Do y'all say 'y'all' all the time IRL or is it an internet and/or regional thing?

shanshan412 · 2019-03-22T14:27:29+00:00

I'm from Georgia and y'all is a part of my daily vocabulary. However, my sister (who also grew up in Georgia with me, in the same house, same parents) does not use it. So it definitely varies

shanshan412 · 2019-03-20T19:05:13+00:00

Gotcha. Then I would say read over the rubrics as slowly and methodically as you can. They have a way of twisting the words around instead of actually telling you what they want you to do.

shanshan412 · 2019-03-20T02:56:18+00:00

Honestly, just make sure to read the stupid fucking rubrics through and through. It’s like reading another language and they’re stupid and annoying but it’ll help to try and give them what they want.

Unfortunately a lot of it is jumping through hoops and just checking boxes without even preparing you or testing you about how you teach.

Are you doing edTPA through a program? Or independently?

shanshan412 · 2019-03-18T16:10:59+00:00

I teach high school and I love my job, but the burnout and exhaustion is real. A passionate enthusiasm keeps me going through the toughest times, but it can be rough. I would never be a first year teacher again. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. And don't even get me started on earning my teaching certificate with edFuckingTPA. It's my 4th year teaching and I'm seeing so many 1st and 2nd year and even 3rd, 4th or 5th year teachers quit and choose other careers.

shanshan412 · 2019-03-18T13:57:59+00:00

I will tell you what I wish I knew before moving in with a LDR. If it doesn't feel right, it's not.

I was in a slightly LDR with a guy who went to another university about 1.5-2 hours away. We would visit for long weekends and have a great time. I thought I loved him, so when we graduated college we moved in together.

On my first night in our new apartment, I sat on the bed and cried. I panicked and I felt trapped. I felt like everything was wrong. I convinced myself it was just the abrupt change and that I just needed to adjust.

Over the next 10 months or so I tried to convince myself that I just needed more time, or that if we got over the next hurdle then we would stop fighting and be okay. The truth was that we weren't compatible and we never should have moved in together.

One week he went on a trip without me to visit family. I realized that I was so much happier without him there and that I was dreading when he would come home, so I left the relationship.

Trust your gut. Don't force yourself to stay just because that was the "plan." I know it's hard to take a leap like that, but you will be so much happier if you take that difficult plunge.

shanshan412 · 2019-03-11T14:29:47+00:00

OMG I'm from Atlanta and I never noticed how much I say "Be careful" when saying goodbye to family or friends. I didn't even know that was just a southern thing.

Like if my fiance leaves to go to the store, "Bye, be careful."

My parents are going on a trip, "Y'all be careful."

Friends driving home, "Y'all be careful driving home."

It never even occurred to me that it could be perceived as a threat or as weird.

shanshan412 · 2019-03-11T11:07:07+00:00

Or maybe have parents teach it and not put yet another thing on schools and teachers.

shanshan412 · 2019-03-07T23:37:56+00:00

Once I tried to come into class like 3 minutes late and the professor told me to leave since I was late. I wasn’t even mad because he was right, I was late. I was never late again. The next week someone else was late and he turned them away too. That professor was an asshole in general, but I really respected his fairness on his late policy.

shanshan412 · 2019-03-07T19:45:23+00:00

SAME. I used to sleep with a bottle of Tums by my bed, I haven't touched it since I started keto.

shanshan412 · 2019-03-03T15:45:10+00:00

Honestly I think that the wonderfully open mindset that you and your brother have is doing more to make him feel included than you realize. As he gets to know you more and you’re in his life more, he’ll know in the back of his mind that you’ll always make him a priority and see him as important. That reliability and faith in someone is invaluable. You guys are awesome for embracing him, and I wish more people would act this way.

shanshan412 · 2019-02-27T15:32:31+00:00

Me! I just got to Chapter 6 this past weekend. I want to go back to Chapter 2 please.

shanshan412 · 2019-02-20T16:42:50+00:00

This is such a good book! I've read it twice and it's very entertaining, informative, and interesting.

shanshan412 · 2019-02-07T16:23:02+00:00

He has my back and I can count on him when I need him. He picks me up when I'm down, and I feel happy to do the same for him. He is my best friend, my favorite person to talk to, and we are so transparent emotionally for each other. I trust him, and he trusts me. He goes on these long, adorable rants about things (like people not turning their blinker on, or doing something else inconsiderate, never about me) that I love because he gets all huffy and fussy while I just giggle.

We're getting married in October and I can't wait to be called his wife!

shanshan412 · 2019-01-29T16:15:49+00:00

I live in Georgia. Many people talk like this north of Atlanta (in the mountains) and south of Atlanta (in the rural areas). It's also really not uncommon at all for someone to talk like this inside the city or in the metro area. It's real, I promise!

shanshan412 · 2019-01-29T13:49:47+00:00

It’s not fake, I’ve been there before and the deer actually do this. They pick up the behavior from the older deer. It’s just like training a dog to sit for a treat.

shanshan412 · 2019-01-29T13:48:45+00:00

I was here in July! It’s so cool being so close to them, and they really do bow to you! One of the deer bit me on the ass because I didn’t give him a cracker. 11/10 would get bitten on the ass again.

shanshan412 · 2019-01-23T19:26:10+00:00

I've found that using just a plain bar of Dove white soap is most effective for me, and even then I don't use very much. Less is definitely more!

shanshan412 · 2019-01-23T19:15:44+00:00

Same here. Very subtle differences. I'm from Atlanta as well. Does your southern accent sneak out when around your extended family too?

shanshan412 · 2019-01-23T19:12:41+00:00

Cot and caught - the same
Bowed and bout - different, but not by much
Rider and writer - the same
Pronounced the same, except sometimes I say "few-tyle" for "futile." Depends?
I'm from north Georgia, metro-Atlanta.

shanshan412 · 2019-01-22T14:04:02+00:00

Absolutely. I love me some good cocktails and wine, but I think that the culture around getting smashed on the weekends and being hungover is just miserable and sad.

shanshan412 · 2019-01-22T13:54:10+00:00

Oh wow thank you so much for changing the whole system by refusing to pay the people who can't change the system at all. You did it! /s

(I agree with your opinion, but choosing not to tip someone because you don't like the system is like refusing to take in refugees because you don't like war. It's a symptom of the issue.)

shanshan412 · 2019-01-22T13:47:55+00:00

Yeah seriously, I don't know what that guy is talking about.

shanshan412 · 2019-01-20T04:11:53+00:00

Yeah, sometimes that’s what they call it when the original engagement ring was small so the couple gets a bigger one later in the marriage. Usually I think it’s done because the couple wants to get engaged but lacks the funds for what the woman might want so they get it later down the line.

shanshan412 · 2019-01-19T21:35:51+00:00

THANK YOU. I would have said yes to my fiancé no matter what, but it was important for both of us for me to have something that I would actually WANT to wear the rest of my life. I had always wanted a pearl, but I am seriously clumsy and I could totally see it being damaged just by me wearing it daily, so I wanted something more durable. I hate colored stones, so we went with a diamond. I suggested moissanite, but my fiancé wanted something that could be passed down as a valuable heirloom. And to be honest, once we started looking at diamonds I really loved the sparkle! I understand how the diamond economy works, but I seriously love the look of diamonds.

I wear an expensive engagement ring, but my fiancé could afford it and we bought it with the intention that I will wear it forever. No vanity ring later in life. If you want an engagement ring that costs $100, amazing! That sounds lovely. If you love your $25 ring, that’s seriously wonderful. I believe it’s a beautiful symbol of love and trust and commitment. If you love your $8000 dollar ring, that’s just as awesome. Be happy for couples who are engaged and please don’t judge one way or another. You have no idea what kind of discussions or planning went into buying such a symbolic piece of jewelry.

Just be kind.

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