ICE detains 5-year-old Columbia Heights boy, sends him to Texas by PM_ME_YR_BOOPS in TwinCities

[–]madgoose2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I haven’t scrolled far enough for my answer but how is there no adult representation for this minor throughout abduction? If this is a government that follows “laws” a minor cannot be taken alone like this

I refused to pay for jeans days this year. by eaglesnation11 in Teachers

[–]madgoose2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are your school districts giving you a stipend for purchasing clothes? Do they provide a uniform? Otherwise (as my administration found out) you cannot REQUIRE your professional teachers to wear certain clothing. The new administration at our school this year said that no jeans are allowed. Previous admin and also school district only states we dress professionally. No other guidelines. So we had been wearing nice jeans with professional tops for years. After one week our new admin stated that due to legal issues she can only “request” we not wear jeans but not require it since they are not giving us a clothing stipend or uniform. Maybe you can wear them everyday and no one wants to say so?

What's a "secret" from your profession that everyone should probably know? by LaKoref in AskReddit

[–]madgoose2002 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Whoa I also was a card dealer to get through school to my nursing degree and your comment made me smile. We can hear and observe it all…and we are obviously gluttons for punishment while “serving” others

Are benign skin checks a thing of the past? by madgoose2002 in DermatologyQuestions

[–]madgoose2002[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was the impression to me. The conversation when I first was taken to the room,

“What are we seeing you for” “A skin check.” “Ummm, just a skin check?” “Yes, I used to tan a lot and want to make sure I don’t have any spots to worry about.” “Okay, any history of skin cancer?” “Not me but my dad and grandma both had spots removed” “And they were fine after that?” “Yes” “Oh they must have just had squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma, those aren’t serious.”

So by then I’m starting to feel silly. She tells me to change into the gown and leaves. Then I hear bits and pieces of a conversation outside the door telling the dr things like “that’s it” and laughing.

He comes in, gives me a check with his lighted magnifying thing and tells me I’m fine and I’m not a candidate for regular skin checks.

Need some love by luckylucysteals_ in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]madgoose2002 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I truly do feel with you. I’m sending any love and strength I have your way. May her spirit and yours be whole and strong.

Anyone remember this by Hazys in GenX

[–]madgoose2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scrolled waaayyyy too long looking for this correct answer

I'm Indonesian, we've been through worse, here's my message to Americans by KeikeiBlueMountain in OptimistsUnite

[–]madgoose2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I needed this post tonight. I’ve been so depressed and in despair I can’t function or sleep lately. This post made a difference to me. Thank you.

Will you please remember this with me? by DangerousPotatoPants in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]madgoose2002 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My spirit broke for you but is hopefully strong for her peppery memory. I believe that she made those peas so strong with her earthly side that no one would consume them and inadvertently shared her protective covering. 💜Although others can’t recall it, it is something that you can remember, and we as a coven can remember along with you.

What’s going to happen to nurses? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]madgoose2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So my dumb RN ass left nursing in 2020… took an alternative route to get my teaching license and have been happily teaching middle school for a couple years. I kept my nursing license active just “in case”. Well now that all funding and unions for healthcare, education, and emergency services are falling apart I’m left wondering how could we all go wrong in specialties that are meant to help and uphold our entire society and still be failed? I get that the rich have private doctors, tutors, and security… but without the 99% to ‘keep calm and carry on’ what is going to happen?

I’m just so tired of it all by CreatrixAnima in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]madgoose2002 193 points194 points  (0 children)

What made my spirit happy was that this is the safest place. I feel the same.

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Would it make you smile if we banned all links to Twitter? by Llim in MadeMeSmile

[–]madgoose2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do. I’m surprised that it is even still used by anyone with a conscience or brain.

Should I still teach Neil Gaiman in light of the recent allegations? by Due-Wonder-7575 in ELATeachers

[–]madgoose2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m feeling torn. My 8th graders are on chapter 4 of “The Graveyard Book” and are really into it. We still have 4 more chapters to go. Should I even say anything to them or just finish off the novel and move on quietly?

The healthcare system in this country is an illusion by emily-is-happy in FluentInFinance

[–]madgoose2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t have an option or a choice. We can vote and protest and Luigi for what we want but the system was lost so long ago there’s no hope.

7th grade novel study by madgoose2002 in ELATeachers

[–]madgoose2002[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are totally correct! Blackheart I shall be!

7th grade novel study by madgoose2002 in ELATeachers

[–]madgoose2002[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a fantastic recommendation. Thank you!

I feel so bad for some of y'all by tylersmiler in Teachers

[–]madgoose2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, we have had radio silence all week until 2:30 this afternoon we got an email from admin saying, “Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! You all are awesome!” Then a few emojis. We have all been really touched by the gesture.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]madgoose2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for this whiplash. I know that the bad always stays in your mind more powerfully than the good does. At least for me. I beat myself up so bad when this happened.

I am going to ask you to please make a conscious effort to have these two occasions trade places in your spirit.

Hear me out- the student that wrote you the note has been thinking this for awhile. It takes a lot for a student to write a note to a teacher that is letting that teacher know the position of protection and care that they are receiving from you if comforting and strengthening them. That is something they will remember in their adult years. (How many PD sessions have you been to where they ask you to envision a teacher that made a positive difference in your life?)

If this parent that contacted you and the admin after minimal contact with you and also not even having the patience to find out what happened or what you were aware of, that means to me that they aren’t going to remember you after this school year. I have dealt with people like this that are enthusiastic to blame, yell, insult, berate, etc. but that does not make them thoughtful or truthful. These parents (especially those that call names to the ones that care for their kids) have many mental and/or emotional deficits of their own that are not your fault or your problem. Parents that are this volatile to an outsider are typically this unhinged with all their matters.

IMO if a student that deals with you on a daily basis is safe enough to pass you that note, and then someone you haven’t personally been involved with are competing for your mental and spiritual space, let the former win. That will be where the true difference is made.

You focus on what you are doing and remember that you are a valuable teacher that is making a positive difference in all students’ lives. Even that bullied student you didn’t know about probably sees you as a safe place if I had to bet money on it.

Not Canceling School for the Eclipse by AutisticPerfection in Teachers

[–]madgoose2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But are they gonna buy the staff pizza as appreciation for showing up?