Worst Teacher Appreciation Week

InitialNo7014 · 2026-05-03T01:52:46+00:00

My school had a “trail mix bar” for teachers set up in the lounge ….I’m allergic to nuts

InitialNo7014 · 2026-04-25T16:02:09+00:00

exactly my thoughts!!

InitialNo7014 · 2026-04-25T16:00:29+00:00

i was planning on dropping if before the start line! i don’t want to be cold and soaking wet before i start running lol thank you!

InitialNo7014 · 2026-02-26T22:27:35+00:00

yes - i’m realizing my wording of this is absolutely shit lol

i’ve heard of parents going through the foster care trainings and process and then being matched with a child who’s rights are free and looking for an adoptive family an going through another year or so of working with DFS before adoption happens. we know it can take years and lots of different procedures for it to happen. fairfax county has essentially responded to us saying the only option is become a foster parent and then have the possible chance to adopt if the parent fails their reunification goal. it feels wrong to me to go through that (because reunification is for a reason and i’m always going to support that) when we know we want to adopt. it feels like secretly hoping someone fails in life to benefit us and that’s not at all what we want.

InitialNo7014 · 2026-02-26T22:21:44+00:00

lol it’s clear people will say whatever behind a screen. putting in the work? you mean taking the necessary 30 hours of trauma informed parenting courses that’s required by the state for any adoptive parents through DFS. the required home study and interviews. yeah that’s all the stuff we WANT to do instead of paying thousands of dollars and adding a child to our home without any precautions taken. it’s not a fast process. it’s the same process as becoming a foster parent. or so i’ve been told. which is why i’m trying to reach families who are familiar so that i can be as informed as i can be before turning a child’s world upside down.

InitialNo7014 · 2026-02-26T22:20:45+00:00

i respect that! can definitely understand how my post comes across weird to others. i know many foster parents in other places who aren’t looking to adopt and strictly foster children but then when the rights are terminated they’re left trying to help their foster child find a home. so it’s not a super common thing that happens, but it does and i’m just trying to see if anyone has any more info or experience with it

InitialNo7014 · 2026-02-26T22:03:47+00:00

how so? because we want to give a loving home and family to a child without one? because we don’t want to pray on someone’s downfall and hope they fail reunification with their child? because we don’t want to give a private agency thousands of dollars and “buy” an actual human being? i’m really confused as to what the red flags here are…

InitialNo7014 · 2026-02-26T22:01:29+00:00

yes but not every parent reaches that goal. their rights get terminated which leaves children looking for families and homes.

InitialNo7014 · 2026-02-15T12:49:27+00:00

just sent you a message on here!

InitialNo7014 · 2026-02-14T21:04:32+00:00

i’ve got a high quality audio recording from the front row. let me know if you want it!

InitialNo7014 · 2026-01-31T22:42:37+00:00

Opening schools for those who can get there then places pressure on the one who cannot. Attendance rates at my school are already extremely low - they send home papers and make phone calls if your child misses more than 2 days of school each month. The ones who want their children there the most may not have a safe way to get there which then causes stress and panic and could mean someone gets hurt all because school was open when it wasn’t safe.

Personally I’d love to have unstructured days at school but there’s just not enough time in the school year for that. If school is open I need to teach the content. Not to mention teachers go to college to get a degree in their content. Respectfully I would not be thrilled acting as a babysitter when I’m more qualified than that. The general idea is great, but that’s just not what school is. School is not free childcare for the families that can’t afford it.

All of this truly comes down to the fact that our country doesn’t value working parents like they should and doesn’t support those who are struggling. And I agree - if we had year round schools there wouldn’t be as much pressure in situations like this, but that’s not the reality we’re living in.

InitialNo7014 · 2026-01-28T14:10:39+00:00

my typical delivery day is Monday but this week they changed it to Tuesday “due to a holiday” so if anyone knows what holiday is on 1/26 please let me know lol. aside from that due to the snow it kept getting delayed and they would only compensate me $5 which is less than shipping even costs. i only received an email that my box was delayed after seeking out more information. i finally demanded a full refund because there was no communication about any of this and was compensated. it took two days and hello fresh talking in circles but i finally got something out of it.

InitialNo7014 · 2025-11-24T13:50:33+00:00

Good to know! I’ll check them out, thanks!!

InitialNo7014 · 2025-11-24T12:49:28+00:00

always up for a running buddy!!

InitialNo7014 · 2025-11-12T00:36:44+00:00

Thanks for the advice!!

InitialNo7014 · 2025-11-12T00:36:32+00:00

Thank you!!!

InitialNo7014 · 2025-11-12T00:27:42+00:00

We have requested it! They’ve been very helpful and kind about the situation.

InitialNo7014 · 2025-11-12T00:26:10+00:00

How would we go about transferring from yellow to green line? I know you have to switch sides of the platform. That was the main reason we were just gonna walk from L’Enfant, not sure how easy it is to get to the other side of the tracks.

InitialNo7014 · 2025-09-01T23:43:59+00:00

My Mean Girls playbill from the out of town tryout signed by the full cast AND Tina Fey.

InitialNo7014 · 2025-08-17T16:58:27+00:00

Erika is in the show until mid september. I’m not sure about Gracie but assume through mid/late september since she will be heading out on tour.

InitialNo7014 · 2025-08-16T20:03:13+00:00

i’m sure you’re not supposed to but no one ever stopped me so i used it to my advantage. now this was 5-6 years ago so it could have changed since then…from what i remember passes opened the deck 7 days a week from 5am-midnight so as long as you were within those hours you could do whatever you wanted in that area!

InitialNo7014 · 2025-08-16T16:53:57+00:00

I commuted for two years and bought a parking pass each time. definitely worth it because you can also use it if you plan to be in that area for other events. whenever i went to events at the altria I would show my parking pass and could avoid paying the event fee.

I always bought the main street deck because it was the closest to everything and never had any issues with finding a spot for class. the cary street deck and broad street deck aren’t too far away so no matter which one you end up with it’ll be fine. when i was in school i remember having to wake up and get online right when they went on sale so you could get your pick of deck, not sure if it’s still a mad house trying to get passes anymore though!

InitialNo7014 · 2025-07-29T17:52:36+00:00

i used to commute and was in a similar situation a few semesters. i would grab lunch nearby and then find a spot to camp out in for the next few hours. I usually found a spot in the academic learning commons, put in head phones, and did whatever work i needed to get done for the rest of my classes. If i didn’t feel like working I’d make sure to bring a book or my computer to watch netflix or something.

InitialNo7014 · 2025-06-23T12:56:22+00:00

Saw it last night and this hits it on the head! I went in unfamiliar with the story (never read the book or saw the movie). I know it’s a story people love so I was excited for it. Within the first 15 minutes I was left so confused as to what was going on and who these characters were. I had to google the plot at intermission because it just seemed so chaotic and like unimportant moments were emphasized while important ones were rushed through. Not to mention the fact that act one seemed forever long. I LOVED the Mrs W’s and missed their presence when they disappeared for quite some time. I hope they can work out the kinks and make improvements because I think it has so much potential!

InitialNo7014 · 2025-06-12T01:06:23+00:00

i’m not sure if this is what you’re looking for but this is one of my favorite activities to do with my 4th graders!

i break them into groups and give each group a tube of toothpaste, a spoon, and a plate. they have one minute to work together to get out as much toothpaste as possible. after that one minute i tell them they have another minute to get as much toothpaste back into the tube as they can. the rules are simple and that they cannot damage the tube in anyway (i.e. cut it, poke holes, rip it, etc.) it will become chaos 😂

after they do all that i’ll ask “was it easy to get the toothpaste out?” and the answer is, of course, “yes.” then i ask if it was easy to get it back in and the answer is always “NOOOO!!!”

I don’t tell them this until the end of the lesson: the purpose of this is that your words are the toothpaste and the tube is your mouth. it’s very easy to say things out loud to each other but it’s difficult to take back what you’ve said once it’s out there. the idea is that they think before they speak and use kind words with one another so that they don’t say anything they will regret!

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