Good for you for having the guts and awareness to do that, Erin. Here's wishing you good, new job-ma.

I'm on my second day of PTO for the week, yay! I work Wed-Thurs, and then I get Friday off. Life is good.

Windsparrow, you could maybe try a non-credit, continuing ed class and see how it goes? They're cheaper, and you could pick something fun. It probably wouldn't be the same workload as a credit class, but it might just give you a pressure-free way to get an idea how you'd feel about it.

"My school of flirting rule is to look at them until they notice me and then hope for the best," he says.

I'll notice! I'll notice!!

One of them admitted without the least bit of concern or remorse that she "couldn't get through" the first summer reading book and didn't bother to read the second.

Do you test them on the reading? We always got tested on our summer reading, which busted about half the class one year, when they watched the movie, since the movie had a different ending than the book. (No, after 20+ years, I don't remember what book it was. t edit Fuck, I actually DO -- why on earth does my brain retain that shit? The Bostonians.)

Because a student like yours, who unconcernedly admits not doing the reading, is begging to start the school year with an F.

This is perhaps why I'm not a teacher. The desire for revenge isn't the best pedagogical method, I'm told.

The desire for revenge isn't the best pedagogical method, I'm told.

Not these days, when even a C is seen as a mark of failure, rather than of "average" which is what it should be. I'm still shaking my head over the organizational meeting for Abby's class a couple of weeks ago, where a parent asked, in all seriousness, "This is a pure PACE (gifted) class, right, not a mixed one?" Because in our school, when you sometimes have borderline kids who don't full qualify for the PACE program, plus an overflow of PACE kids, they create a combined class, that isn't considered a true PACE class but an "enrichment" class. Because heaven forfend the little darlings rub elbows with those other students.

I really hate dealing with gifted parents. The sense of entitlement makes me want to smack a bitch.

gifted parents

Gifted with huge egos and no common-sense. Sheeeyah.

thank-you teachers for everything.

{{{Erin}}} good on you for knowing when to quit.

& Omnis you were right about that golf game. I clicked over to peek and see what it was like and ended up playing 18 holes.

Today's Lunch With Da Man consisted of: pork loin, asparagus, and cauliflower

Loving the corporate foodstuffs. They make me nice veggies. Nom nom nom

I'm chuckling again at the COMM in which I set up Tom. As I was getting in my car I heard the kid again, "Momma you just don't understand!" Which is also probably true.

Erin, I'm glad you are out of the toxic place. Best of luck finding something new quickly.

I just got back from my doctor's office and I was talking about pregnancy concerns (still a while off). I'm worried about pregnancy weight adding extra stress to my back and knees, so I'm trying to lose weight now (7 lbs so far). Anyway he said because I am heavy for my height that I would only need to gain 10-15 lbs when pregnant. Is he on crack? I've never heard of gaining so little weight when pregnant.

He also wants me to switch from effexor to either zoloft or prozac and go off adderall before getting pregnant, which I was expecting.

If you're overweight when you get pregnant, you can even safely lose weight during pregnancy, and I think in some cases it's recommended.