He heckles them when they do stuff like that. Arizona and Christina are apparently the worst two for saying medical words that are CLOSE to what they’re trying to say, but not quite. And that is why he has to leave the room. I’d be worried if MY doctor said that. But I’m not worried when the lovely people on my TV get…

Ah, see, I thought they had very sneakily changed the usage directions, telling customers to use twice as much as a cheat. Though I admit I generally don’t have much sympathy with people who were shocked that a physical sunblock left a residue, considering that’s exactly what it’s supposed to do. It sounds like they…

Yup. I ran into this issue, and now it all chemical sunscreen, most of the time for me. I only use physical sunblocks when snorkelling, because I don’t want to kill coral only because I am vain.

It’s a physical sunblock, which can leave white residue on the skin. My money is on people not wanting to slather down little Mykyla with the recommended amount of sunscreen, because if they did, she would look funny in in their instatweets. #soblessed

Getting too attached is my problem too. But until it hurts you, it actually makes you good at the job: kids can tell when you care about them, and they really respond to it. If you look to your own self-care at the same time, you can protect yourself while still helping your clients. It’s a tough tough line to walk,…

It’s a real rollercoaster. If you’re prepared for that, it can be really rewarding and you can really make a difference in some kids’ lives. I tend to find that these kids, more so even than most teens, have huge defences up and you have to really put in the effort to show them you’re there for them.

If I drank before going to Bed Bath and Beyond, I would go bankrupt and be unable to store anything in my home but sheets.

Have you met anyone else in the organization who you might be able to just ask? I don’t think it would come across as asking how to dress yourself. It’s demonstrating that you’re thoughtful and aware of the necessity of balancing your clients’ needs and the organization’s workplace culture.

I had a very similar job a few years back. I don’t know what the culture is like at your nonprofit, but at mine, they really were very aware that half the staff were cycling out into the community and needed to dress in a way that was approachable for the kids they were working with. So, they didn’t really expect too…

You should check out Big Walder’s reply to me about this (if you haven’t already); it added an illustrative example of the dukedom of Edinburgh. I just find all this very interesting, as an escape from how awful the news is...

This is an awesome answer. I find royalty and lineage interesting, and didn’t know all this about the Edinburgh dukedom. Very service-y! Much obliged :)

I’ve always wondered, though, if when a title reverts back to the crown, could it be bestowed on someone else subsequently? Or is it now, always and forever, locked into the royal family? I know in the Plantagenet and Tudor eras titles could be created for people, or titles conferred onto people the monarch elected. I…

I feel weird about starring this story. I shared my own first day story on here, and things got serious down the line for the kiddo in that story too. I just wanted to say thanks for sharing yours.

I’m sorry - I also expressed my displeasure that sex-worker was not included, and I think I did it in a way that made it seem like your story wasn’t awesome too. It totally was! I just felt like the sex-worker one needed to be included in the round-up! I mean, that was hilarious! Obviously yours was too, and it was…

So this is one thing that’s always puzzled me... when a title is connected back into the royal line, does that absorb the title back into the crown? In this hypothetical other timeline where Elizabeth marries the Earl of Carnavon, would that have made the title “in her gift” as it were, to bestow on someone else, or…

I have a soft spot for medical dramas. I know they’re cheesy and crappy, but I love them. My husband is in that field, and he will NOT. SHUT. UP. about the inaccuracies in the shows I like. To the point where he now has a well-rehearsed rant about CPR depictions in TV dramas and how they fuck up people’s expectations…

Seriously. I actually read it to myself, started giggling uncontrollably, had my husband ask me why, and then when I tried to read it to him, kept giggling so much that I ruined the delivery. If that’s not the mark of a good story I don’t know what is.

Thanks! (I guess ;) ) The unit selection was really what killed me. Honestly, if the same situation happened in a movie, and the teacher had been set to teach the units I had planned, I feel like the writers would have been told the script was too contrived. It felt like the universe was fucking with me.

Sorry you feel like you regret sharing. If it helps, my best “back-to-school” story involves, four days before my student-teaching placement started, finding out that a student in one class was actually awaiting trial for murder. The best part? My units planned for the semester included Lord of the Flies, Macbeth, and…

Totally. I smell a rat. The fix was in. That story was hands down the best. I mean, the other winners here were good too. But I legit howled at that not-a-sex-worker eulogy. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that”