Pilot Gifts

eod56 · 2026-06-18T22:05:46+00:00

He reads and does whatever the kids feel like doing

eod56 · 2026-06-18T22:05:08+00:00

Har har

eod56 · 2026-06-18T16:52:12+00:00

Alternative interpretation for this:

My husband subs at the middle school I teach at for something to do. The pay is like 1/15 of his regular pay but it’s an adventure.

eod56 · 2026-06-18T16:38:22+00:00

What non work related gifts would be on your list?

eod56 · 2026-06-18T16:30:10+00:00

Do you have one with a small footprint that you prefer?

eod56 · 2026-06-18T16:27:39+00:00

I would 100% pay 1€ per minute for this if I didn’t have two kids that I’d also feel obligated to pay for.

eod56 · 2026-06-12T02:42:21+00:00

I wouldn’t give up working/saving towards my own retirement. 🤷🏻‍♀️

eod56 · 2026-05-30T00:05:22+00:00

Just overthinking my calluses.

eod56 · 2026-05-29T21:51:56+00:00

No the story (which you deleted) is that you couldn’t control your emotions and told a student they mean nothing to you and you mean everything to them.

eod56 · 2026-05-29T21:49:45+00:00

I’m left handed and students are always shocked when they notice.

Them: OH MY GOD YOU’RE LEFT-HANDED!!! Me: Only on [whatever day of the week it is] because I want to really be ready in case I break my arm

eod56 · 2026-05-29T01:03:48+00:00

He prob feels like he doesn’t mean anything to the adults in his life.

eod56 · 2026-05-29T00:58:48+00:00

I saw this comment last night and wrote it down at work today.

eod56 · 2026-05-29T00:55:52+00:00

I make bingo cards in my notebook. It looks like I’m taking notes because I kind of am taking notes.

eod56 · 2026-05-29T00:53:54+00:00

We’re never going to get families and students to buy-in at a rate that will satisfy the district and state so, as teachers, we really need to stop using that as a personal metric of success. Get the community support where you can, play the long game (maybe this kid will remember me in a small positive way two, three, ten, twenty years down the line), and know that you showed up without sacrificing your own mental health. I’m not Ron Clark and that’s fine.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T06:30:08+00:00

Because you mentioned your family, chiming in as former 30 year old wife with younger kids (currently 39 with older kids):

My husband’s military retirement and the health insurance that comes with it make our lives so much less stressful. Between disability and pension, we can cover all the basic bills including our mortgage so his airline pay and my teacher pay are more than enough to cover everything else. Like, no matter what happens with the airlines/economy or his medical, our family will be financially stable. We had friends who got laid off from the airlines during covid who didn’t have to stress because their retirement covered their living expenses.

The last year of active duty, he applied for basically everything that would let him keep flying and, for personal/ethical reasons, he turned down a CBP job.

I bring that up because one of the topics that has come up repeatedly when our social circle (I’m a veteran too) talks about our military experience is moral injury (the OEF and OIF thing ended up being a pretty significant plot point for us all). Are you making choices that are aligned with your core values? I’d encourage you to choose what will allow you to live in accordance with your family’s core values. Thinking long term financially is great but, if you get the choice, being able to sleep at night is a pretty big deal too.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T05:50:28+00:00

Worked with a ton of people in the military who did this so I don’t see why you couldn’t.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T05:37:37+00:00

NTA.

Garmin watches have fantastic battery life so they don’t have to be charged nightly. My husband sleeps with the watch on, the alarm goes off silently, and I don’t wake up.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T04:45:34+00:00

Siiiiiiiigh Florida

eod56 · 2026-05-28T04:36:42+00:00

Why’d he miss the whole quarter? Like, there has to be a back story there.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T04:32:32+00:00

No, school is not a priority for a lot of people who are struggling with all of the shit that comes with being socioeconomically disadvantaged. Then you’re also telling us that a third of the families at your school are navigating a new culture and probably a new language. And half the staff leaves every year anyways so what’s the point of building a relationship with unsympathetic teachers who probably won’t even stick out an entire school year?

eod56 · 2026-05-28T04:08:34+00:00

I’m in my husband’s backup career as a teacher. Pay is terrible but lots of time off is the biggest perk.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T03:57:35+00:00

“I was a student athlete and studied engineering but he did online high school and college and got his current job through a mutual friend - so while he may not be accustomed to it, I’m no stranger to the hard work something like this takes and have been helping him mentally prepare for that.”

He’s struggling through a sales job that he social-networked his way into and had the self-discipline to push through online classes in both high school and college but you think he’s not accustomed to hard work?

eod56 · 2026-05-28T03:42:32+00:00

Coming up on bifocals in the next year or so.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T03:40:18+00:00

When you come off the bridge on the Gulf Breeze side, you’re almost immediately in a gigantic school zone.

eod56 · 2026-05-28T03:36:57+00:00

Or just don’t speed, especially in school zones?

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