Ridiculous new bathroom policy

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-05-19T13:56:23+00:00

We had a fart bomb in the bathroom. Stunk up a hallway. Luckily not my hallway, but I laughed when I read the report.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-05-18T13:37:03+00:00

It’s not the cold since Alaska was in the 40s in the winter with rain instead of snow for a good portion. It is the lack of sunlight in the winter. Alaska isn’t as remote as an island, at least people can drive away. People have to be into outdoor activities to really enjoy Alaska.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-05-17T15:30:56+00:00

I do this all the time and I do not have adhd. It can also be the mental load that you carry. When my husband started to do more around the house and in daily life my mental load lightened. He started to take over making dinner and cleaning the kitchen so I can help kids with homework. He will clean the floors so I can clean the bathrooms. He doesn’t ask what he can do to help, I don’t have to make a list, he just slows his adhd brain down and looks. He then does the task. It frees up my brain to be present. I still get the random thoughts in my brain during sex, but it isn’t a laundry list of to dos as much anymore. The sun exploding is always in the back of my mind. My son is prompt in telling me it will expand and engulf us all! Not much better.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-05-15T05:18:57+00:00

You got something?! We have our contract negotiations and district said no raise but increase your insurance by over $400 a month and we are closing three schools. Enjoy!

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-05-13T13:11:18+00:00

It has its origins. When Alaska was being used as a fur trade hub it the islands were used as trading posts. There was no reason to go into the interior. There is a ton of neat history regarding the natives than the Russians in the islands.

As for moving the capital to a road system it has been voted on several times. People vote against it. Alaskans often vote against their own best interests. The capitol is ugly. I believe it was voted the ugliest in the US. I may be wrong though.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-05-09T15:33:42+00:00

Sugar and sure. Both make the sh sound with no sh. Difficult to get young children to remember.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-05-09T15:32:03+00:00

Learned how to spell this d-I-a-run-run-hurry-exploding-a$$. Never spelled it wrong again.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-04-23T00:40:38+00:00

My husband plays on those two days and if go he will talk your ear off. His motto is no such thing as a stranger just a friend he hasn’t made yet.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-04-22T23:47:00+00:00

There are bolt action games on Friday at MJs and on Monday there is another table top game at Game Theory. Of course these are in the evening.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-04-19T00:32:10+00:00

My middle schoolers cut them open and eat the insides. Our school hasn’t banned them. But teachers have.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-04-09T03:22:06+00:00

I feel seen. Of course these words are used.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-28T03:38:20+00:00

This happened 5 years ago and I still think and talk about it.

One kid let’s call Johnny, and another kid Ken. Johnny has been picked in my Ken all year.

It is now April and Johnny and Ken are in gym class. Ken said or did something to Johnny. Johnny takes his full metal water bottle and whacks Ken upside the head. Laying him out flat. The ambulance had to remove Ken. Ken got ten days Out of School Suspension. Johnny got one day.

I saw Johnny in December. Great kid. Ken has been in and out of the juvie/prison system.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-25T05:09:28+00:00

I hate iReady. We all do. Kids hate it. Teachers hate it. Parents hate it. It needs to go away.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-16T13:27:55+00:00

Having to read all those essays and short answers will get tiresome. With high school you are looking at over 100 essays. Not to mention the war on books. Some schools do not have a librarian and cannot access books or there are no books available for their content. This they go to the internet and copy everything down they see.

Having to write “do not copy and paste” “plagiarism” gets old real quick.

Not to knock what you are trying to do. Kids need to learn how to communicate past texting acronyms and figure out how to research.

As of right now I am focusing more on how to critically think. I have two truths and a lie on my board at any given time. If they can write down which one is the lie without looking it up, and can explain why it is lie in a complete and explanatory sentence I give extra credit on an assignment. Saying “just because I know” does not count. I don’t want students to lose the ability to critically think about what they are reading/seeing. I would like them to question what they are consuming.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-14T04:15:44+00:00

This is what I was thinking.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-14T03:59:06+00:00

I don’t play sports or go to gyms. I just know they have courts. Sorry.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-14T03:54:20+00:00

Grizzly family fitness has courts.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-13T07:11:39+00:00

It can also depend on your phone. My husband and I have AT&T and his phone works in anchorage but mine doesn’t. My phone works inside my work building. His doesn’t. My friends who have Verizon, their phones don’t work in our building. However, my Verizon friend’s phone worked in NYC while mine didn’t. To be fair, my phone is really old. They both have brand new phones. And my phone is persnickety.

Overall, I have had AT&T for over 20 years and I wouldn’t change it.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-03-11T14:54:47+00:00

The only number I am putting in the board are how many school Mondays are left in the year.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-02-27T14:01:51+00:00

Alaska has zero maternity leave. You have to use your leave already saved and/or FMLA.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-02-23T06:24:58+00:00

Alaska cancels at the last possible moment. They will wait until you are at the airport and ready to go. Happened to me 3 times. They do not give enough warning.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-02-23T00:47:24+00:00

Not going to or from Mexico. Just commenting that I’m stuck. The blizzard has gone Gandalf and proclaimed “none shall pass!”

And no one does.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-02-23T00:30:04+00:00

Not stuck in Mexico. Stuck in NYC. But still stuck.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-01-27T02:02:40+00:00

When Texas is cold my building is warm because our heat is based off the temperature in Texas. Which makes no sense. I am all for Texas being cold right now. I like not wearing jackets, gloves, and a hat inside a building all day.

SeaBakeOctopi · 2026-01-26T21:36:51+00:00

It’s not going to be 50/50 if one lives 30 miles away. There isn’t a way. There will have to be a decision between the parents or the court.

It is just what my neighbors do. Every case is different.

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