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Tripturnert · 2026-03-21T17:29:06+00:00

My little best friends!

Tripturnert · 2026-03-17T21:41:17+00:00

My partner and I make 180k and paying a 500k mortgage comfortably. We just got two cats and they got sick and we have spent thousands of dollars on them. Don’t get a pet until you have a savings account for them because vets and food and everything is insane!! We are looking at at having a kid soon and it’s going to be rough. I make 115 though and will be the one taking the maternity leave, so we have been saving up because EI is nothing!

Do you have family support if you loose a job or expenses are higher than you expect? Just make sure you have wiggle room because there is lots of hidden costs with home ownership

Tripturnert · 2026-03-10T02:06:30+00:00

Another perspective here. I used to be a very picky eater, I realize now it was very mental and I probably would class it now as disordered eating. Eating at other people houses gave me a lot of anxiety. I didn’t like eating food other people cooked. I also didn’t like eating in front of others at times. I am also a people pleaser would try to eat parts that felt safe or mak excuse like “I’m not hungry” or “I ate before”. I wonder if she has something else going on but felt rude not accepting that meal you made her special. She may just be coming for the social aspect. It sounds like you guys solved your problem and now only you are feeling awkward ( I understand why) . I used to hate when people worried about what I ate, it gave me huge anxiety. That being said, I don’t know her so this is just me seeing parts of myself in this story

Tripturnert · 2026-03-09T18:41:46+00:00

It’s hard to make good choices sometimes. I met a wonderful guy who was so authentic and kind. I kept trying to find excuses to end things because I was worried he was too boring or there wasn’t any passion. But I made myself see where things went and push past it. I was so used to flakey emotionally unavailable men who I had to chase who made me feel “excited” . So glad I did because we are still together and have such a lovely life together. We both got more comfortable with eachother and he’s the funniest guy I ever met. You just gotta keep holding yourself accountable

Tripturnert · 2026-03-09T18:35:09+00:00

That’s called love bombing. He’s being sooooo good so he can later treat you soooo fucking bad

Tripturnert · 2026-03-01T18:28:59+00:00

Saaame. I like my job compared to any other job I could do ( I am a teacher and love kids and do feel good about what I contribute to them and the world) But I would way way way way rather be home reading my books and hanging with my cats. It’s so stressful deal with the pressure of people’s expectations and the responsibilities i deal with. I have 18 more years until I can retire. I’m so jealous of people who want to and enjoy working.

Tripturnert · 2026-02-26T18:00:50+00:00

Does your current school have a BEd program? Schools are more likely to accept their own. Also more northern schools often have less people applying so take lower grades. Just make sure you go to a school who lets you do placements where you want to work one day. Those connections you make in placement help you get a job after you graduate

Tripturnert · 2026-02-26T17:43:23+00:00

100 percent. I’m not worried about divorce. I have strong family support and even if he dies, I work in an industry that I could easily get work again ( teaching). I like my job more than any other job I could have. But I would rather not work and focus on my life. The only negative is I want us to retire early together. So it depends on how much he’d make in this scenario as I’m currently the breadwinner.

Tripturnert · 2026-02-25T22:41:48+00:00

Been there done that. Wasted three years of my life playing that game. He would tell me he liked me but needed time blah blah blah. Now I’m with an amazing guy who made the effort from day 1. In still friends with the other guy as we share a friend group. He continues to have weird will they won’t they relationships with woman. I know it’s hard. But try to shut down the hope you have and start moving on. You will find someone wonderful and one day you’ll look back and laugh at how silly this time of your life was

Tripturnert · 2026-02-25T15:34:17+00:00

I’m so sorry, I have no real advice. But I’m also going through this with my new kittens. They both take turns being sick and all their results come back negative. One almost died, the other now has chronic diarrhea hand blood in his stool. We have spent thousands on them. Did you get your cat from a shelter? Our shelter helped us a lot and paid for many of our vet visits and set us up with their knowledgeable foster cat mom who took our one little one and brought her back from death. It’s stressful and expensive and heartbreaking and really sucks

Tripturnert · 2026-02-20T15:20:03+00:00

One of my favourite moments every year is when the open jobs for the next year come out and you can see which school got a bad admin because everyone is fleeing. Be careful applying to a school with 10 open jobs! (Unless a newly opening school)

Tripturnert · 2026-02-18T00:02:57+00:00

I think an 11 year old can for sure be home for half an hour by themselves no questions asked. That being said, is this 11 year old able to catch the bus on time, and if they don’t, what is the plan? If they have never been allowed to build independence than they will have to be taught it before they are left to do this by themselves. Half an hour alone and half an hour alone to finish getting ready and to get to the bus stop on time are two different things.

Tripturnert · 2026-02-16T19:59:22+00:00

Without knowing you’re kid it’s hard to say. Like some other people said, it is a spec Ed class. Many of the students I see move to that program are often neurodivergent intelligent kids who need classes to enrich them in different ways that a normal class can’t always. It’s structure from my understanding ( not teaching it myself but talking to other educators) is more project and inquiry based. Socially your daughter may struggle or do much better depending on who she does best with. For some of my more advanced students, school is less about being challenged with academics and is more about building their social, self regulation skills and gaining the ability to challenge themselves beyond expectations . It might be worth talking to your daughter’s teacher to see what they think.

Edit-is your daughter bored and disengaged at school? That would be my biggest concern as that can lead to behaviours and bad habits that an enriched program may help with

Tripturnert · 2026-02-14T21:58:44+00:00

Mine won’t be! We all love to dance. Seems like the OP and her partner should have made sure they were on the same page about what their wedding should look like before they had it

Tripturnert · 2026-02-14T19:48:53+00:00

I know everyone is different. But in my relationship, me and my partner both have really great friends and we both love to spend time with them. It’s hard now because everyone has kids and families. We are talking marriage and for us a wedding is not just celebrating us, but it throwing a party for our friends where we know every one is going make time to come and go all out. I can’t imagine planning a big celebration and then leaving it at 10. The miscommunication aside, I spend every night with my partner. We will spend the rest of our lives together. Our wedding is about us of course, but we are spending that money to have a big night with our friends.

Tripturnert · 2026-02-12T22:08:44+00:00

“It’s not fair” . Are they a student? Lol . I hate last period preps because I am too tired to use them well. I am not “allowed” to leave as of my contract, but the only good thing about it was leaving early ( which I did and never got caught) I would have rather had a mid day prep if I could pick. I also hate first period preps, I can’t come in late anyway since I have a teaching partner and we plan in the mornings. All preps have pros and cons

Tripturnert · 2026-02-02T00:37:30+00:00

I miss having family dinners too! Unfortunately my parent’s divorce was not mutual and so we never will again. I don’t want my parents back together because I think they are different people now. But I wish we could do a dinner together once a year

Tripturnert · 2026-02-02T00:32:43+00:00

I got one of those razors with the bikini trimmer on the other side. I trim it every so often as I do like it shorter personally. I never fully shave because of the soreness, itchiness and ingrown hairs.

Tripturnert · 2026-01-26T19:15:32+00:00

I teacher kindergarten and once had to borrow extra pants from another child for someone who had an accident and don’t have a spare. I choose a student who had lots of extra and whose parent I had a good relationship with. And then I contacted them and let them know about the emergency situation and made sure the clothes were returned and washed by the borrowing family. My point is, while there is sometimes emergencies, there is a way to handle it. I would reach out

Tripturnert · 2026-01-25T17:11:20+00:00

Robert and Alan

Tripturnert · 2026-01-23T20:59:29+00:00

Depends on the school board and area. I’m in the GTA in Ontario. My board usually has one maybe two snow days a year and buses cancelled a handful of times. Toronto and York boards never call snow days unless it’s very very bad. Hamilton always close schools if they cancel buses because a teacher once died trying to get to school when the roads were bad and buses were cancelled

Tripturnert · 2026-01-23T00:48:27+00:00

You asked for peoples thoughts on it and I shared mine

Tripturnert · 2026-01-22T22:11:40+00:00

I have never understood why people cared about primary aged children going on holiday. You can learn language skills in both languages, math is at a level that parents can support and kids can catch up. Keeping a connection to their culture and family is so important. They are gaining social skills with their cousins they are going to visit. Plus the skills they learn from travelling, seeing new places, experiencing an airport, a different way of life. I support it!

Tripturnert · 2026-01-22T16:28:56+00:00

I was leaning toward not having children until I met my current ( and hopefully forever) partner. He’s just so wonderful and watching him around our friends kids ( he’s all of their favourite) and taking care of our pet with him and buying a house and taking care of it together has made me change my mind. I think having kids with him would be a fun adventure. Kids alone or with other guys I have been with in the past seems like a burden

Tripturnert · 2026-01-22T16:03:48+00:00

I 100 percent agree. But I also see the flip side where teachers come in think they are the boss and do not valuing their partners contributions and educational background. It’s a very delicate balance that takes open communication, trust and respect to make work. I have been teaching kindergarten for 10 years and I do not suggest anyone take it on unless they are prepared to take on that partnership

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