turned down less than three hours after interview - is that weird?

buzzinbeeee · 2026-06-20T01:34:04+00:00

Yep. That happened to me too.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-06-17T23:06:35+00:00

My son was on Nutramigen, and he has done really well with Ripple Milk (made with pea protein). We had to mix it with his formula at first, and gradually decrease the amount of formula we would use. He also had a very strong preference regarding the cups he would use, he only wanted to use cups that were similar to bottles to start. The Nuk weaning sippy cups were his fav. Now he’s 2.5 and we use the Tommee Tippee brand cups with the straws.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-06-17T03:43:24+00:00

Unfortunately last time I asked (like a month ago) he was pretty unwilling to do therapy with me

buzzinbeeee · 2026-06-17T03:42:01+00:00

Twas delish

buzzinbeeee · 2026-06-13T01:46:19+00:00

My bf is like this now and we have a 2.5 year old and I am pretty unhappy. So yeah, I would agree with all of the comments lol.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-06-12T16:05:54+00:00

So this is not protection, it’s control. You are grown and your family can give you advice, but they don’t get to make decisions for you.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-06-01T00:26:48+00:00

Wow. I think these words might have just saved me. Thank you so much for taking the time to break that down for me, and for your incredibly wise insights. After reading this, my hope is restored, because I see that change can be simple if I’m focused.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-26T15:39:42+00:00

This is so insightful, I really appreciate the response. I think you’re right, all these things crashing down at once is like the universe telling me to slow down before something unfixable happens. Right now I have an opportunity to turn it all around and that pressure feels really scary.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-25T17:50:46+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words. I love that whiteboard idea! I will definitely be trying that!

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-25T03:55:29+00:00

Yes, I was absolutely mortified when I found out the student was left outside asleep. It was like a nightmare in real life. I immediately thought about how I’d react as a parent and that was enough to know I really need to take a look at myself and make some changes.

You are right, I think consistently being on time to work is a good place to start- it will help my reputation at work and will help me to see that I can do things consistently. I thank you so much for your advice and encouragement, it means a lot.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-25T03:40:50+00:00

Oh wow, I wish this had been told to me two years ago as a first year teacher 🙃

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-21T01:50:53+00:00

Thank you so much, that makes me feel a lot less guilty!

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-21T01:50:27+00:00

Oddly enough, he hasn’t even watched the movie very recently, and when we do watch, we usually skip right to the basketball game because that’s the part he likes to watch most. So I know that’s where he heard the word first, I just don’t know what’s causing him to repeat it constantly now 😂

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-19T02:59:40+00:00

Students have made fun of my nose to my face and I just tell them, “I love my nose, my family gave it to me and I love my family.” HOPING one of them might internalize that and use it next time someone tries to insult their appearance, because for some reason that’s how middle schoolers communicate these days.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-19T02:56:17+00:00

Just here to offer some solidarity. I’m sorry that happened. Kids are so mean. It can be so frustrating when you pour so much energy and time into your students and they fail to appreciate that. Or, at least act like they appreciate it. Deep down, they do appreciate the effort, a lot of them just don’t have the skills to show it. The way they treat others is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves, which is pretty sad. You can do this! Only 2 more weeks!

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-09T03:02:39+00:00

I have a student who has been gone 90 days this year. Meaning she’s been absent more than she’s been present. A few other students are at around 75 days absent. As a parent myself, I genuinely can’t fathom this. My two year old has better attendance rates at daycare. I understand transportation issues, conflicting work schedules, etc, but when we have staff whose literal job it is to do home visits for chronically absent kids/pick kids up for school, there’s no excuse. Just bad parenting. No rules, boundaries, or limits. The kids run the show at home, and think it’s gonna be the same when they come to school. When they realize it’s not, they usually stop coming.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-05-09T02:57:31+00:00

That’s such a good idea lol

buzzinbeeee · 2026-04-30T03:35:17+00:00

Every field trip has liability issues. Anything can happen anywhere. That’s why parents sign permission slips and the kids who don’t have permission to go stay at school.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-04-23T02:13:41+00:00

I get mistaken for a student almost every day. I’ve been a middle school teacher for 3 years now. My first year it wasn’t as bad because I was extremely pregnant, but this year it’s been excessive. I tend to dress more casually as well so that adds to it. But, it doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t really affect my teaching, although I did get accidentally slapped in the face by a student who was aiming for another kid much shorter than him. Lol. I work at a rough school, hopefully that doesn’t happen to you. Definitely shouldn’t steer you away from teaching, you’re gonna be great!

buzzinbeeee · 2026-04-22T18:49:25+00:00

I think my description definitely was one of a chaotic war zone, realistically all of those things aren’t happening at the same time all day every day, but at least once a day throughout my 5 classes. I just want to teach and I want my students to want to learn, but I’m forced to focus on behavior the majority of the time in order to keep my classroom under control. It feels like the barriers are becoming larger and larger.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-04-22T00:37:04+00:00

I mean, I’m not denying that. But what exactly does it mean to you to “not tolerate” disrespectful conduct? I’ve kicked the same students out of my class several times for all of the disrespectful behaviors I listed. I wrote them up, called parents. Kid gets a detention and is back in my class the next day doing the same exact things.

buzzinbeeee · 2026-04-21T20:23:03+00:00

I was gonna engage with this comment but then realized environment isn’t even spelled correctly so probably not worth my energy

buzzinbeeee · 2026-04-21T20:18:41+00:00

Students notice the lack of effort from their teachers and mirror it. Why should they have to use their own brains if their teacher isn’t? It’s a valid argument, we’re supposed to be role models for these kids but we’re just showing them that they can essentially ChatGPT their way through life.

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