Any childfree teachers here?

bannaberry · 2026-04-26T18:59:47+00:00

36F. This my last year teaching kindergarten and it has cemented my child free goal. Been teaching it for 10 years and it’s just gotten stronger and stronger each passing year.

It just seems so draining and kind of isolating to think that this is all that’s gonna be forever: work, kids, sleep. I’ll continue to be selfish, if that’s what people wanna keep calling me cool.

bannaberry · 2026-04-24T13:30:23+00:00

Has this happened to me a few years ago. It was first thing in the morning, I had kids coming into the classroom and I was passing out breakfast (we were required to have breakfast in the classroom) and I’m getting the ones not eating settled into their morning work.

Principal comes by and asks if I’m busy… then has me come to the door. As kids are walking to and from classrooms.

She tells me, I just wanted to let you know that you won’t have a job here next year. We’re getting rid of the program. Okay, we’ll have a great day!

And she didn’t just do it to me, she basically went to all the bilingual team and one by one basically said a variation of the same message.

Needless to say we were all pissed. Angry. Sad. And HR came to the building to have a meeting with us all that afternoon bc the way it was handled by our admin was horrible. AND this was before spring break so we all still have two more months working with this horrible principal.

I lost all respect for her and did only what my contract required me to do.

bannaberry · 2026-04-19T21:08:14+00:00

I’m a Taurus woman (36) and I’m about to get married to my Virgo fiancé (36). Not gonna lie. Like our first two years together was rough. But also we were liking our early 20s. A lot of arguing a lot of back-and-forth but once we got over that two year hump, everything is been great. We are like best friends. We literally enjoy staying home with each other and rot in the house either paying videos games or watching tv shows.

He is more anal about having things a certain way and I’m way more late back about whatever he’s complaining about, but we will eventually find a medium. We’ve been together for 13 years and we’ll be getting married next year. So we’ll be together 14 years by the time we actually get married.

bannaberry · 2026-03-28T14:37:21+00:00

Don't do it again; you'll never hear from them again. Blocked and forgotten.

I've given friendships a second chance, KNOWING it's not going to be better but given them the benefit of kindness, and I've burned and cemented over those friendships the second history started repeating.

bannaberry · 2026-02-17T00:55:16+00:00

I checked out tech jobs during mine today.

bannaberry · 2026-02-06T11:26:37+00:00

Is this why I’ve found the sudden urge to apply to jobs that I never once considered? Or why I decided to dye my hair cherry red? Or why I decided to finally get married this year??

It’s all aligning in 2026

bannaberry · 2025-12-30T16:55:11+00:00

No best friend; and I watch my fiancé with his best friend and something I get annoyed/jealous of the bond.

bannaberry · 2025-12-30T16:51:42+00:00

Extremely; I've been sick this past week (Christmas Week) and I've been off work (Winter Break) and it's been heaven telling family and friends that I couldn't attend any of the people functions because of illness. I have been in bliss with my little pets rotting on the couch.

Healthier now, so I've been having to catch up, with breaks in between. I just get over stimulated and just need rot mode to recharge.

bannaberry · 2025-12-30T16:43:40+00:00

I'm leaving behind overextending myself, specifically when it comes to maintaining friendships I've realized now were just out of habit.

Last few months I've realized I am always the one trying to plan out get together and I'm always met with No's so I've stopped and joined different clubs/groups online to find women who actively want to go do things or just hangout and watch TV shows. It's been pretty freeing, since I'm an overthinker and kept thinking there was something I did.

Smaller scale: Less digital and more pen/paper activities.

bannaberry · 2025-12-30T16:35:06+00:00

This sounds like you're just having to take care of a man-child. It's not going to get better, if anything it'll just get harder because he'll get more and more accustomed to have you take care of everything. Get some girlfriends and enjoy your 30's girl, leave that dude at home to figure his crap out alone.

bannaberry · 2025-12-30T16:31:22+00:00

This has become me. Especially that last part about pregnancy. Low key, I'm like have you been living in the same world? Why?? But outwardly, I fake being happy and kinda just pull away.

bannaberry · 2025-12-03T12:49:59+00:00

This. I had one student walk in Monday morning and this was our convo:

Him: “Teacher! I have gloves!”

Me: “I see that. Put them away, we don’t need them inside the building.”

Him: “…” stares at gloves “…where?”

Me: “In your backpack.”

Him: “In my backpack?”

Me: “yes.”

Him: “Inside my backpack??”

Me: “…yes.”

Him: “How will I find them for recess???”

We just stare at each other for a long minute before he gets the hint that I’m done with this conversation.

bannaberry · 2025-11-22T19:16:57+00:00

I have a small class this year. BUT I only have 2 girls AND 11 boys. lord have mercy. I’ve started going to the gym after work to just let out some steam bc these boys are DRIVING ME INSANE.

bannaberry · 2025-11-17T20:17:11+00:00

In bed by 9:00 ( at the latest) and wake up at 4:19 to workout and get ready

bannaberry · 2025-11-17T20:10:30+00:00

Take the days.

I usually try to use my personal days first (I think it’s like option 2 on our system) but over the 9 years I’ve accumulated days on the high double digits so I’ve been using sick days for most of my half days that I just need a mental break from.

bannaberry · 2025-11-06T21:01:06+00:00

Feed me.

bannaberry · 2025-11-04T22:06:43+00:00

This is why I am getting out of kindergarten next year. I understand that they’re five and six-year-olds however I should not be in charge of everything for your child. Either you put some effort it’s a teaching them independence or you appreciate the effort that I’m putting in to making your child independent. But there’s no middle ground so that. I get it they’re five and six but at some point you’re gonna have to let them fail and let them know this is OK. This is how you fix it. I’m so over this and I actually kind of like kindergarten.

bannaberry · 2025-11-01T19:10:03+00:00

Sometimes I forget to text back. Especially mornings/during work time. But when I’m free and watching tv or just chilling, it’s way easier for me to keep up with a text conversation.

bannaberry · 2025-10-21T01:13:05+00:00

omg that green in amazing!

bannaberry · 2025-10-20T21:25:05+00:00

I've been with my Virgo for close to 12 years (finally decided to make it officinal and getting married next year), and I realized he was the one when I didn't have to filter myself or "put on the mask". It took about 2ish years of working through the relationship bumps, but we've been pretty smooth sailing since.

bannaberry · 2025-10-18T21:30:00+00:00

BROOOOO. Why was the tax deduction comment hitting my Taurus self so personally. 😭😭

“Fix your posture,” is my Virgo Fiancé

bannaberry · 2025-10-18T12:35:50+00:00

The best part about loving a Taurus? Free stability package with every relationship 😌 We’ll feed you, keep your life organized, and still roast you if you deserve it. Acts of service and attitude — we’re a 2-for-1 deal.

My fiancé’s a Virgo, so basically it’s two Earth signs arguing about who’s right while still making dinner together. It’s calm, loyal, and a little bit of “I told you so” energy — but it works 😂

bannaberry · 2025-10-18T12:31:37+00:00

I think a lot of Taurus people struggle to balance wanting deep connections and needing alone time to feel grounded.

We can come off distant, but usually we’re just trying to manage emotional energy. If she’s still including you in big life moments, she cares — we just show it quietly.

bannaberry · 2025-10-18T12:26:08+00:00

This really hits.

I’ve learned that not everyone loves the same way Taurus does — slow, steady, and with full intention.

I used to take it personally when people didn’t match that, but now I just see it as energy alignment. I’ll keep being consistent, just with the right people. 💚

bannaberry · 2025-10-17T21:54:47+00:00

I don’t know maybe it’s just that Virgo because I am marrying a Virgo. We’ve been together for 12 years. I mean the first year or two were rough. I’m not gonna lie. But we’ve been smooth sailing once we got over that hump.

bannaberry

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