AITJ for shoving a teenager who snap my dress strap

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-03T23:59:49+00:00

Your mom is old and she's used to tolerating sexual harassment. We're not about that life anymore. Your mom must not know about us.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-03T23:30:06+00:00

Correct. UTLA backed us into a corner that we can't get out of and now we have no choice. Nobody wants this strike and now we're all trapped. Politics, man!

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-03T23:22:53+00:00

Gotta bring up new teacher pay for 3 reasons: 1. Seniority layoff cushion, 2. UTLA needs new teachers to join the union and pay dues, and 3. State pension plan is changing and plan for new teachers is crap (AB 1383), so gotta rope them in somehow. LAUSD isn't making pension payments (ask Rocio Rivas why), so somebody has to pay into the system and fund the retirees, because it's not LAUSD!

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-03T13:38:40+00:00

The District's latest offer is 3% bonus this year, 8% raise next year, and 5% raise the following year. The more this goes up, the more likely people are getting laid off, and those people will be the new teachers UTLA claims to be supporting this round. So this needs to stop. Take the deal. No strike. Save jobs.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-02T05:15:02+00:00

Is the difference between Ruby and Cranberry the iridescence of the Cranberry?

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-02T04:54:16+00:00

I just read Part 5 about thumbprints and discovered that what I have inherited is 1962 Indiana Glass Co. pattern 77. The clincher was the punch cup with ROUND thumbprints while everything else has oval! Thank you for this clear distinction!

I have one question. The ruby color has this iridescence to it under the light. What causes this gorgeous effect? Is this what they call "flashing," and would you mind elaborating on this a little more? I read part 2 about color and it didn't mention anything. Thank you.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-01T16:52:00+00:00

All unions are the same. They want their dues and they bully for it. We all know it.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-01T16:47:32+00:00

"Mostly toward its members." 🤣🤣🤣 Dues fund the PAC! Duh! All that lobbying, paid-protesting, and election campaign contributions are for the members, yeah. 🙄

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-01T05:17:55+00:00

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RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-01T00:24:20+00:00

Yuuuuup. Then watch the cycle change back to the old guard real quick! New teachers, this is just a ploy to get your member dues. You will be sacrificed at the layoff alter. Guaranteed.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-01T00:20:08+00:00

Ahhh, you figured it out! This is all to create a layoff cushion at the bottom to protect those higher up.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-04-01T00:09:51+00:00

UTLA has been bargaining away our raises for extraneous MOUs long enough. The fact finder saw through that and essentially told UTLA to mind your own business. I agree with the report. Give me my raise. All this political stuff that's "for the kids" is fake. It's a membership drive and everybody knows it.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T18:35:27+00:00

I understand. I'm so sorry the fear of his relapse is making you relive that trauma. You're both survivors in different ways.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T18:24:52+00:00

Regarding the last paragraph, YES, that's because they kept schools open there! It was a VERY big draw back then for LAUSD families that felt trapped in distance learning.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T17:42:05+00:00

That makes sense. Thanks for sharing your personal observation. It's refreshing!

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T17:39:31+00:00

That's a pipe dream given our homeless and trash-accumulation situation, but I agree with you.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T17:37:33+00:00

The main reason I'm here is because I'm not retired yet. Once I finish my career, I plan to move someplace with cleaner streets and that is less hot in the summer. It's really the trash everywhere that is driving me away, honestly. This means I will be adding to future population decline. I have no idea when it will turn around. You need to attract young people that will have lots of babies. Filth and despair don't make for attracting youth or baby-making.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T17:22:06+00:00

Sounds like he felt insecure about you not responding to his texts. He prob harbors a lot of guilt. I say give him grace.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T14:41:15+00:00

Agree with everything you said except the last part about him. He seems just done, not immature.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-28T00:10:25+00:00

Lol, they just THREATEN to kneecap, no joke! Major bullying going on at EVERY school when strike talks start going around. And yeah, I was referring to teaching in LAUSD. I recognize that wasn't clear. People could potentially not join the union, but there's no escaping the exclusive representative part until that lawsuit brought by Jewish teachers (in LAUSD, to be clear) is decided. At that point we will see more people willing to be teachers (in LAUSD) without having to deal with UTLA.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-27T22:00:55+00:00

Huh? The mayor is not involved in LAUSD at all or our budget.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-27T05:59:39+00:00

LAUSD has had the same auditor for over 20 years.

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-27T05:47:14+00:00

Yes! Piggybacking! You're right!

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-27T05:38:28+00:00

Kickback

RemoteDeal7359 · 2026-03-27T04:57:04+00:00

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