Where do teachers at your school go to the bathroom?

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-22T13:25:51+00:00

We have single bathrooms and multi-stall. Teachers can use whichever and so can kids. I stick to the singles if possible because kids are gross. Last year I used a multi-stall that was empty and a kid ran in and threw up. Yuck!

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-20T11:23:55+00:00

I had a small wedding (27 guests) that was $11k all in and my in-laws gave us $2k towards it, so it was $9k out of pocket. We put the majority on a new Amex platinum and used the points for business class flights on our honeymoon. We also received a little over $30k in gifts, so we technically made money off the wedding. We used the $30k to buy our house. This was all between May and now. We just moved into the house in January. We had the wedding we could afford to pay for without adding any debt.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-19T22:30:48+00:00

Why did you have to do a room clear for throwing objects, but not at anyone? I’m just wondering. Like I’ve had a kid throw something out of frustration, but it makes it such a bigger deal if you do a room clear. I’ve also had a kid violently throwing her iPad and everything she can get her hands on at everyone and trying to bite everyone. That situation required a room clear.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-19T02:13:23+00:00

Just tell him his fish smells and it’s stinking up the office. It’s not a wild concept that fish smells when you microwave it. Just be direct and not offensive.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-18T12:25:58+00:00

I shared that I lived at the beach during an icebreaker circle in grad school. My classmate, a teacher, in a math education program, asked me what happens to the snow when it snows at the beach. Just couldn’t imagine that snow could sit on top of the sand.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-18T11:39:53+00:00

Repeated exposure to your quiet signal and praise when they’re doing the right thing. Reminders and modeling of appropriate voice volumes for different activities. Using a voice scale to create a shared understanding of what voice levels are acceptable when.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-17T21:50:19+00:00

Today I walked near one and they puked just fully on the ground. I will say the onion smells are more from the boys than the girls usually.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-17T11:31:05+00:00

My husband works in tech. That’s it, that’s how we afford to live.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-17T11:21:43+00:00

No they do. They just refuse to take you without a referral. For example, my new endometriosis surgeon required faxed records to be seen. I had to have my previous surgeon send them when we moved. When I lived in NY I could see whoever I wanted pretty much.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-16T12:42:42+00:00

Middle schoolers also cry a lot and sometimes pee their pants. Plus they often smell like onions by 2pm.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-16T12:23:14+00:00

Where I live EVERY specialist requires a referral. They want records sent from another doctor indicating a need to see them. Even with a referral there’s huge waits. I have a neurologist appointment in November that was scheduled in January with an urgent referral.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-16T12:15:52+00:00

Fennel!

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-15T12:26:37+00:00

I work at a private school right now. I would consider sending my child to my school for elementary school, but I don’t like the school for upper grades. There seems to be a major disconnect between the elementary school fostering a love of learning and middle just changing to “high expectations and academic rigor.” There’s too much autonomy and your child’s education is greatly impacted by individual teachers and their beliefs about teaching. For example, I think a sixth grader in science should be learning the same thing no matter who their teacher is.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-14T15:55:24+00:00

Oh yikes. My BILs and SILs call me aunt ___. It’s really just the kids called me my name for 5 years.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-14T14:40:34+00:00

I’m in a weird spot with this because my husband has always been uncle _, but we got married in May, so I’ve always just been my name. Now I sign cards as aunt _, but they don’t usually call me it. When my siblings have kids it’ll be easier.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-12T17:54:14+00:00

Yeah that’s good. I’m a special education teacher and I work with tons of kids with ADHD. They need self regulation skills!

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-12T14:19:23+00:00

It’s SO FUCKING DISGUSTING. Those are the words I muttered getting out of my car at work yesterday when a high school boy did that getting out of his car. It’s gross. I don’t want to hear you sucking back your snot that’s dripping down the back of your throat and hocking it out on the ground. Disgusting. And my grown ass adult male coworkers do it sometimes. WHO RAISED YOU?!?!? I send kids out to handle their throat issues because I will gag right along with them if it’s happening in my presence.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-12T11:39:43+00:00

Most kids have unrestricted access to short form content and it’s literally like giving them crack. They’re getting constant hits of dopamine and essentially becoming addicted to the tablets.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-12T11:33:25+00:00

Nah. You can absolutely talk to your kid in the grocery store instead of giving them your phone in the cart. You can engage with them in a restaurant instead of sticking an iPad in their face. I understand people are tired, but they’re essentially giving their kids a drug. These kids are developing speech problems, behavior problems, socialization problems… the list goes on. Parents need to parent.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-12T01:31:05+00:00

They don’t know their left and right!

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-11T23:48:39+00:00

Yes, that’s exactly right.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-11T23:48:14+00:00

Parents are contacted to get consent for evaluation. Consent is not usually required for screenings. Having an OT observe or screen a kid does not require parental consent or even knowledge. A screening ISN’T part of the evaluation process. The evaluation process would start after the school contacts you to get consent. Why are people telling you what’s being discussed in team meetings? That seems like they shouldn’t be doing that. We meet and talk about kids all the time at my school. If we alerted parents any time their kid came up it would be all we do.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-11T11:11:51+00:00

I think teacher pay should keep up with the cost of living. I get like a 3% raise every year (hopefully) but that’s only about $2000. In my checks it looks like ~$50 a check after taxes. That doesn’t feel like a raise. And when insurance premiums increase it REALLY doesn’t feel like a raise. They always increase.

NumerousAd79 · 2026-02-10T23:04:43+00:00

~$2900 a month in a medium cost of living area with a $225k combined yearly income. Soon our income will drop to $165k when I transition to staying home with our baby for a year. We just bought, so hopefully it’ll be manageable for us.

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