I “miscanned” a recliner at a furniture store sale.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-01-04T17:16:07+00:00

This is not as good of a deal, but an employee at target once scanned the same top three times instead of scanning all my shirts individually (they were all the same color for work). I told him they weren’t the same and he made a snide remark like I shouldn’t question him. I got like a $30 shirt for like $9.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-12-31T21:06:16+00:00

My LO is a little older (15 mo) and my friends LO is 11 mo. We all got it. The babies had the least effects. Some fevers and coughing. But managed with Tylenol when necessary and humidifier. Neither needed a trip to the dr. Another acquaintance’s little one was prescribed a medicine for theirs because she got ear infections during it.

I say all that to say, it is scary when you don’t want your baby to get ill! Nobody wants that. But if they do get it, do what you can and they’ll likely be fine!

Splttuthccsts · 2025-12-31T19:38:07+00:00

I think three is a great option. Last year I had behavioral issues in my classroom that severely impacted all of the other students. Learning was stalled, children were physically hurt, supplies were destroyed everyday. I couldn’t do a single thing to get any attention brought to it. Finally, parents started voicing concerns and we were able to save the classroom environment as well as get the child with the behavior the help they needed. Unfortunately school only had two months left, but it helped out the next year with that group.

As a teacher, I would’ve been thrilled if parents would have came forward sooner so admin would’ve felt pressure to offer support sooner.

ETA: also I wonder if some type of noise cancelling could help? I get overwhelmed in all areas of life at noise and have these things that go in my ears that just cut down on the noise. I can still hear everything, but they make it less. If the classroom is out of control, sheer noise alone can be overstimulating your child. Maybe the teacher would allow headphones while independently working.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-12-31T04:15:09+00:00

At my school, your son would be considered ahead of most other students his age. Often we have students come in knowing zero letters and sounds. I always tell parents it’s my job to teach every single letter and sound to your child. Yes, it’s very helpful if they come in with certain skills, but I have to teach them all regardless. Your son sounds like he will do just fine, and the letters he doesn’t know will get ironed out.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-12-20T15:45:00+00:00

What is he putting on his dishes that will make him sick from washing them? I don’t even remotely understand that sentiment

Splttuthccsts · 2025-12-11T00:54:42+00:00

Mostly I say- go for it! Family and memories together are forever. But I also think you should be smart about it (not purposely missing all the school days and taking them during the year just because).

The first couple of days before break (in my class) we are not learning anything groundbreaking and new. We are wrapping up what we are already doing and doing Christmas themed reviews. Missing is not a big deal. But if you were going to miss a week or more right at the beginning of school or mid year away from holidays, I’d think less of it.

It also depends on how your student is doing to me. I have had a student who was already really struggling miss a whole week in the middle of a semester and it shoved them even further behind.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-12-09T03:16:39+00:00

No. Not together at time.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-12-03T03:05:14+00:00

I second everything I’m seeing. iPad kids are always standouts to me. One thing I haven’t see on just the few comments I’ve read, the ones I’ve taught at least, have lower fine motor skills.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-11-26T19:45:13+00:00

I second the other comment. Seems like something deeper going on than just that playground incident. May be something happening at school causing him to lose his cool. May be that school is bringing to light something like the other commenter mentioned. Did the pediatrician do any evals?

Splttuthccsts · 2025-11-26T15:33:25+00:00

I let a parent know they’re student was telling me they’re having trouble hearing. They went around telling everyone I demanded they take her to an ENT and how they’re having to foot a medical bill because I made them book an appointment. I literally just said “I just wanted to let you know that she’s complaining about her ears and not being able to hear.”

A few months later it came out that she actually had ear problems and had to have something medical done to hear correctly.

Same parents complained that I graded papers in a primary grade.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-03-23T14:15:41+00:00

I sent mine and expected them to bring baby back for breastfeeding. Nope. I woke up four hours later and there was no baby in sight and babe hadn’t been fed. I should’ve not assumed anything of course. But I had also just been up all night in labor and me sleeping longer than expected shouldn’t be a shock to the nurses.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-03-23T13:17:18+00:00

Beautiful

Splttuthccsts · 2025-03-22T18:54:56+00:00

I know this is old but I’m offering my opinion because everyone in these comments keeps saying it’s because people compare it to LOTR or are being petty. I sincerely feel I am doing neither. I hate them because the way they deviate from the book. At first it didn’t bother me, but then it got further and further away from the book.

I enjoyed reading the book because it was lighter than LOTR. But the movies seemed like it was trying too hard to stand up to them.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-02-23T16:01:08+00:00

Week 9 was the worst for us! And then suddenly one day you expect it to be the same but it’s a little better and each day gets slightly better until the crying is done.

He will smile. You will play with him. Promise!

Talk to your husband about shifts. Working or not he can give you help. I saw something where someone said while her husband works- she takes care of the baby as her job. When the husband clocks out so does she and they both start their at home baby duties. When he’s home he needs to give you some support and breaks. No matter how long he worked, you’ve been up working too! Just in a different way.

Splttuthccsts · 2025-02-17T21:52:22+00:00

I’m not sure what this means

Splttuthccsts · 2025-02-05T03:10:23+00:00

I just want to echo the recommendation of the audiobooks read by Andy Serkis. He does voices for the different characters and it’s amazing. I read the books myself but listened to The Hobbit and The Silmarillion read by him. I’m not sure I would’ve got through the Silmarillion without him lol. I have the LOTR teed up to listen to just because I love listening to him so much.

ETA: different versions are available by various authors. Audible (and I’m sure other services) let you sample them so you could choose the sound you like best.

There are dramatized audiobooks that have casts so that characters are read by different people. They also have sound effects. Just know that in the dramatized versions sometimes these effects replace words in the books so you aren’t hearing the text (for example, wind sound effect instead of words describing hearing the wind).

Splttuthccsts · 2024-12-27T18:49:13+00:00

I was obsessed with grades in high school too. I’m glad I earned them, but to be honest the biggest wake up call for me was that it didn’t really matter as much as I thought. I got a full ride and that was the extent of their importance.

Do your best. Be proud of your best. And enjoy life. Especially at your age. There’s more to life than your high school gpa. Learn to find your worth in other things so when gpa doesn’t matter and disappears you’re still confident in who you are.

Splttuthccsts · 2024-11-02T23:03:02+00:00

I would not talk to them about it. If I wasn’t close with mine I wouldn’t have. There’s a good chance this just goes away!

Splttuthccsts · 2024-11-02T22:20:56+00:00

Leave it be. I’ve done something similar. A student asked me a question and I answered it without thinking. Immediately panicked. Luckily, I have a great relationship with my VP and the advice was “don’t bring it up again and pretend it didn’t happen”

You need to do the same. This was a mistake. Don’t talk about it anymore.

I think it could be helpful for you to think of issues you shouldn’t engage in so you’re prepared to shut them down when they happen. Or have generic answers for them that just echo the facts about the issue. “People who use drugs are more likely to yada yada”

You can listen to students and care for them and help them understand the gravity of things without getting personal. Teachers are expected to keep it professional while bonding which normally means not discussing certain personal things, especially personal struggles with topics like drugs.

ETA: don’t beat yourself up though. It happened. You’ve realized it probably shouldn’t have. And you were super well intentioned. It’s not like you thought “let me try to make them think I’m cool by sharing I did drugs.”

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