By state testing do you mean standardized testing that all students do, or psycho-educational testing? Because I am happy to tell you that you *DO NOT HAVE TO DO STATE TESTING*. You have the right to opt out. All you have to do is drop a letter in the front office saying, “Big Foot will not be participating in…

I have the same trouble. I am actually devout Catholic from a Catholic family, but our family’s surname happens to be a very common and well-known Jewish name (it happened accidentally way back at Ellis Island). Moreover, I look extremely ‘stereotypical Jewish’—the Barbara Streisand nose, the black curly hair, fair…

Ahh I’m so glad! Loving your job makes the rest of life a tiny bit easier :)

i would ABSOLUTLEY bone russell crowe

Congrats!

I am an old, and I have learned to not save backstabbers ever. They don’t grow out of their behavior. If you have firing power, use it. And fuck feminine and empathetic; that gets you nowhere.

If something like this had even almost happened to me I would break down and cry. I am glad it didn’t!

Basking n the sun was the best activity.

Distance, and keeping myself busy with other people, have always helped me when I was suffering unrequited feelings. Spending time together just reinforces it.

Lost my job last week. The person I’m 99 percent sure is fucking my boss, whose job had been downgraded, is now taking over my job and cube. ... Everyone said they were having sex based on so many long lunches, sneaking out to go to lunch together, etc., and I didn’t believe it because he’s married, I didn’t even…

Hi Emily ! God youre so adorable. We had a computer scare yesterday and Mr Flection though he had accidentally deleted all our pictures. We have, I don’t know how many pictures of our now deceased kitty. It would have awful to lose them.

I’m sorry about your poor baby. That’s horrible.

Glad to hear he's ok. I've worked in hospitals for 30 years so trust me when I tell you many, many people don't come in when they should. Actually health care workers are often the worst. There's people who don't get any testing because of fear. So anyway your mom should in no way feel guilty. It's simply human nature…

I am the clean one in our family. My husband couldn’t be less aware of messes and dirt if he were in a coma. Because I’m the one who loves and needs clean, I take care of it. It’s easier for me to deal with it because, even if he cleans things to his (key word) satisfaction, it’s not clean enough for me. Because it…

That’s so scary. It’s much easier to tell someone else it’s not their fault than to not blame yourself, I still have guilt about my dad dying almost eight years ago because I didn’t say anything about him seeming really unwell and out of breath the day before he died.

Long week, ‘ey?

Emily and I had a real moment today! She decided to sit on my lap and nap for a while, which she has never done before. I hope this progress of bonding isn’t ruined next week when nail trimming and vet visit is planned. She’ll hate me forever, poor girl.

Can you afford cleaning help ? I did many cleaning jobs through high school and college. So it doesn’t have to be a professional service. This would eliminate the whole, “ well I do this much and you don’t” argument.

Okay, gonna have a little pet owner venting here.

My first husband was 18 years older than me and had built a career, although it took a serious hit during the early 80s recession. I kept setting aside school and jobs to follow him, and when he died suddenly and unexpectedly, it left me in a very weak position financially. I don’t know if I would have changed…