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I just finished and I am so underwhelmed and disappointed. I was initially so excited for a book from Christine’s perspective. I was hoping for detailed explanations that fill in plot holes left in the novel and the musical, and it just wasn’t there. It read like a pre-teen novel that you read on the beach when you’re bored. It lacked depth and imagination. The dream sequences were just weird and unnecessary. I don’t regret buying it but I certainly won’t be recommending it to anyone.

I am a new stay at home mom to our 9 month old daughter. I wanted to be a stay at home mom from the time I had her, but my husband was unemployed, and I had to go back to work six weeks after I had baby. It sucked. I wanted to be home with her. We ended up having to sell our house and move in with his parents. He finally got a job this past July, and I am now staying at home with our daughter. I am very comfortable around babies and kids in general. I’ve worked in various jobs like daycares, substitute teaching, and before and after school care. I know how to take care of kids. My husband grew up in a small family with no babies around, and he is very helicoptery when it comes to her needs. She will be fussing (because she’s a baby) and he will text me asking if I’ve done XYZ to get her to stop crying. He works from home and can hear her crying from the office upstairs. I feel like I’m being micromanaged. So far I’ve been told that I’m not getting up early enough with her, he doesn’t like the way that I put her down for naps, and he’s constantly questioning the way that I do things with her. How do I get past this? Before I became a sahm I was an independent thriving woman and I’m slowly feeling like my self esteem is being chipped away.

Hey all! I am a new SAHM to a 9 month old baby girl. She is very chill and doesn’t have stranger danger (yet). I am strongly considering a Y membership because I used to work out every day before I got pregnant, but now with being at home, my exercise needs aren’t really being considered anymore. I could really use the 2 hour break and I love to work out. It’s slightly expensive, but could anyone tell me if it’s worth it? It seems so tempting!!

I have been a sub off and on since 2018, and have worked in three different states. I’ve seen a lot of change, and have worked with kids of all ages, from pre-k up to seniors in high school. People may have different opinions about my opinions, and that’s totally fine!

• Start slow. Do not accept assignments that have no description of the age group or the type of class. Avoid middle school unless you are confident that you can control a rowdy group of 30 12 year olds. They smell fear. Some of my best assignments have been floater sub positions, or specials classes like library and music. You do not need to have special knowledge in these classes. Teachers assume you don’t know and most of the time they will leave user friendly lesson plans.

•Follow the lesson plans like they are your source of life. Show up on time (not early, you’re not getting paid for that), read the plans, and follow, follow, follow them. Try to keep to the schedule and run things as the regular teacher does. Skipping assignments or choosing to do something else will get you into trouble. There are cameras everywhere and kids tell their teachers everything.

•Talk to the other teachers. Most of the teachers that I have worked with are very kind and they want you to succeed. They can help you with technology you are not familiar with or kids that need extra attention. They can also help if you are confused about a lesson plan.

•Be kind to everyone, kids and staff alike. As a sub you are always being watched and judged. The secretaries are a powerful tool. They can help you get other assignments if you like the school and the kids.

•Be prepared to have your planning periods taken away. I see a lot of complaints on here about breaks being taken away. It is not uncommon. The school needs things done and you are getting paid either way. Don’t complain loudly or be rude about it. It will not go well for you.

•Even if you feel like a valuable member of the team, your job can be taken away in an instant. A teacher can see something they don’t like or a student can interpret what you say in the wrong way and report you. Have a back up school district to sub in if it’s an option.

•Kelly Staffing is horrible to their subs. The weekly pay is nice but they will ALWAYS side with the school over you if you are reported.

I know there’s a lot of new subs here! I’ve been subbing off and on since 2018, and I’ve worked in three different states. I’ve subbed every grade from pre-k up to high school. I’m happy to help ease anxieties or answer questions about different classes.

I am a stay at home mom to an 8 month old baby girl. Staying at home is a fairly new thing. I worked for the first six months after she was born due to our financial situation. My husband is newly employed and works from home. I love my husband. He is an amazing dad and spouse. But he can be so inconsiderate and he doesn’t even realize how it affects me. Mondays are “going out” day for me and baby. We went to a craft store and the mall. We got back around 4. I was hot and sweaty and exhausted. My car doesn’t have working AC, and I had been dealing with an overstimulated baby who needed a nap. My husband is off work at 4 and he usually takes over so that I can have a break for an hour. Today he decided to go get food after getting off, but he was gone for an HOUR AND A HALF. He said he needed time to decompress from the work day and eat his dinner. Meanwhile I was trying to wrangle an overtired angry crocodile, I’m on my period, and I hadn’t had time to pee or eat. After he got back, he wanted to take the dog out so that we could celebrate his birthday. Baby was beyond done and was screaming. We are currently living with his parents, and he decided that he wanted to take the dog for a walk. I hadn’t had a single minute to myself all day, and I just wanted to go out for a run. Hubs mom graciously took the baby so that I could get out. Meanwhile, husband was still not back when I got back, baby was tired, wet and needed to be fed, and it all landed on me. I’m beyond irritated and it’s taking everything in me not to lash out at him for being an
Inconsiderate AH all day.

Could someone share the post/video? All I remember is that they were at a national park (I think) and the NimRods scaled a historic wall and got reported.

Why did she run towards her room when she and perp ran into each other? Wouldn’t your natural inclination be to run outside and get help? And what was her timeline?

We took our daughter to the urgent care today and she is 21 pounds at 7 months. She just turned seven months on June 26th. I’m trying not to worry because I know that as soon as she starts crawling, she will lose weight. But my husband and I are both obese and I’m worried that our genetic predisposition towards being heavier is carrying onto her.

Our baby girl is 7 months old. We lived in another state when I gave birth, and my mom visited twice, once when I had her and once for her baptism. She begged us to come home and said that she was being robbed of time with her grandbaby. We were forced to move back to our home state due to financial reasons, and I thought that she would visit all the time. We are living with my husband’s parents right now and live about 50 minutes from my mom. We’ve been back in our home state for two months and she hasn’t visited once. The last time we saw my mom was 4th of July after not seeing her for nearly a month and a half. She reached for my daughter and my daughter started crying and acting like she didn’t want to be held by my mom. My mom acted offended, but what could she expect when she doesn’t make time for her? I laughed internally, which I know wasn’t kind, but I really hope that it showed her that she has to make time for her grandkids.

Someone posted here about a British show that was “underrated” or that people were sleeping on it, and posted a screenshot of the show. It was a response to someone else and I can’t find it! I think the show starred a man? Any help would be appreciated. I tried checking my history but it wouldn’t go far enough back and this was around 7 this morning.

Hey all! I am a huge historical costumes/period drama nerd and I love shows with a rich storyline.
Shows I’ve seen:
Guilded Age
Downton Abbey
Lark Rise to Candleford
Poldark
Outlander
The Other Bennet Sister
Little Women miniseries
Basically I’ve seen all of the new ones! If you could recommend any obscure ones, including those with subtitles, I’d appreciate it :)

Hey all. I’m trying to figure out the developers menu for HAU. There’s a few puzzles that I struggle with (bodrhain, darts) and I’d like to skip them if I can. I thought I was doing the steps correctly but every time I double click on the activity and hit save, nothing happens. Any advice?

I genuinely loathe this game between Fox & Geese, cooking/cleaning, and chasing the culprit at the end. I just spent three hours trying to beat Fox and Geese 😡😡😡😡