What is on your mind

[Leigh]

On My mind is the coming month, possibly beginning T and still coming out to family and friends ~ wondering what their reactions will be and how I will react to their reactions

[WolfyOne]

My back has decided it hates the weather change and is really bothering me a lot
If I knew when I was younger that playing sports would come back to hurt me as I age,
I wouldn't have played so aggressive back then

[Scorp]

I lost my fucking ipod that my honey gave me last Christmas.

I looked everywhere, retraced my steps, ripped my car apart to find it and still nothing...

[Zimmeh]

Hope you find it!

Zimmy

Originally Posted by Scorp

I lost my fucking ipod that my honey gave me last Christmas.

I looked everywhere, retraced my steps, ripped my car apart to find it and still nothing...

[lipstixgal]

thinking that its not going to warm up that much today and sad that summer is almost over and hope I will be out of here before the colder weather sets in and hurts my knees!! Its 69 degrees and 10:30 am...

[JustLovelyJenn]

School starts tomorrow, so naturally there are a lot of things on my mind.

At the end of last year I was given the most glowing yearly review by my teacher and principal. The teacher I worked with moved to another school at the end of the year and my principal put out a great deal of effort to ensure that I remained at the middle school with her.

So, as the school year prepared to start I was made aware that the teacher I would be working under this year is only a half time teacher at our building, she would only spend TWO periods a day with us, and the rest of the time she would be at an elementary school.

I was invited to attend a meeting before school to discuss the new special educations students that would be in the building and the best way to meet there needs. This meeting included the principal, the three special education teachers in the building, and me. I am only one of 4 educational assistants in our building, but I was the only one invited to this meeting.

I also found out because my new teacher is only part time, I will be responsible for managing my own schedule, as well as the other assistant that will be hired for my room, managing all needed behavior interventions for the students on our caseload while the teacher is out of the building, adjust our students classroom assignments to their ability level, and running my own incentive program with a handful of special needs students. I also teach a small pull-out math class under the supervision of a different teacher.

This is about TWICE the amount of responsibilities that I had last year, and I am the only aid with this type of arrangement. While I am more then willing to do it, I do worry some about being in an in-between place... Not quite a teacher, but more then an aid. But, I look forward to the experience I will gain.

I am so grateful to have a principal and teacher willing to give me the freedom to function in this capacity. I plan on starting back to school sometime this year and working toward my teaching certification in special education. This type of opportunity, while unexpected and slightly overwhelming at the start, will help move me toward that goal.

[WolfyOne]

I think a hot shower and Vicodin work wonderful together
At least the pain is manageable now

[Scorp]

Thanks Zimmy.

I'm headed out to buy another one. It won't have the sentimental value to me but, it'll have more storage capacity and other bells and whistles... Woo hoo! LOVE MY ELECTRONICS! Best Buy here I come

Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

Hope you find it!

Zimmy

[Miss Scarlett]

This has been a very difficult weekend for me. Most of the time I have felt very overwhelmed and sad...crying for no apparent reason. Left eye twitching and will not stop.

I think this is related to the very upsetting Friday I had at work - male client screaming in my face, venting his frustration over his divorce at me. Like it's all my fault - he dropped by the office unannounced to ask for help with the asset/debt inventory affidavit form we sent him to complete. When I told him he couldn't create a form of his choosing he exploded. This is something he would not have done had my boss been in the office - for some reason there are clients who feel they can do this when I am alone in the office. After he shut up I told him we were still going to use this form and his additional information could be attached on separate sheets with reference to the sheets noted on the court's form. Not a special exception for him - this is how we add additional information.

Wonder why that marriage broke up...

[Rockinonahigh]

The weather change is finaly hear and its cooler,where I injoy the change its causeing me to get stiff in my joints and kicking in some small but troublesome asthma attacks then add allergies to the mix..not a great day.

[Leigh]

Thinking alot more about My transition, and how things will go once the changes begin and I'm taking T

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by EnderD_503

The latest thing on my mind: was just talking to my friend and told him my cell fell out of my pocket yesterday night on the bus back home from work, so I lost all my numbers. He just informed me that some Spanish guys just called him asking for $100 for the phone back...lmao, wtf, seriously? You think I'm gonna pay a hundred bucks for my phone back when I can get a new one for like 4 bucks? Have fun with my crappy motorolla flip phone, you dumbasses :P Luckily the phone company has now turned the phone off, so there goes their little venture.

Moderation

Although this post was made a short while back, it was recently reported as being racist; and the admin and mod teams agree.

It's real important that we all work to remember that an individual's race, ethnicity, and/or nationality have absolutely nothing to do with situations such as these.

I will contact Ender in private to make sure he is aware of this moderation.

Thinker (moderator)

[Miss Scarlett]

The closer it gets to time to leave for work the more stress I am feeling at the moment.

My hands are cold, my heart is racing and it feels like my tummy is full of ice. All because of that client on Friday. I did not take personally what he said. But the way he said it has stayed with me. I am an abuse survivor and this incident brought back some of those old feelings.

Geez! I refuse to give in to this today.

[Laerkin]

Starting to feel a little overwhelmed with my course work. I just need to manage my time a little better when I'm outside of work and not at school.

Must remind myself that the huge load for the next 2 semesters will put graduation firmly in my grasp. Eye on the ball, Laerkin, eye on the ball.

[AtLast]

The goal is to start feeling better! Sometimes I get so frustrated with medical stuff, then remember that I am not the only one. So, I say to all of us..... hug yourself and do what you need to to get back on the mend. For friends battling serious illness, my thoughts are with you and I admire your courage.

[waxnrope]

Sometimes, some people respond to posts with the same sort of argument, the same manner of thinking as the right winged conservatives, who are trying to snuff us out. I'm not sure which is more frightening - that within, or those on the outside. For integrity, for ethical reasons having to do with justice, don't look for me on one of those cruises. Just saying my personal opinion ....

[ravfem]

Originally Posted by waxnrope

Sometimes, some people respond to posts with the same sort of argument, the same manner of thinking as the right winged conservatives, who are trying to snuff us out. I'm not sure which is more frightening - that within, or those on the outside. For integrity, for ethical reasons having to do with justice, don't look for me on one of those cruises. Just saying my personal opinion ....

i get what you're saying T. Sometimes i have to take a step back and remind myself that just because we all share some commonalities, we are all still individuals with our own thoughts, opinions and beliefs.

Sometimes it's hard for me to look past the differences to appreciate the person...but i try to remind myself that i have certain qualities, opinions & beliefs that others don't agree with, and they still value me as a person, as rhonda, ya know?

i also have to remind myself, "To each their own". Just because it wouldn't work for me doesn't mean it's wrong for others.

Now on to more important topics.....

got any chocolate??

[Zimmeh]

That the mother of my three year old niece deceived my whole family by not telling my brother that she was moving to south Florida with his three year old daughter and watching my mom cry over this and how it broke my bro's heart to lose his only child.

[waxnrope]

Originally Posted by ravfem

i get what you're saying T. Sometimes i have to take a step back and remind myself that just because we all share some commonalities, we are all still individuals with our own thoughts, opinions and beliefs.

Sometimes it's hard for me to look past the differences to appreciate the person...but i try to remind myself that i have certain qualities, opinions & beliefs that others don't agree with, and they still value me as a person, as rhonda, ya know?

i also have to remind myself, "To each their own". Just because it wouldn't work for me doesn't mean it's wrong for others.

Now on to more important topics.....

got any chocolate??

How dismissive and shallow. Yes, let's eat chocolate while our ftm brothers are denied access? Let's eat chocolate when ALL glbt people aren't permitted access to places of their choosing? Let's eat chocolate while Roe v Wade is overturned. Yeah, eat some chocolates on Matthew Shepherd's grave. Or during a revision of the lynching laws. Ugh. No thanks.

[ravfem]

Originally Posted by waxnrope

How dismissive and shallow. Yes, let's eat chocolate while our ftm brothers are denied access? Let's eat chocolate when ALL glbt people aren't permitted access to places of their choosing? Let's eat chocolate while Roe v Wade is overturned. Yeah, eat some chocolates on Matthew Shepherd's grave. Or during a revision of the lynching laws. Ugh. No thanks.

i'm very sorry, i honestly didn't mean to offend you.