MIL and husband will be here around noon and we will grill burgers. The last few visits have been very short, last time they didn't even get out of the car just handed gifts out the window. E is so excited to see them. MH is supposed to mention to them taking E for a night or weekend like they promised in November
Drive-by grandparents? That's crazy. I hope they are more enthusiastic this time, for E's sake if nothing else.
cagoldi Ok I've started this and deleted this many times but I'll try again. I loved teaching. It was very rewarding as a profession overall and I really enjoyed being in the classroom with my kids. I miss that. But, and this was the deal breaker for me, teaching is more than that these days and the amount that is required of you outside of the classroom is enormous and frankly too much for one person. In the end, it wasn't worth the meager pay and I sure didn't have a great work-life balance.
My sister has the same feels. She started out in SPED and the paperwork was too much for her, then tried to go to a regular classroom and the paperwork/lesson plans was still too much. I do have to say that my sister is not the most organized person and does not have great work/life balance either. My brother's girlfriend excels at teaching, though, and loves it. I think it depends on the person, but you are not alone @snoop.
@goldi Not trying to deter you from teaching SPED or anything else, but just as another option in case you are interested...my sister does a lot of work with the special needs population as a speech therapist, as do her OT and PT partners. Occupational therapists and speech-language therapists are highly in-demand. Also--and this is kind of interesting to me--she was just telling me about the need for SLP's who are 'learning specialists'; they typically work in schools and focus on issues like dyslexia, etc.
cagoldi I have been teaching for 14 years. It is very different then it once was. My salary has gone up $30,000 since I started but my take home pay has only increased by $700 a month due to ever increasing pension/medical percentages. The responsibilities are less and less about the kids but I remind myself everyday that they come first. I'm very lucky that in the past few years, things have gone well for DH at work and my job is just fun money for us. I do what the kids need me to and get to the rest when I can. I have always been a multitasker and you know my schedule with my own kids. I don't bring work home ever but it all gets done. Also, I teach middle school math. Not too many people like math and almost no one likes middle school kids so basically, my job is safe.
I'd strongly go with middle school cagoldi if you do move forward. I should say my experience stems from elementary, and the middle school teachers I know are somewhat less miserable since they can focus on one subject.
Yes, I plan only 1 lesson a day and repeat 4 times. It can get boring and I don't think I will do it forever but with my home stuff now it works.
Morning. I am just so frustrated and need to vent.
Y'all know B's had sleep issues. The one thing he's done well is for the past month or so he's taken good naps in his crib. He let me put him down awake and cried for a short time then fell asleep. Nighttime was in our bed and a big struggle.
Last weekend we transferred him to the crib for nighttime. First few nights were really good but only if we put him down asleep. Past few nights have not been good at all (2-3 wake ups lasting 1-2 hours each- falling asleep on me then waking up in crib).
Last weekend he also suddenly stopped napping in his crib. He will now ONLY nap in the swing.
I got 3 hours of sleep last night and just failed at my second attempt of the day to get him to nap in the crib. I'm hanging on by a thread here.
Sorry for the DD. I just needed to get it out before I took it out in him. This sleep stuff sucks.
I don't think it's an ear infection but maybe? I also think he might be getting his first tooth. maybe I will try Tylenol tonight and see if that helps.
I am currently sitting here waiting out my toddler who is sitting in his room till he can apologize for his epic tantrum earlier.
Welp. So much for DH's grand plans to accomplish a lot today after an eta of 2:30. They missed their connection in Nassau due to issues with the first flight and won't get into town until close to midnight. FIL will be back at our house tonight...I knew i shouldn't have cleaned the bathroom or put fresh sheets on the bed. 🙄
Post by klongoria11 on Mar 5, 2017 13:42:44 GMT -5
My friend texted me at 5:30 this morning to let me know she finally got to sleep all night. She's the only person I know who purposefully wakes up at 4 each day and I think she forgets she isn't the norm. Her text woke me up and my cat kept me up. Cadence joined me at 6:30 even though mh was supposed to handle any wakeups and then she slept until almost 9! She loves sleeping in on the weekends. So I've been up since 5:30, but everyone else slept great.
73jewels We went through something similar with B at one point; he would literally only sleep in the swing or in our arms. I'm fuzzy on exact timing but he was prob 5-6 mo? (He had really outgrown the swing but we were desperate). I'm so sorry, exhaustion is an awful stare and I know it must be extra tough with your H traveling so much. This too shall pass but it really sucks in the meantime, I know. Big hugs.
I was in the other room earlier and DH was in the living room with the girls. He clearly wasn't paying attention because when I came out H had my glasses. She was playing with them and ripped off one of the nose pads. So now I have to wear my old, wrong prescription, glasses to work.
sweetpotato I'm so sorry for your loss. I think making a book for M is a great idea to help remember her by. If you keep telling him stories about her, hopefully he'll remember, at least a little
LizInFL Ben is too big for the swing (7 months this week) but I am using it anyway
Sunny41 we talk about deep breaths too. After he's better he always tells me next time he gets upset he's going to stop and take a deep breath. Maybe one day it will work at the right time!
trtlcrzy ugh that sucks! My eyes are pretty bad and I have one pair... this is a recipe for disaster 😱.
Luckily I'm near sighted so I only need my glasses for far away stuff. These are from last year so they aren't super off on my prescription and in the car I wear my prescription sunglasses. I'm planning to go to the eye doctor in the morning to get the nose pad replaced anyway.
Post by wineallthetime on Mar 5, 2017 17:16:59 GMT -5
73jewels, I'm so sorry for the rough sleep. I just posted earlier about finally doing some CIO cause I couldn't take it with my 11 month old. I hope you get sleep soon!
Sunny41, not sure all of what's going on but I have really bad anxiety that I take meds for. Please feel free to message me, anxiety is so awful to deal with. No experience with depression though.
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