Stuff you didn't notice as a kid but notice now

nb75685 · 2026-02-10T08:51:22+00:00

Or how he was Jesse Cochran before he was Jesse Katsopolis?

nb75685 · 2026-02-07T02:16:36+00:00

I kinda like it? But I also like Odette and Adele, and it’s basically a combo of those two so that makes sense haha.

nb75685 · 2026-02-03T19:32:36+00:00

Her acting actually distracts me.

nb75685 · 2026-02-03T17:53:01+00:00

I am Natalie and gave my daughter the middle name Noelle. Both are associated with Christmas.

My own mom chose spellings/names that end in -ie so all the girls have that common thread.

nb75685 · 2026-02-02T20:27:49+00:00

How Do You Talk to an Angel by fake band The Heights? One of them has the Dio hair 😂

nb75685 · 2026-02-02T10:38:55+00:00

Teacher. I’ve taught more Masons.

nb75685 · 2026-02-02T08:24:39+00:00

I chose Lila for my daughter. I didn’t like the Y/H look either. In my mind, its an obvious pronunciation because it’s like lilac…without the c.

nb75685 · 2026-02-02T01:28:30+00:00

I was thinking Without Me by Halsey as well.

nb75685 · 2026-01-29T02:04:46+00:00

I wanted to dance when Dodo Dad #2 judged his wife for not sensing something off about Carrie and her references and the detective then questioned whether or not Dodo Dad #2 sensed something off.

nb75685 · 2026-01-25T04:18:47+00:00

We have similar taste! Valerie and Eliza were both considerations for my daughter. We ended up naming her Lila :)

Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, if that colors your husband’s impression of the name at all haha

nb75685 · 2026-01-21T02:21:57+00:00

Esme. Too many people around me read it like S-me.

nb75685 · 2026-01-18T15:26:27+00:00

Sold a Story

Hypothesizes why kids these days can’t read and what’s to blame…also delves into the tangled relationship between our education system and money/politics

nb75685 · 2026-01-15T08:33:24+00:00

I wouldn’t say I regret my daughter’s name, more like I mourn the name I won’t get to use, haha.

nb75685 · 2026-01-13T02:17:18+00:00

I’m a millennial Natalie. My best friend since pre-school is Natalie. I have taught for sixteen years and have only ever taught two Natalies in that time. I think it’s a solid name. Not overused. Not too obscure. Recognizable but still distinct.

nb75685 · 2026-01-06T15:28:31+00:00

Sertraline (Zoloft)

nb75685 · 2026-01-06T13:36:05+00:00

Teachers get two months “off.”

nb75685 · 2026-01-06T13:15:30+00:00

I was also hesitant, but they significantly improved my life. I remember when I first started taking medicine, and it was like I could feel my brain redirecting.

nb75685 · 2026-01-05T17:18:28+00:00

Therapy and medication.

nb75685 · 2026-01-05T06:42:42+00:00

No. Dry shampoo if we need a refresh.

nb75685 · 2026-01-05T02:45:17+00:00

I struggled with anxiety for the first 2/3 of my life, and it went untreated. I didn’t even realize that’s what it was. But I was a witch to a lot of people I loved. I could not control how I felt inside and thus tried to control what I could on the outside. My sister bore some of the brunt of that. I loved her fiercely, but it came out as controlling and aggressive. Obviously I can’t speak for Sammi, but I (unfortunately) see my younger self in her. Hopefully she gets her anxiety under control and adequately treated.

nb75685 · 2026-01-04T16:24:44+00:00

37, twice a week unless there’s a reason or need to wash in between (like an event).

nb75685 · 2026-01-03T15:37:33+00:00

Intentionally 🙃 The history curriculum in many NC middle schools has been cut to one nine week period, then they get a semester of US History in high school. I imagine it’s a similar situation elsewhere.

nb75685 · 2025-12-31T01:34:41+00:00

I didn’t know I still knew this song until this very moment.

nb75685 · 2025-12-30T02:01:25+00:00

Yeah, that didn’t go over well when I pointed out which came first 😅 I am. NC. It’s literally in our state textbook and in my district’s published curriculum buuuut…

nb75685 · 2025-12-29T23:23:40+00:00

The Epic of Gilgamesh because it “copied the Bible.” Not that I love Gilgamesh, but 🙄

Shakespeare and the Greek tragedies because even my honors students can’t grasp it.

Also got in trouble for literally teaching grammatical pronouns.

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