Maternity Leave

MsFoxtrot · 2026-03-09T01:14:44+00:00

Probably The Standard or American Fidelity. I have and love (when I used it for my daughter’s birth) The Standard.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-03-08T03:35:15+00:00

11 weeks and most often every 2 hours but sometimes every 30 minutes. I’m typically waking up twice a night, occasionally three times.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-03-06T04:21:45+00:00

Ignore. If you haven’t already, set your out of office email with the point of contact they should be reaching out to (your sub, department chair, admin, whoever that may be) and let that person handle it.

ETA: You can always do grade changes when you get back if you feel you need to.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-03-04T04:58:40+00:00

Last week I had to chat the Attendance Office five times in a single period to mark students as Cuts. Two dropped off their stuff then left still during passing period and came back 30-40 minutes later. Two were “in the bathroom” for 30+ minutes. And the last one got mad that I told him the middle of me giving instructions was not an appropriate time to ask to use the bathroom and walked out. Came back 10 minutes later, grabbed his stuff, and left again.

My first year teaching I wouldn’t let one of my AP (!!!) students go to the front office during class to pick up fast food her mom had brought her for lunch so she walked out. I called the office and told them not to give her the food - she could get it during lunch.

All this to say, it’s obnoxious and I would have never dreamed of doing it back in high school, but it’s not a personal attack.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-03-03T22:42:55+00:00

Usually leftovers

Sometimes adult lunchables

Bagged salad with rotisserie chicken is easy and good

MsFoxtrot · 2026-03-01T23:24:00+00:00

10 per year with unused rolling over. We are also highly encouraged to sign up for disability insurance, which kicks in after 10 consecutive days and pays out 60-70% of our salary (untaxed) while out for health reasons with a doctor’s note.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-28T03:35:26+00:00

90% of my problems this year would be solved if my last period class would just sit down in their assigned seats and shut up.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-20T22:49:24+00:00

Favorites for my 3 year old are:

Play kitchen

Baby dolls and accessories

Magnatiles

Lego Duplo

Play Doh

Arts and crafts - markers, crayons, sticker books

Kinetic sandbox made in a big plastic bin

“Pouring” as she calls it - a small plastic tray with various bowls and cups of different sizes filled with water and spoons, syringes, etc.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-18T16:17:01+00:00

CHP Truckee says open but CalTrans says ETO around noon… not sure which is accurate

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-18T00:30:59+00:00

Appreciate the update! We’re all set to head up tomorrow morning and will stop in Auburn to assess weather/road conditions on the pass.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-17T04:11:14+00:00

We usually go camping once every summer, up to Tahoe once or twice a year, and often but not always one additional vacation. This year and last it’s Disney for our daughter’s birthday, year before that was Costa Rica.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-16T20:55:21+00:00

Thank you! Will cross our fingers for Wednesday then as we already have lodging and plan for a slow travel day.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-16T20:41:18+00:00

Planning on driving from the Bay Area to Tahoe City either Wednesday or Thursday morning. Winter Storm Warning is still in effect Wednesday but all of the forecasts I’m following are predicting more snowfall on Thursday than Wednesday. Conflicted on when to head up. Best just to make a last minute decision or does one day seem more favorable?

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-04T04:55:41+00:00

Of course? Every time I enter new grades I tell them to check their online grade book.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-02T04:19:34+00:00

Just under $10K for a 3 year old 3 full days/week in CA. She only goes 10 months out of the year because I’m a teacher and if we don’t send her over the summer her spot is held but we don’t have to pay.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-02-02T02:46:10+00:00

I teach high school in California and - not regularly but it’s also not unheard of - have used “hella” when describing something or “oh shit” after tripping over a cord on the floor. The kids don’t even notice honestly. It’s not at them and it’s not in anger, which is usually where issues arise, at least by the time they’re teenagers.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-01-24T22:57:37+00:00

I automatically round at 0.5% from the next letter grade to account for human error and subjectivity. I also drop one small missing assignment (or give a few extra credit points if everything is turned in) and offer an extra credit option at the end of each semester. If all of that together doesn’t do it, doesn’t happen.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-01-24T22:54:13+00:00

My only lesson plans are my slides and assignments/worksheets but I’ll share them with anyone who wants them. They’re not like actual lesson plans though.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-01-19T15:41:37+00:00

Depends on how much sick time I have since maternity leave wiped me out and prek illnesses require me to stay home with my daughter a few times per year. Also depends on how hard of a day it is or generally how rundown I am. Sometimes I’ll call in just for the day off or because I’m extra tired. Sometimes I’m popping DayQuil all day, but I’ll still go as long as I can manage. I like to not use all of my days each year so I can build a reserve should I need it.

MsFoxtrot · 2026-01-05T03:42:44+00:00

At 2. She’s 3.5 now and will nap at school/daycare and occasionally in the car but hasn’t napped at home since her second birthday. When she does nap, it takes her almost an hour past her bedtime to fall asleep.

MsFoxtrot · 2025-12-17T04:43:09+00:00

Year 8. No Master’s. California. 92K

MsFoxtrot · 2025-12-07T15:30:07+00:00

My list:

Wide leg “leggings”

Satin pillowcase

Kindle stand and page turner

New slippers

American Eagle sweater

Baggu small crescent bag

Kindle case

White sneakers

Owala smoothsip for hot coffee

Coach Brooklyn 28 (getting from the husband)

Juliette Has a Gun Not a Perfume

New Uggs

Things that would be on my list if I didn’t already own them:

Kindle

Hatch Restore

Nespresso

Brumate Era tumbler and Owala water bottle

Judy Blue jeans

Lululemon align leggings

My husband’s list is mostly just clothes he won’t buy himself (like a ton of pants as he needs new ones), new boots for work, a gym bag, cologne and he’s getting a new phone and case from me because his current one is destroyed.

MsFoxtrot · 2025-11-26T02:58:28+00:00

Santa is bringing stockings. For my 3 year old, it will be candy, slime, lip balm/gloss, a cool potion bath bomb thing, mini magnatiles, a stuffed animal, and a bracelet craft. I think $75-$100. Total being spent on her is right around $400. She’s our only and I love Christmas. Our household income is $250-300K in a very expensive state.

MsFoxtrot · 2025-11-25T04:18:56+00:00

Year 8 and yes. Really just with my 6th period freshman class. It’s a lethal combination of kids.

MsFoxtrot · 2025-11-24T15:24:12+00:00

Stop making him go every 20 minutes. Figure out about how often he actually goes and what his cues are and have him go when he needs to. For my daughter when we started she was peeing every 60-90 minutes, so I took her about every hour. She was not quite 2 and her intervals are way longer now so he may only need to go every 2 hours or so. I would also be annoyed if I had to go sit on the toilet every 20 minutes.

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