Teaching in a suburban environment vs. an urban environment IS a totally different game. It is also not (solely) an issue of race. I grew up in a very diverse suburb of NYC and it was split into pretty even thirds of white , African American and Hispanic. The climate of the school was a MUCH gentler environment than…

Yes. I agree and empathize with the point you made and I have a few of my own to add on to the conversation.

I believe you are referring to union jobs. When I taught in NYC which has the best teacher's union in the country my earning potential was much higher over the course of my career. However, I moved to another city and am now a charter school teacher. They do not follow salary guidelines like a public school does, nor…

Hmmm my teaching job tends to be thankless (minus my amazing students) and pretty dangerous.....

Philly!!! That’s a pretty consistent deal. Never more than 8/$2 but usually $1.

In PA avocados are 2/$5 at shop rite. It hurts. Single packs of (processed) guacamole is much cheaper so I generally go with that even though it’s probably terrible for me.

Cilantro is 99 cents at shop rite and scallions are 66 cents for one bunch. I went food shopping today lol. Also, limes were 8/$1. I would think these selections were a little weird too if I hadn’t just gone shopping. The real question is why was my lettuce so fucking expensive!?!?!??!

Limes were 8 for $1 at my supermarket this week. She probably had a similar deal.

This was my favorite part of the article.

My comment was “Maybe it indicates that he is trapped in a cycle of abuse that she first inflicted on him in the 6th grade?” That DEFINITELY does not make me a person inflicted with “judgy high-horsemanship.” I reserve the right to make JUDGEMENTS about adults sleeping with children a third of their age. I promise…

Maybe it indicates that he is trapped in a cycle of abuse that she first inflicted on him in the 6th grade?

Yup. How much do you want to bed the secret to their happy marriage is to cause such profound abuse that your partner is unable to separate himself to form healthy adult relationships? Or maybe trapping your partner by sexually abusing him and making him a father at 13? She is a predator. As a middle school teacher I…

That's part of the problem of server's not getting a fair wage. Tips should be a bonus, not the bulk of their salary.

Wait- Your family did call an ambulance, right?

I’ve tried but my aim is not good enough for a bottle. I keep napkins and a bag in the car. Why is it always the car?!?!?!?

I have a lap band and a bit of poorly chewed food can cause me to vomit with absolutely no choice on my part. I was driving with my principal because we needed to pick up a cap and gown for a student who was missing one the day before graduation. We had stopped to get BK on the drive back and I could feel a bit of…

I just fell down a Sound Advice youtube hole. I had no idea this existed....

It infuriated me how the judges would be kind to him and then tear apart the actually talented singers. I’m so happy that kid is finally gone.

you win with that comment

She looks like Elisabeth Moss on Mad Men.