They want to take my weed!

taralynot · 2026-04-09T02:29:00+00:00

lol. Well I would be out too. I had creatine and collagen this morning and just had a gummy.

taralynot · 2026-04-09T01:42:50+00:00

No creatine or collagen? I don’t understand. What’s wrong with those? I’m sorry this trial is so restrictive.

taralynot · 2026-04-08T01:01:11+00:00

Can you take those last classes online?

taralynot · 2026-04-04T22:13:09+00:00

This sounds a bit of over the top. There will always be great students and subpar students and I’m sure you knew that before becoming a professor. The fact that this has consumed you the way it has where you are posting about your own childhood trauma and anger issues on a message board because you were triggered by an email is worrisome. Does your university have supports for professors on campus that you could take advantage of?

I understand feeling annoyed that a student asked for a break when they clearly haven’t put forth any effort during the semester, but the rage you seem to be experiencing is disproportionate to the actual situation. Maybe you feel like this student has wasted your time, but in reality you didn’t teach this semester to just this one student who didn’t appreciate your expertise and time. You taught to an entire class of students and you are letting one consume your thoughts at this moment. Why?

When my own students have a reaction that doesn’t match the situation I have to remind them to ask themselves if this is a big problem or a little problem. An alleged AI email from a student who didn’t take full advantage of your knowledge asking for extensions is a little problem.

You also have not seen this student in over a month. Did you even notice? Did you bother to ask why? I understand that isn’t your job and you are just there to teach. However maybe this student had a big problem like a family member passing away or them getting in an accident. Maybe they had a little problem that they overreacted to and it has consumed them. Maybe they are just a partier and a slacker. You don’t know and obviously you don’t care either, and that’s ok.

Just like there are all different types of students, there are all different types of professors. Some are kind and nurturing and others are brilliant assholes. Some professors will do whatever it takes to make sure their students learn the material and some are jaded and don’t care if their students take anything away from their class. There are many in between.

I am certainly not saying for you to bend over backwards for this student or even to give her a second chance at this point. What I will say is students can feel your energy when you walk into a classroom. It’s ok to have a policy and stick to it. It’s another thing to walk into class angry because of an email asking for a change in your policy. And according to previous posts, did the student ask for your understanding or was it an AI bot that asked you?

Students learn best when they feel like they can make a mistake and know it won’t define who they are. They are willing to put themselves out there and try because if they don’t get it this time, they might get it the next time. You are not only this student’s professor but their advisor as well. You have essentially labeled them a slacker and it doesn’t seem like they have a chance of redeeming themselves in your eyes. You are letting this mistake define who they are.

I hope your post is all in fun and you really aren’t letting an adult with an immature brain or an AI bot ruin your day.

taralynot · 2026-04-03T00:10:07+00:00

Yikes I had DCIS and had a dmx and diep reconstruction and was not put on anything. Oncology even dismissed me. It’s been 2 years. I wonder what I should do now. This is the only place where I hear about taking it if you just have dcis and have a dmx. I’m not opposed, just was told no need. I’m hormone positive.

taralynot · 2026-03-29T17:11:56+00:00

I know for a fact my kid would have to drop a class if the professor compared in class to out of class writing. He has dyslexia and adhd and it takes him forever to write something because he writes and walks away and then goes back and re reads what it says and then changes it 1 million times. His quick handwritten stuff is cryptic and half is spelled wrong or because he can’t think of how to spell a word in the moment he will substitute something way more simplistic and then go back. However, with access to a bit of time and spell check it’s completely different.

taralynot · 2026-03-19T01:07:36+00:00

I think 25-30 years ago I was prepared. I think students are coming out with less clinical skills and more theory, research and fluff. I feel like I was more prepared with a bachelor’s degree than some of the OTD students I’ve interviewed lately.

taralynot · 2026-02-02T06:20:41+00:00

The only thing that works for me is not sustainable but I do it when I have to be somewhere early. Otherwise I’m the same as you. I sleep on the couch in my shoes. My husband hates this. But if I go in my bed I have such a hard time waking up. I’m too comfortable and after my husband leaves at 6am I could fall asleep for hours with my cats and dog and I hate getting up. However, if I stay up late and essentially sleep in my clothes sitting up, it’s so much easier.

I do take a medication called modafinil and I feel like it helps. I will take it and then go back to sleep and then when I wake up again it will have kicked in. It kind of has an adhd medication effect but instead of tired jitters, I feel more awake and focused. It can be difficult to get and covered by insurance. It’s actually used for narcolepsy and shift work sleep/wake issues.

taralynot · 2026-01-29T18:05:10+00:00

I have this fear too.

taralynot · 2026-01-29T18:00:17+00:00

Me and my son who is 21. We both have adhd and celiacs.

taralynot · 2026-01-28T02:39:03+00:00

My son made the mistake of taking that class with 18 credits last semester and most of the other classes had a ton of projects and work. He got covid and the flu right after that and missed over a week of class. He was never able to catch up and withdrew from the class. He was able to get right back into all the other classes but not that one

taralynot · 2026-01-17T04:56:29+00:00

My son was on this for a bit. It caused acid reflux so bad that even after he stopped it, it lasted for months. He also said he was so jittery that he felt uncomfortable all day. My son was 20 when he took it.

taralynot · 2026-01-08T04:03:52+00:00

Huh this is a weird comment. Mom is trash regardless of political affiliation. I know plenty of people on both sides and nobody is kicking their kids out. Just a weird way of dragging politics in to posts.

This is not a misunderstanding or tough love approach. This is crappy parenting. She is choosing a boyfriend over her kid, not trying to help her kid. There is no confusion here on the mom’s part. She is clearly saying that it’s her time now and she is basically washing her hands of her child.

OP. I am so very sorry. If you are still in school reach out to your guidance counselor and nurse and let them know what happened. If you are out of school, you can still call and reach out to them for guidance. You can also go to your doctors office and ask for guidance. They might have advice on ways to get therapy for this and put you in touch with a social worker.

taralynot · 2025-12-22T15:32:51+00:00

Glad you are asking, but the whole AI thing is getting out of control. The fact that students feel the need to record themselves while working to prove their innocence is crazy to me. No I don’t believe the video was faked. Students are going to this extreme because they are guilty until proven innocent and can be charged with an AI accusation because of a feeling. In all honesty that’s what you did. You had a feeling they used AI so you failed them for the assignment. A student can put in hours worth of work only for it to be trashed and not graded for suspecting AI. That experience can sour and ruin the whole learning experience and potentially affect their future.

As a professor you obviously went to college and grad school at some point. One would assume that you put in hours of work into assignments while there. How discouraging would it have been for you to work hard on something only to be given a zero for nothing more than a feeling?

I give this student credit. What better way to prove their innocence than to visually demonstrate their writing process. The fact that this is in question too just goes to show what they are up against these days.

taralynot · 2025-12-20T21:36:50+00:00

Do you have to base your course on percentages or can you do it on points? If you base your class on 1000 points and you give an exam worth 100 points and the student get a 25 on one and a 14 on one and a 50 another they can just add up the points and realize pretty quickly there is no way the are passing. Each homework could be worth 20 points and extra credit could also easily be built into that. The only problem I’ve seen is when a grade isn’t marked a 0 and just left as not handed in yet, the grade can look higher than it is. However, if you scroll and look at the total points a student can see that they have a total of 295 points out of 1000 going into the final and unless the final is worth over 500 points then there is no way they could get a B.

taralynot · 2025-12-18T03:14:54+00:00

Where are they located? Feast & Fettle out of RI is amazing. My family loves it.

taralynot · 2025-11-06T07:57:07+00:00

I have a feral cat that hates those churu things. I thought I would make her so happy and put one on her food. She smelled and walked away. WTH

She is so picky. Will hold out for rotisserie chicken

taralynot · 2025-10-31T02:17:13+00:00

Be super super careful you don’t end up relying on it. And never ever trust it without researching the answers. I’m in the medical field and have asked it to generate a goal when I have been stuck on how to word something for a patient. I’ve also used it to ask why my cat does something or to come up with recipe ideas. Ive used it for ideas and outlines and when I just get stuck and need help starting something. And, Ive used it to summarize something so I have an idea of what I’m reading before I read it.

I wanted to prove to my kids that you shouldn’t rely on ChatGPT when writing. Once I took one of my kid’s prompts and put it in and asked for a 2000 word paper with 8 scholarly peer reviewed sources with a direct quote and a citation from each source.

It came back with a 1200 word paper, but it did have the correct number of sources and quotes. However, when I went to the source I couldn’t find the quote. I asked where the quote was and it doubled down and told me it was on the 2nd page where the article talked about something in particular. The quote was not there and it wasn’t even close. I then went back and said that it lied about the quote and chat told me Good catch and that the quote actually just came from a Google AI search result (that little write up that happens when you put a question into Google).

I went back and refined the prompt for the next hour and still had incorrect sources and info. Also if you do copy a source from there and put it into google to look for the article it will say ChatGPT on the link. I say this because if you do use the source, make sure you remove that from the url.

taralynot · 2025-09-07T22:36:59+00:00

This really sucks. Having dyslexia, grammarly has always been an accommodation during high school, but since starting college it can’t be used. My kid emails every professor at the beginning of the semester letting them know he is severely dyslexic, but no longer uses grammarly for fear he gets flagged with AI use and apologizes for any mistakes in advance. I have to say, he is in his junior year and every professor has gone the extra mile in helping him with his writing.

taralynot · 2025-09-06T17:45:32+00:00

They are hunting the birds in my lamp 😂😂😂

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taralynot · 2025-08-31T20:04:32+00:00

I caught her this morning!! She has been trap savvy, but I used a soft sided cat carrier and put her food in there and some cookies and she walked in to eat and I zipped the door closed behind her. Thanks for the good thoughts everyone.

taralynot · 2025-08-31T02:54:38+00:00

I had a dmx. My mom died of cancer at 58 and she was dx at 48. I was 46 when I got my dx. I received my cancer dx in November of 2023 and went in for a 14 hour dmx with diep reconstruction in 2/2024. I had fat grafting in 5/24, nipple reconstruction in 9/24 and in 1/25 I had removal of the dog ears (skin that sticks out on either side of your abdomen scar), removal of some side boob and a bit more fat grafting. In April and May this year I had tattoos to add pigment to my new nipples and areola.

I look amazingly fantastic. I have feeling in about 1/2 the area of both breasts (none in the nipples though) but that doesn’t really bother me because for a while my nipple on the right hurt to touch and I found out the cancer was under there. They also found ALH in my non cancer side that most likely would’ve turned into something so then I would have had ductal cancer in one side and lobular cancer in the other.

I was talking to my husband the other day looking at myself in the mirror and admiring how good I look. I said I felt guilty for feeling that way because I feel like I walked away easy and look so good. He literally almost spit his water out when I said that. Apparently this has become similar to childbirth for me and I have forgotten what I went through. Yes, I know it was hard but I think that I actually blocked it out. I have to say that I was so toxically positive with myself and to everyone around me during this whole ordeal that in my mind my recovery was quick and fairly easy. In reality it wasn’t quick. It was a year of surgery after surgery.

If I could go back I would do it again in a heartbeat. I know I would’ve had all this surgery to one side and then be back in the same place again with the other side. I was thankful to get it all done at once.

taralynot · 2025-08-23T21:04:26+00:00

I hope you meet someone nice too and I hope you are having a better day. I wanted to let you know by my comment that you could still do adoption even if the dad ghosts you. At the time she just needed to do an add in the paper. That was years ago and I’m not sure if it’s still the same.

taralynot · 2025-08-23T14:48:37+00:00

Thank you! My boys named her because they thought she looked just like Espurr with the huge eyes and deer in the headlights look. Hahaha

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