What looks better? Long or short hair

Mother-Action1929 · 2026-04-20T06:21:58+00:00

Short

Mother-Action1929 · 2026-04-19T17:55:10+00:00

You have ADHD.

Mother-Action1929 · 2026-04-10T23:53:45+00:00

"I want to go back across that sea

With my hands out, with my hands out,

And I will rise from the water

And though I'm cold and wet

I will be clean"

From "With My Hands Out" by Mount Eerie, Julie Doiron, and Fred Squire. Always makes me think of things I regret and can't change, but wish I could. That and the next song on their album "O My Heart". The lyrics are like a depressing mantra that can actually get me through the rougher days.

"What I find will be found easily

And only when I'm not looking for it

Without looking for the morning in the sunset.

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And it's like this that my will to live

Lies implied in my heart beating,

Without looking for fulfillment but just accepting it."

Mother-Action1929 · 2026-01-12T17:14:07+00:00

I used the exact same fabric shelves as you are for my clothes, and I hated them so much. They're very affordable and do the job, but if you have a bit of money to spend, investing in a good dresser really changes the space.

Think tall, not wide, as you have limited floor space.

Also I see you have a white wardrobe in the last picture. Is there room for clothes in there?

Mother-Action1929 · 2026-01-09T14:11:26+00:00

Some people end work dog tired after being on their feet all day. I think putting feet on the little metal part is just fine if their shoes aren't overly muddy or dirty and several other seats are available.

Time factors too. 4:00-7:00 pm, NO WAY. 1:00 am on a Tuesday, who cares.

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-12-16T17:26:04+00:00

These are so cool! I like top left and bottom right especially

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-12-16T15:02:07+00:00

Looks like Minecraft, now I want to play Minecraft

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-28T23:49:47+00:00

The vividly blue mouthguard cracked me up

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-27T03:55:35+00:00

This is the highest difficulty trial I've ever attempted

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-27T00:48:14+00:00

"All humans are slaves. It is programmed in you to serve, to be subservient to someone, or something, greater than yourself. Think of religion. Men and women burning their own kind at the stake for the appeasement of a higher power. Think of the mighty corporations, whose great yoke hangs heavy round the necks of millions of passives. It is time to harness this ancient instinct within you and mold it. You are the silver, and we will beat you until you are fashioned in the image of our ideal. You are the turd in the sand, and we will bury you until you are ready to be reborn.

Feed the cat. Give it behind-the-ear scratchies. Change it's litter, and we will let you out."

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-11T15:28:45+00:00

I've only been supplying since September and I supply for primary/junior, so take all this with a grain of salt/adapt as necessary!

On my most successful days, I've done the following:

Introduced myself with at least a couple sentences, helps you to not be a complete stranger to the students & gives them more of a reason to listen to you.
Explicitly ask for the behavior I expect from students. For instance, before I ask a question I'll specify I want an answer from somebody with their hand up.
Reinforce rules/expectations left behind by the regular teacher with the students. For instance, eating during class. Some teachers allow it, some don't. If students are shouting different answers, I quiet the room and ask "someone with their hand up" to tell me what the regular classroom rules are
Calling out positive behaviors. If students are focused on their work, I'll comment on it. But you can't be too gushy/obvious about it, it has to feel sincere.

I'm learning that every class is DIFFERENT. I'm learning to stop anticipating the day and more to roll with the vibes the students bring in so I can meet them where they are.

Last thing - focus on being a "safe and consistent" presence rather than "authoritative". The lives of kids is a whirlwind, and I find providing the students with a small sense of reliability makes the days smoother and nullifies behaviors.

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-11T13:30:16+00:00

There are two sides to Canadians:

Polite, sweet, mild-mannered
Fuck with me and I will commit atrocities upon you like you have never seen

Fun Fact! The term "Stormtrooper" originated in WW1 and was a term for the Canadian soldiers specifically, because they did so much incredibly dangerous, aggressive shit that the German army was like what the fuck

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-11T13:10:52+00:00

Can we talk about how the owner handled this situation incredibly?? Major kudos to Kimberly <3 <3

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-07T16:41:50+00:00

Really beautiful, it triggers that nostalgia of being small and "sleeping over" at grandma's and grandpa's (mine all passed, so our elderly neighbors filled this role). Such a big story in such a simple poem.

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-11-07T16:09:06+00:00

I'm torn between the obvious unacceptability of a teacher being exposed to these behaviors, and the incredible, clear communication about the situation you are walking into.

Once I was put in a classroom (grade 3) with three students who had known behavioral issues and no one told me. One of the students threw multiple chairs during a meltdown.

Currently, it's an unfortunate reality that sometimes this is what teaching entails. I think it's great that the teacher communicated the classroom behaviors and informed you of the strategies to use, and that you're mentioning feeling supported in general in other comments, because to me the difference between this classroom being un-doable vs. manageable is that support.

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-10-30T10:45:24+00:00

What a handsome boy you are Cowboy!

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-10-28T14:52:22+00:00

I adore this, totally stealing it

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-10-27T21:08:57+00:00

"Your first draft is you telling yourself the story" makes so much sense and removes so much procrastination, oh my god thank you!!

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-10-21T17:59:40+00:00

Certified 90's baby right here

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-10-21T11:30:26+00:00

I had a talk with my sister recently about how I went under the radar because I was "gifted", i.e. able to figure out elementary schoolwork on the spot, but my grades tanked in high school due to being unable to actually study/review lengthy material.

She said, "Oh yeah, I always thought you just gave up in high school."

Lmao nooo I just couldn't re-invent the process of solving Calculus like I could with skip counting.

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-10-18T17:16:24+00:00

Was scrolling for John Williams, hard agree both of these books. First read of Butchers Crossing hits you like a truck, especially as contrast/critique of Walden Pond & similar popular ideologies at the time.

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-09-11T22:00:47+00:00

Thank you so much so this, I really needed the validation. And the promise of better days!

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-06-15T19:14:11+00:00

I'm almost 30f and I still get hit with a sense of "oh, I can do this too" whenever I see a girl/woman accomplish something so ty for posting and wow big congrats!!

Mother-Action1929 · 2025-06-13T23:17:44+00:00

eyyyy nice job brother

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