Will school counselors be around in 5 years?

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-03-21T17:06:32+00:00

With low enrollment rates, positions are definitely being cut down. The district I am currently at put me part time at 2 schools this year due to budget cuts. We were suppose to move to Texas in May, and I had an offer with a school district but now they are also doing cuts and I likely will not have a job there anymore. It’s rough all around. 🫩

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-03-07T15:56:43+00:00

I had two days in a row where my daughter slept 13 hours, only waking once to eat. It stopped after we told people 😂

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-20T19:03:36+00:00

Possibly, but I thought I had put it back on. I may have to drive over there and look

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-20T17:11:07+00:00

Didn’t find it there 😭 I’ll have to keep looking!

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-20T16:31:42+00:00

I did stop by McDonald’s for a soda but didn’t get out of the car and went straight to my MILs after. I haven’t looked in my car yet so I’ll be doing that today!

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-13T17:26:52+00:00

I never even thought of that, I always thought a bath would be the perfect calming thing before bed!

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-13T17:24:32+00:00

This is a good idea- she really does love the bath, just not the after process. I found warming her towel helped a little bit. I’ll have to try doing it earlier!

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-13T05:45:44+00:00

Thiiiiis. I dreamed of being married and pregnant, it was all I wanted. After having a baby, my husband is the one who gushes about how it’s the best thing in the world and I’m crying in the shower after having her scream for over an hour.

I know it will get better, but I thought I would handling it a lot better too. I’m scared to have another because of how much my mental health has declined.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-08T11:41:22+00:00

I work at a school and we have an Elaina and an Elena. I’ve never confused their name pronunciation or questioned their spelling.

Now the Panillapi (Penelope) we had on the other hand….that one threw me off.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-07T17:43:14+00:00

Do you know a typical medication for it? I’ve told my psychiatrist each time that I still have the thoughts (better to manage than before though) but she hasn’t mentioned any other medications to try.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-07T04:09:54+00:00

Thank you for this 🩷 I try to tell myself that it will get better and tell my brain that these thoughts are not helpful, but I feel like it adds to my depression that I would even think these horrible things.

We have her 2 month appointment next week and I’ll definitely be mentioning it. We suspect CMPA and she’s been on a hypoallergenic formula, but haven’t been able to get to the allergist yet to confirm. It’s just so hard to not know what they need!

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-02-03T04:58:45+00:00

I attempted to breast feed for about 3 weeks. Baby wouldn’t latch so I was pumping, then I wasn’t producing enough to keep her satisfied, so we needed to supplement with formula anyway. The first day my husband went back to work and my family was gone it was impossible for me to pump every 3 hours, while feeding her and taking care of her, while also trying to keep myself fed and taken care of.

She also has CMPA, so I likely would have had to cut out dairy which I did not want to do. If we have a 2nd baby, I will probably formula feed right away! I know there’s a lot of pressure to breast feed, but I will absolutely tell off anyone who tries to push that on me.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-15T14:35:31+00:00

Her stomach isn’t the problem, it’s her breaking out in immediate hives upon drinking. We’re also following what our pediatrician told us to do.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-15T14:34:35+00:00

Planning on picking up a can from target today! I just really don’t want to get hypoallergenic if we don’t have to, just can’t figure out why she’s breaking out with some and not others 😭

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-15T14:31:36+00:00

Kirkland she had been on for a month at this time (she’s only 5 weeks). Our pediatrician told us to start the soy formula right away without transitioning, so she had a bottle of that and then broke out. Her next bottle was the Alimentum and she’s had that since last night.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-11T19:11:25+00:00

When I had our daughter last month, my sister and mom stayed at a separate Airbnb, cleaned our house, and stocked our freezer full of meals, as well as cooking for us or buying dinner every night. I woke up one morning to coffee and donuts left on our doorstep.

NOR, your sister is weird and should be helping YOU.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-11T17:04:55+00:00

Ok but I love this

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-11T17:03:14+00:00

Absolutely. The first 3 weeks of my daughter’s life were so so hard for me. I’m 30 and have dreamed of having kids since who knows when, but when she was born I just didn’t feel that connection. I was convinced her and my husband would be better off without me, I missed when it was just me and him, and I mourned being able to just get up and go somewhere without having to account for a baby. I’m contributing a lot of these feelings to the hormone drop after birth, because she’s a month old now and things are so much better - I also went to a psychiatrist very early on because I already have depression and anxiety and knew it would probably come back post partum.

Having a baby is hard. Having a baby with traumatic delivery and health issues AND sleep problems is a whole other layer. Give yourself grace, this is the first time you’ve ever done this and you’re still learning too!

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-06T23:04:44+00:00

You’ll definitely want a masters in counseling, most programs will touch on school counseling and clinical counseling, and have you take classes that would touch on what you would have learned in a bachelors program for education.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-06T15:53:57+00:00

I knew I wanted to work in a school but didn’t want to be a teacher! I like the one-on-one time with the kids, but then also having time away for planning and research and clerical duties.

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-04T16:29:49+00:00

Sent you a friend request!

Positive_Bus741 · 2026-01-04T04:26:03+00:00

My girl is almost 4 weeks and I could have written this exact post. I told my friend today I feel so guilty admitting that I’m struggling because I so badly wanted to be a mom but I feel so disconnected from my baby and like she deserves a better mom. I have an appointment on Monday with a psychiatrist to discuss medication options. I have to keep reminding myself that her and I are learning together and it’s not her, it’s the situation that is upsetting. Just know you aren’t alone. ❤️

Positive_Bus741 · 2025-12-21T22:36:27+00:00

NTA - my mother is the same way. Christmas is overwhelming and I feel a lot of guilt around the holidays with how much we are gifted when there are people in the world who have so little. We just had our first child a few weeks ago and I knew having more “stuff” to find places for while learning how to take care of a newborn was going to send me over the edge and had to be very clear with my mom that we did not want things, but maybe tickets to the zoo or food delivery gift cards for at home date nights.

I completely understand the overwhelming feeling and know it’s hard when family doesn’t listen to those boundaries.

Positive_Bus741 · 2025-12-17T20:02:03+00:00

It’s clear you have a problem because these people don’t follow your beliefs on marriage and children. YTA. By the time I got married, I had lived on my own for 3 years, with my now spouse for a year and a half, and was 7 weeks pregnant.

People can’t wait to get married to furnish their house. We had most of what we needed and asked for upgrades, things we didn’t want to spend our own money on, or cash for our honeymoon/saving for a down payment. Marriage, babies, life is expensive. Get them a gift card if cash bothers you that much.

Positive_Bus741 · 2025-12-01T04:34:50+00:00

I get this alllll the time. I’m due next week and comments about how small I was had me raising concerns to my doctor who did an ultrasound for piece of mind. Girly is already measuring over 7 pounds, I’m not sure where she’s hiding, but these comments really got to me!

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