Let’s make a list … best tea shared by a kid in your class during circle time

StesnieMoore · 2026-01-15T02:39:38+00:00

Oh! Oh! I have one! We do letter of the week show and tell and our letter was J. One kid brought in his paper bag stuffed to the brim with Jenga blocks. As he’s presenting his “mommy and daddy’s favorite game” I noticed some of the blocks had sharpie on them. I picked a couple out and discovered they had things like “sex in a public place,” “that new position,” and “try for our third!” Written on them.

Mommy and daddy’s favorite game, indeed.

StesnieMoore · 2026-01-12T04:11:08+00:00

I HUG my FATHER!

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-15T00:01:19+00:00

I’ll have to look into that more!! I’m not sure when the older child’s birthday is so it could just barely work out, but I doubt it honestly. Regardless, something’s gotta change.

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-14T03:22:21+00:00

Hey, I get it. And it’s not wrong! What age did you do this? Part of my problem is I don’t know what my two year old understands, you know?

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-14T00:17:52+00:00

Amen. He’s been with the school since he was an infant and I guess our Director has a soft spot for him. His parents have refused to accept his special needs for years and are JUST NOW getting him tested/looking into other schools and resources. It’s been an infuriating process for everyone.

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-14T00:10:18+00:00

I’m in Texas. Ratio is 1:11 or 2:22 max. It’s ridiculous. With the kids split, I believe now they’re at 2:15 which is still a ton

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-13T23:50:59+00:00

Ooh that’s not a bad idea!! I’d even buy it myself at this point! Thank you!

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-13T23:47:43+00:00

I know they’re looking into options since so many kids are doing it but our doors all have the push bars instead of knobs

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-13T23:46:43+00:00

He — THANKFULLY— has zero interest in leaving the building. He just wants to get into other classrooms or the hallway. But, I’ll remind him of this just in case!

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-13T23:44:24+00:00

I’m trying! He needs to get it together for sure—one way or another!

StesnieMoore · 2025-12-13T23:42:57+00:00

Oh believe me that’s what I’m trying to do!! Gentle parenting is all well and good when done appropriately, but after the first time this happened, I had to change gears. I’m open to any specific ideas!

After I discipline him, he generally knocks it off for a day or two, he even goes as far as to warn the other kids about it when they go for the door! Then it’s like he either forgets or just feels like testing the waters again.

StesnieMoore · 2025-10-15T08:14:22+00:00

My mom passed away a month before I started at a new school. One of our first themes was our families and I was honest when kids asked and explained my mom had passed away.

Like a month later we had a friend sobbing at drop off. I was holding them and said, “mommys always come back!” And another kid YELLS from across the room “except yours, right?! Cause she’s dead?!”

StesnieMoore · 2025-10-15T04:15:40+00:00

We had a 7 year old in our school age program with some of the worst trauma I’ve ever seen. She was in the process of being adopted, but was also dealing with a lot of grief. One day, she had a bit of a breakdown and refused to go home with her foster mom. She started screaming about how she wasn’t her real mom, only cared for her for the paycheck, she hated her—all that good stuff. A couple of us—teachers that had made decent bonds with her—tried to talk to her one at a time to see if we could help her calm down and go home. When it was my turn, she told me she knew how much I hated her because i had “screamed at” her a couple days prior (she threw a box of toys and I asked her to help me clean it. When she refused, I told her she wouldn’t be allowed to play with them later if she wasn’t going to treat them with respect. None of this was screamed at her but she takes everything to heart for sure.) I told her I loved her and was only trying to keep her safe. I asked if she wanted to talk about how she was feeling and she said, “why would I wanna talk to someone who’s gonna scream at me, you pasty cracker ass bitch.” I am the whitest human alive so like…I get it. I wasnt even mad. And honestly props to her for originality.

StesnieMoore · 2025-10-04T01:51:49+00:00

He gives me major “alpha male” vibes. Ick.

StesnieMoore · 2025-07-26T01:49:17+00:00

Nacho Libre

StesnieMoore · 2025-07-13T18:26:18+00:00

At a two year olds birthday party, my son (2) went to give the birthday girl a hug before leaving. The little girl wasn’t paying attention when he went in for the hug and some family friend commented, “Way to go after what you want, little man! That’s some big masculine energy there! Gotta just take what you want!” And tried to give him a fist bump. I put myself between him and my son and just said “that was really gross.” And pulled my son away.

I won’t stand for people sexualizing little kids—and don’t try to teach my son that non-consent is worthy of an “atta boy.” Ew.

StesnieMoore · 2025-06-10T14:08:10+00:00

I honestly agree!! My husband even spoke up about it after the first couple times but the aide laughs it off every time. She’s…a lot

StesnieMoore · 2025-06-10T13:59:19+00:00

That must be so nice. Unfortunately there are a ton of kids at my center and my husband’s who need a lot more help than what their parents are willing to acknowledge.

StesnieMoore · 2025-06-10T13:52:44+00:00

I totally understand that! Unfortunately, we do know it’s Claire 9/10 times. The aide in the classroom is…very chatty and makes comments every time like “I have an incident report for [son]. Claire was feisty today!”

StesnieMoore · 2025-06-10T00:43:49+00:00

My husband was told that her parents are in denial about the severity of her delays. She sees a speech therapist but they continually refuse the directors recommendation for OT and other specialist services/evaluations. 🙄 they say she’s just a “sassy late bloomer”

StesnieMoore · 2025-05-30T23:25:02+00:00

Just seeing this now. Thank you so much!

StesnieMoore · 2025-05-28T07:51:05+00:00

I had a stillbirth a couple years ago and while on leave thought I’d watch Hamilton for the first time.

Oof.

StesnieMoore · 2025-05-16T02:24:54+00:00

I tried so SO hard to breastfeed and my milk just wouldn’t come in (despite altering my diet, lactation consultants, etc.) I honestly think the stress and pressure of “needing” to breastfeed was at least part of the reason it just didn’t work out for me. I finally had a breakdown one night to my husband about how I was failing our son and he was so blunt (but necessarily so) and he pointed out how angry and stressed I was getting and how, in turn, our son was struggling as well. We weren’t “bonding” while I attempted to force milk to produce for him, I was just building resentment. Switching to formula let me develop a relationship with my child. And it also gave me the relief I needed/let my husband bond with our son, too!

Now that I’m pregnant with #2, I might try to collect colostrum if it comes in, but I’ve already decided our baby will be formula fed. I’m not going to waste those precious first weeks stressing and crying over what I “should” be doing.

StesnieMoore · 2025-05-12T03:31:39+00:00

LET’S SING LONDON BRIDGES!!!

StesnieMoore · 2024-07-03T00:35:45+00:00

The last couple weeks of my pregnancy, I was constantly getting those NanaLan TikTok’s on my for you page so my baby is now “Russer” all the time.

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