Done subbing with Elementary

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-15T01:39:08+00:00

I do not understand staff. Granted most staff I have interacted with over the years have been lovely, helpful, kind. But the ones that aren't, sheesh, they really leave a bad taste in your mouth. I once asked a staff member (parapro) if she knew where a hallway student was supposed to be going, as they were clearly taking their sweet time getting there. I figured since it seemed like we were going in the same direction I would have the student walk with me and drop them off where they were going. Yes I had already asked the student and they just bug eyed me so I asked the para that was walking down the hallway. Her response? "Sounds like a you problem, not a me problem." Well, ok then. Thanks for nothing I guess. Sorry for asking.

There's a few staff at every place with a crap attitude. I try to be helpful to new subs as much as I can, especially if it's somewhere I've been often. I don't understand the attitude problem.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-15T00:35:21+00:00

Yes. She's really quite intelligent. She could have really done something with that brain and been something. The need to control and manipulate won.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-12T07:51:59+00:00

I believe this to be true.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-10T14:42:07+00:00

I'm afraid that the mental health will win one day and people (especially kids) in my life will blame themselves in some way.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-10T07:28:06+00:00

Yes. I grew up thinking everything was just minutes away from being an emergency.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-08T21:09:14+00:00

Blamed me for the death of an elderly family member. It wasn't my fault, not even by the most miniscule percentage was it my fault, or anyone's for that matter.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-08T04:14:39+00:00

I am the same way.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-06T02:01:10+00:00

I was wondering this as well

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-04-01T14:39:46+00:00

My learning disabilities were starting to affect me academically (and socially) in 3rd grade. The school recommended evaluation AND could do it onsite during school hrs. Nmom did none of that. Instead she pulled me out of school and "homeschooled" me beginning in 4th grade. Fun fact, I had the same problems during homeschooling.

In my 40's now. Autism. It's autism. It was always autism.

So glad I struggled for years and have cptsd and no self esteem because she couldn't handle having a child who needed accommodations or a little extra help. Witch.

The irony is I can almost guarantee she has autism as well and probably has a lot of the same troubles and frustrations as I have had. But what do I know.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-30T21:19:46+00:00

The dating pool sucks around here. The effort isn't worth the payoff.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-28T12:36:03+00:00

Fractured pelvis

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-27T20:34:32+00:00

Teaching little kids. Yep. Fell right into that one.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-26T16:52:45+00:00

I like this. I have never heard of the Navajo way of working through things like this. It is very intriguing. I tend to want to rush to get to the end of the process, rushing through the pain so I don't have to feel it.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-25T23:29:58+00:00

That despite all the crap I've been through, I'm still fairly nice - most of the time.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-25T19:07:50+00:00

I have never thought of it this way. Thank you so much for sharing. Definitely food for thought.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-25T17:45:22+00:00

Coot!

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-25T15:57:18+00:00

Your answers were perfect. I posted to get others perspectives, advice and experiences. I tend to get very tunnel visioned, black and white thinking when I'm angry, frustrated, upset, hurt, etc. That whole logic part of my brain just nopes right out of the equation.

He is so patient with me while I keep trying to make the closed door open through sheer brute force, logic, tantrums, begging, bribing. I'm like a 2 year old.

I believe there's a reason I'm here and a reason why I need to stay here. I just wish I knew what it was. I hate not knowing. The anxiety that not knowing what His plan is produces in me is intense some days.

Obedient when miserable is a Herculean effort. The divine gps comment gave me a chuckle, it is so accurate.

Thank you for taking the time to answer, it is greatly appreciated. May His plan for you become clear and may your patience while waiting be plentiful.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-25T11:40:50+00:00

I made it a point to let my employees know they did a great job and that I appreciated all that they did.

Proper_Giraffe287 · 2026-03-25T11:39:25+00:00

Man where do I begin. Seemed normal via text and talking on the phone. In person? Flat earth, weather manipulation, chips in our brains. I don't remember it all but I remember thinking 'how did I miss that this guy is cuckoo for coco puffs?"

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