@erin2021, you are a GREAT mom! You're going to feel guilty no matter if it was your kid's fault or your own or nobody's fault. The most important thing is that he is ok and that you learn from it and don't beat yourself up. We all make mistakes! summerdonna, I totally understand. I would be a crying mess, too. That kind of news is always bittersweet. ((HUGS)) mugster, who/what do you teach? I'm a little confused with the convo going on about promotions and job searches but I hope it all works out for y'all and starbuck27 too. shemarie82, I'll be keeping my FX for the home visit tomorrow!
WTF ovaries? Why are you killing me today? I can't even go to the bathroom without shooting pains in my pelvis
I hope you feel better!
ps- completely unrelated but can I just say ILY? You always look out for everyone else and are so thoughtful! You're an amazing person! just thought you should know!
@erin2021, you are a GREAT mom! You're going to feel guilty no matter if it was your kid's fault or your own or nobody's fault. The most important thing is that he is ok and that you learn from it and don't beat yourself up. We all make mistakes! summerdonna, I totally understand. I would be a crying mess, too. That kind of news is always bittersweet. ((HUGS)) mugster, who/what do you teach? I'm a little confused with the convo going on about promotions and job searches but I hope it all works out for y'all and starbuck27 too. shemarie82, I'll be keeping my FX for the home visit tomorrow!
WTF ovaries? Why are you killing me today? I can't even go to the bathroom without shooting pains in my pelvis
I hope you feel better!
ps- completely unrelated but can I just say ILY? You always look out for everyone else and are so thoughtful! You're an amazing person! just thought you should know!
ILY too! Thank you for making my day ETA and ILY @wallflwr926 and all my other frahnds!
icequeen, I'm a professor of English lit. My job is fairly secure at the moment. I just got ragey at starbuck27 's institution. Unless it is actually legally mandated, that is bad policy and not the kind of thing I want to happen everywhere.
icequeen, I'm a professor of English lit. My job is fairly secure at the moment. I just got ragey at starbuck27 's institution. Unless it is actually legally mandated, that is bad policy and not the kind of thing I want to happen everywhere.
Cool! English lit was my favorite subject in HS. I had the best teachers. Good for you!
@erin2021, you are a GREAT mom! You're going to feel guilty no matter if it was your kid's fault or your own or nobody's fault. The most important thing is that he is ok and that you learn from it and don't beat yourself up. We all make mistakes! summerdonna, I totally understand. I would be a crying mess, too. That kind of news is always bittersweet. ((HUGS)) mugster, who/what do you teach? I'm a little confused with the convo going on about promotions and job searches but I hope it all works out for y'all and starbuck27 too. shemarie82, I'll be keeping my FX for the home visit tomorrow!
WTF ovaries? Why are you killing me today? I can't even go to the bathroom without shooting pains in my pelvis
Calm down ovaries!!! Sorry icequeen that sounds poopy.
@erin2021, you are a GREAT mom! You're going to feel guilty no matter if it was your kid's fault or your own or nobody's fault. The most important thing is that he is ok and that you learn from it and don't beat yourself up. We all make mistakes! summerdonna, I totally understand. I would be a crying mess, too. That kind of news is always bittersweet. ((HUGS)) mugster, who/what do you teach? I'm a little confused with the convo going on about promotions and job searches but I hope it all works out for y'all and starbuck27 too. shemarie82, I'll be keeping my FX for the home visit tomorrow!
WTF ovaries? Why are you killing me today? I can't even go to the bathroom without shooting pains in my pelvis
Calm down ovaries!!! Sorry icequeen that sounds poopy.
icequeen, I'm a professor of English lit. My job is fairly secure at the moment. I just got ragey at starbuck27 's institution. Unless it is actually legally mandated, that is bad policy and not the kind of thing I want to happen everywhere.
One of my best friends is an English dept TA. Her school has some crappy policies. She received her doctorate last month, so she is finally able to explore some other options.
icequeen, I'm a professor of English lit. My job is fairly secure at the moment. I just got ragey at starbuck27 's institution. Unless it is actually legally mandated, that is bad policy and not the kind of thing I want to happen everywhere.
One of my best friends is an English dept TA. Her school has some crappy policies. She received her doctorate last month, so she is finally able to explore some other options.
I wouldn't wish a PhD in English on anyone. I love my field, my research, my job, but the academic job market is in shambles, and it took me several years to land a tenure track job. During those years, I was over-worked, under-appreciated, under-payed, and unsure that it would ever work out. I knew I could be happy if I left (I'm good at lots of things), but it is hard to know when to give up on a dream. Things kept working out just well enough that I would give it one more year. Now things are good for me, but I have many many friends who are still struggling.
I think I still haven't quite recovered from the trauma of those years. Now that TTC is proving to be not easy either, I've broken down a few times with the "why can't anything just happen easily... why is everything so hard" lament. Hopefully, this too will work out with time.
One of my best friends is an English dept TA. Her school has some crappy policies. She received her doctorate last month, so she is finally able to explore some other options.
I wouldn't wish a PhD in English on anyone. I love my field, my research, my job, but the academic job market is in shambles, and it took me several years to land a tenure track job. During those years, I was over-worked, under-appreciated, under-payed, and unsure that it would ever work out. I knew I could be happy if I left (I'm good at lots of things), but it is hard to know when to give up on a dream. Things kept working out just well enough that I would give it one more year. Now things are good for me, but I have many many friends who are still struggling.
I think I still haven't quite recovered from the trauma of those years. Now that TTC is proving to be not easy either, I've broken down a few times with the "why can't anything just happen easily... why is everything so hard" lament. Hopefully, this too will work out with time.
She says the same thing about her work. Her focus(not the right term) is in creative writing and poetry. She actually had her dissertation approved on her 32nd birthday. She's trying to figure out if/when she will TTC. She had been so focused on finishing her doctorate that she didn't want to start anything until that was finished.
Also I completely feel you on the "why is everything so difficult" thing. I have a bachelor's in sociology, which is great on a grad school resume and not many other places. I always get asked why didn't I just get a psych degree. I kept saying I was going back grad and now my GRE scores are expired. I think i'm going to go back in the next year or so. This time for Library Science.
For my ultrasound today, they made me drink 36oz of water and then they were running 45 minutes late. By the time they took me back, I was almost in tears. My wtf Wednesday is actually the ultrasound tech, though. She wasn't going to let my husband in with me. "No MEN in the women's center" "Fine, he can come in but if he asks ANY questions, he's out" Wtf? She then proceeded to ask me if we were having an ultrasound because I couldn't get pregnant. Wtf? Keep in mind this is JUST an imaging center, not an OB's office, and she was only a sonographer, not a radiologist. I was annoyed that she felt the need to know that question. My last wtf was when she asked me to repeat my birthday, and then told my husband that I was too young to have PCOS. W.T.F We won't be going back.
For my ultrasound today, they made me drink 36oz of water and then they were running 45 minutes late. By the time they took me back, I was almost in tears. My wtf Wednesday is actually the ultrasound tech, though. She wasn't going to let my husband in with me. "No MEN in the women's center" "Fine, he can come in but if he asks ANY questions, he's out" Wtf? She then proceeded to ask me if we were having an ultrasound because I couldn't get pregnant. Wtf? Keep in mind this is JUST an imaging center, not an OB's office, and she was only a sonographer, not a radiologist. I was annoyed that she felt the need to know that question. My last wtf was when she asked me to repeat my birthday, and then told my husband that I was too young to have PCOS. W.T.F We won't be going back.
Holy crap. I wouldn't be going back, and I'd be looking for someone to report her to.
For my ultrasound today, they made me drink 36oz of water and then they were running 45 minutes late. By the time they took me back, I was almost in tears. My wtf Wednesday is actually the ultrasound tech, though. She wasn't going to let my husband in with me. "No MEN in the women's center" "Fine, he can come in but if he asks ANY questions, he's out" Wtf? She then proceeded to ask me if we were having an ultrasound because I couldn't get pregnant. Wtf? Keep in mind this is JUST an imaging center, not an OB's office, and she was only a sonographer, not a radiologist. I was annoyed that she felt the need to know that question. My last wtf was when she asked me to repeat my birthday, and then told my husband that I was too young to have PCOS. W.T.F We won't be going back.
Ugh. I'm sorry for her behvaior. As a medical professional, she should know better. People like that need to be reported. *smh*
My WTF is for this weather. Snow in April, you've got to be kidding me Ohio!
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