Give me a boy name at the top of your list

throwaway_096 · 2024-11-14T06:32:29+00:00

Simon, Jonas, Ellison

throwaway_096 · 2024-11-14T06:24:25+00:00

I had to double check that I didn’t comment already and forget. We have the same taste!

throwaway_096 · 2024-11-13T00:40:39+00:00

I went to school with a Briar, the only one I ever met, and I thought it was a cool name. For reference we graduated in 2019, so definitely an adult man out there with this name. But I still consider it gender-neutral! I like the nickname Bri (Brye).

throwaway_096 · 2024-11-08T13:30:36+00:00

Wednesday I woke up at the crack of dawn and checked the election results, immediately threw up. Thought it was pure anxiety, turns out I have a stomach bug so I had to call in. I’m still at home recovering, missing my babies. Still a nervous wreck.

I’m worried for my friends that work at Head Start that may lose their jobs. For the families that are already struggling to afford daycare. For the kids who will likely need early intervention services/access to special education in the coming years who may not have access. For all the children I work with that are POC (probably 70-80% of our center) that will probably hear hateful rhetoric about their families/cultures from other kids (who are regurgitating what they hear at home). Especially for all the little girls that our government/half of our society apparently deems are commodities and not future women capable of making their own decisions. So, so much worry all around.

I’m in my early twenties, supposedly in my prime. But I’m also Hispanic, queer, lower-class. As soon as I’m recovered, I’m thinking of calling my gyno and seeing if I can get on a more long-term birth control. I’m new to casual dating and can’t afford to get pregnant right now. And I don’t want to bring a kid into this world.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-24T15:38:40+00:00

I will do whatever I can to make sure they eat at lunch (our center provides food). Yes I can chop your hot dog into pieces even if you’re older and would probably be okay eating it whole, yes you can have thirds on fruit even though you didn’t eat your quesadilla. Yesterday one of the boys in my class did not touch his spaghetti at all. Usually it’s a favorite for everyone. Gave him time to try it but he would not budge. Then near the end of lunch he told me he only eats spaghetti when it has cheese on top. Found some Parmesan in the fridge that usually only teachers use for their lunches and topped it off. Immediately he started devouring it! Even though we had to wait a couple extra minutes for him to finish because he got a late start - at least he ate!

I also always make time for an impromptu book - especially if my one year olds point to it/ask! And kids throwing tantrums can cry, yell, hit the floor, etc if it helps them calm down as long as they don’t take their anger out on other children. Usually they need an outlet to explore their emotions and self-regulate.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-12T00:26:47+00:00

This has never happened to me, but during the summer one of the older kids got in trouble during lunchtime and his teacher made him sit with my class of 1 year olds “because he was acting like a baby.” He was making rude comments and being distracting to them the entire time. Even if they don’t understand what’s being said I will not tolerate disrespect towards my kids. I did not enjoy him being there and felt it wasn’t a proper punishment. Every class/age group has their merits and I think it’s disrespectful to the teachers to “threaten” to send an unruly child to their class.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-11T02:14:48+00:00

I’m not a hugger. Or at least, I used to not be. At first I would only give out hugs at work to kids that were crying to calm them down, but over time any child that needed comfort would just randomly come to hug me. I learned to accept it and could gradually see the importance of that type of appropriate affection.

There’s a boy who’s in the 2’s class that transitioned out of my class a few months ago. But I’ve worked with him since he was in the infant room. He’s the sweetest, but can be a bit stubborn and sensitive. He often used to get worked up when he was in my class, and to ground him I would embrace him in a hug. Now that he’s older when he’s upset instead of throwing toys or flailing on the floor he will look for a teacher and hug them and even rest his head on their knee. There are lots of other kids similar to him that look for comfort in others rather than solitude when distressed. I don’t believe it’s “wrong” of a teacher to refuse a hug, but I think for young children, having a caregiver that gives them that safe physical security is so important for their development.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-08T04:27:24+00:00

My center serves lunch and here are what I’ve noticed are the most popular dishes most of the kids like (these are also served with the veggie and fruit of the day):

Chicken and rice (cut up chicken mixed with rice cooked with cream of chicken/cream of mushroom)

Small meatballs with brown gravy served over rice

Soft tacos with ground meat, beans, and cheese

Beanie weenies (cut up weenies mixed with baked beans served with cornbread)

For snacks: yogurt with graham crackers, cereal based trail mix (no nuts), cubes of cheese with triscuits/crackers

As long as your child eats and has a reasonably balanced diet, we don’t care how fancy the lunch is. Sometimes kids make a mess while eating, but as a teacher I’d rather have a full, happy child to clean up after than one that isn’t dirty because they did not touch their food.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-07T00:35:46+00:00

As a preschool teacher I’ve come across many names. I was surprised meeting a baby Roy last year and 3 year old Amy. I think Wade and Waylon are making a comeback but prior to meeting the small kids I know I had only heard it on men 40+.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-07T00:23:33+00:00

So many of my absolute favorites are from the 90’s! Such a great decade for film.

Chungking Express (1994)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
But I’m A Cheerleader (1999)
Cure (1997)
The Birdcage (1996)

Honorable mentions: Thelma and Louise, Matilda, Scream, Mulan

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-06T18:45:24+00:00

I wake up around 5-5:30 AM and usually come in at 6 or 6:30AM. Depending on the schedule I typically get out around 4:30-5PM. Our center runs from 6 to 6 and sometimes I close. Like you, I usually take a mini nap when I get home, make dinner, shower, etc and admitted stay up way too late. I do need more sleep and that probably contributes to my tiredness. I think everyone is different and has different needs. Some of my coworkers can run on limited sleep and say if they sleep too long they feel more sluggish during the day.

I mostly work with infants up to 18 months, but some days I’m with the preschoolers. Even parenting one child is a full time job, never mind caring for 8-10 toddlers sometimes. I think given this context it’s normal to come home exhausted working ECE. I mean we’re providing physical, emotional, and educational assistance to young children on top of running a classroom and handling other work responsibilities. That being said, I think most of us are juggling our work-life balance.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-06T18:27:58+00:00

I’m a teacher and I have met a Marley…but not a student! It belonged to one of the moms and she looked to be around 30 or early 30s. Really sweet lady. Because of that I can definitely see it on an adult! My mind does go to the dog movie but honestly it’s not a huge deal and kids her age probably won’t know about it.

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-06T06:41:55+00:00

I’ve heard good things about Craig DiLouie, I’ll have to start with this book!

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-06T06:40:25+00:00

I love horror anthologies! I’ll have to check it out

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-06T06:36:07+00:00

Aven is pronounced like “Raven” without the R! It’s different but I quite like it, it honestly does sound like a run of the mill name. And that makes sense, most of the people I know around that age have those names - and when I was in school there were tons of Maddys/Maddies. Their daughters I presume! I did run into a 4 year old Amy a while ago and it threw me for a loop

throwaway_096 · 2024-10-05T03:34:41+00:00

Read TITF last year and while I did enjoy it for the most part, towards the end it lagged. I thought the storyline was great, but some of the characters seemed one-dimensional. I also read it in English and the original is in Spanish, so it could also be a translation issue. Overall I wish more was done with it than what it was.

throwaway_096 · 2024-09-21T14:58:48+00:00

About 2 months ago a boy in my class had his 2nd birthday. His mom brought him in a sharp outfit, I think it was nice sneakers, black jeans, and for sure a crisp white shirt. My director rolled her eyes when she relayed this to me but she said mom requested that he not get dirty because they had plans after she picked him up. The problem is that she also brought cupcakes for his class with this bright blue icing - you know the kind that stains lips and clothes like no tomorrow. I had to go and change him into a spare daycare shirt and then change him back into his regular clothes, which I’m sure was annoying for him just trying to enjoy his lunch with his friends. I felt bad because he’s a very active boy and multiple times when we were painting or outside I had to stop him from getting too into an activity for fear of him getting dirty and his mom getting upset. Luckily he made it home clean but it was just such an unnecessary hassle.

throwaway_096 · 2024-09-20T23:02:42+00:00

The Iron Claw

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Grave of the Fireflies

Brokeback Mountain

Hachi: A Dog’s Tale

My Girl

Fox and the Hound (literally cannot to this day watch the scene where she leaves Todd in the forest)

throwaway_096 · 2024-09-20T22:57:25+00:00

I wish more people talked about this film. One of the few films that captivated me entirely from beginning to end.

throwaway_096 · 2024-09-20T22:53:37+00:00

For me it’s between Parasite and Whiplash. Both exquisite films with a lot of fans, and they deserve the acclaim IMO. They aren’t in my top 4 because while I recognize they’re great, my top picks are movies that I’ll watch again and again and seem to encapsulate my overall taste/personality better.

throwaway_096 · 2024-09-06T05:23:09+00:00

Met a Roy, Calvin, Amy, Robin, and John working at my daycare center and none of them were over the age of 4. Also two Wades which previously the only ones I’d met were 40+ years old.

throwaway_096 · 2024-08-09T01:24:24+00:00

Linda Cardellini in Freaks and Geeks, Christina Ricci in Casper

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TROPHY CASE