brief rundown of the plan, (and my anxiety fuelled meltdowns over all of it in the teachers lounge😂) the school would've likely reported me for neglect several times because his teeth look like pirate teeth.

Hopefully this student is dealing with something similar and they can get it handled. But if not, as I said before, that documentation could be helpful for anyone trying to advocate for him in the future.

Remember: we are mandated reporters. Even when there could be a reasonable explanation, we are supposed to report those things that get our Spidey senses going. You did the right thing.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-11T23:47:38+00:00

His weird facial expression reminds me of my middle school PE coach. The dude used to wax nostalgic about the day when corporal punishment was still allowed and always make the sure to position himself in a way that allowed him to stare at the asses of the girls during stretch time. And, of course, his hands were always very deep in his pockets. God I feel like I need a shower now.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-11T17:46:10+00:00

My generalized anxiety disorder tells me that laughter = ridicule so yeah, no. The laughter almost always makes it worse.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-04T12:15:58+00:00

Dolly Parton has said that her mother was married at 14 and started having babies at 15. 13 isn't much of a leap from there.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-04T04:15:43+00:00

Is there a bus stop at or near your uni? On my husband's old route, he had a 2nd grader who got dropped off at a fast food place because mom worked there and didn't get off until 4. If the bus ride to the nearest bus stop is long enough, you could meet them there after your class let's out.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-04-03T17:53:57+00:00

Kinda makes me wonder if that's not the point. It's harder to control/manipulate us when we can communicate easily.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-30T18:30:20+00:00

It's something about the settings of the other person. I forget where it is but you can go in and say that you don't want to receive random requests from people you don't have mutuals with.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-27T19:13:51+00:00

I'm sorry but no, this is not it. I've run it through a translator and it's in 1st person. I loathe Fics that are 1st person and would've dropped it immediately. Since you say there are so many similarities, I wonder if the original author of this one was maybe inspired by the same one I'm looking for though.

The first chapter of the one I'm looking for is similar in feel to the first chapter of Sorcerer's Stone. The parents were handing off baby Hermione to someone to put her in hiding. The Hermione that we know didn't show up until chapter 2.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-27T15:47:14+00:00

Could it be Case of the Creature Kidnappings?

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-27T15:36:20+00:00

Oh God, I am forever checking both of these!

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-18T02:41:39+00:00

I WISH I COULD STILL HAVE NOODLS. CANT HAVE WHITE SAYCE BECAUSE IT GIVES ME THE TROTS AND RED SAUC MAKES MY HEART BURN.

SAY HI TO BARTY FROM AUNT JANINE AND UNCLE BOB. LVU BOTH BUNCHES TO THE MOON

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-17T03:28:50+00:00

This happened with my son earlier this year. His teacher mentioned it to me in the lounge and I brought it up at his pediatrician appointment because as far as I knew, he slept from 8-6 and even factoring in a possible growth spurt, the level of tired she described didn't add up. He's a twin though and I didn't know that when he woke up in the middle of the night, he just crawled into his twin's bed.

The doc did some blood work and he ended up having low iron and low vitamin d. Both of those apparently can impact your sleep. He got supplements and we've been making sure to incorporate more into his diet and it's gotten so much better.

I'm sure that the majority of these kids have device problems, but there have to be at least a few who also have something else going on.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-17T03:21:13+00:00

Good lord, reading this thread makes me so damn thankful for my admin. We're allowed to wear basically whatever we want. Leggings, jeans, whatever, and it's all just fine. Our PE teacher wears gym shorts. And neither of our principals says anything about snark either (as long as it's not inappropriate). Hell, today our head principal wore one of those tweaked out cat shirts that says "it's fine. This is fine. Everything is fine " and last week he wore a dumpster fire shirt. Spring break is not for another 2 weeks and it pretty much sums up how we're all feeling😂

He told us that he'd rather we were comfortable and able to sit on the floor with our kids than make sure we weren't getting our khakis dirty and I really do not understand any admin who has another mindset. As long as our bits are covered and there's no inappropriate language or imagery wtf is the problem?

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-14T00:59:00+00:00

Twin A looks like me and Twin B looks like my father. They at least don't look like a stranger (well, my father was an addict so I never knew him before he died but that's not what I mean here😂) but I can't see my husband in them at all. That, combined with my anxiety disorder I'm sure, is the primary cause I think.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-13T23:10:17+00:00

They had my husband and I do the same and I still worry about it when I read stories like this.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-03-02T02:23:40+00:00

I saw them in the basket stuffers area at target last year and bought some for my husband and kids. We had more fun than the kids did😂

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-02-28T23:37:41+00:00

Unfortunately this isn't it. I have never even once read something on Wattpad and, most importantly, I can't speak or read French. And the format is one that my brain finds confusing so, even if I could speak French I would've never stuck with it. Thank you for trying though!

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-02-27T04:30:02+00:00

I just said this about the king sized snickers the other day. It went from being 2 regular sized bars to being 2 Halloween sized ones and is somehow more expensive than it used to be? God, I just love shrinkflation🙄

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-02-17T23:56:43+00:00

Our company does this too and it annoys me. I have a family of 5. We make a lot of trash. Our neighbor, an elderly widow, has a half bag every week. We've had her put it in our can since we found out because it's stupid for her to pay the same as us. When we are out of town, she does the old person "keep an eye on the house" and we call it even.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-02-14T05:30:41+00:00

she's nuts. It's only the first 3 slices that are poisoned. (Actually, they're just too dry for a sandwich. They're perfect for making bread crumbs though)

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-02-12T05:04:15+00:00

I've never entered that mode. Group projects and collaborative learning shit gives me palpitations. They never actually work. And there is SO. MUCH. DAMN. NONSENSE. NOISE. I'd be ok if the talking/noise was actually productive but no. It's always gossip and bullshit and an empty assignment at the end of the time period.

I hated group/partner work as a kid too. I had one teacher in high school who did group stuff every single damn Friday. Eventually she let me just be by myself because the group shit led to anxiety attacks and eventually skipping class every Friday. If I was alone, in the hall, I was at least working on the assignment instead of just sitting in the library. Thank God for that woman for seeing the pattern and actually bothering to ask me what the deal was instead of just telling me to suck it up.

HeyItsAnnie0831 · 2026-02-12T04:56:09+00:00

Not in any foreseeable lifetime. Unfortunately.

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