u/Momo-P

I have pica and I’ve been eating chalk made by Crayola for sometime now. I have noticed that the back of my head hurts after eating it everyday. I also noticed that it causes my period to last longer. When I stopped eating it for a month the symptoms stopped. So I think that the plaster of Paris has caused these symptoms.

I wanted to let everyone know that Crayola white chalk along with the chalk made by Prang are what affects the reproductive system.

I’m still doing more tests with other chalks to see if it happens with them.

So I work for an after-school program at an elementary school, and we recently had an end-of-the-year field trip to Dave & Buster’s. I originally wasn’t going to go, but I changed my mind and went.

Before the trip, I was under the impression that all the adults would be supervising the kids together and that we would also be allowed to play some games. No one told me ahead of time that I would be individually assigned to one specific child.

After dinner, while the kids were getting their game cards, I was told—not asked—to watch one of the students, a 9-year-old boy who is high-functioning autistic. I wasn’t given any briefing, plan, or warning that he would be my responsibility for the entire trip.

At first, I assumed we would be taking turns or watching him in shifts. But that didn’t happen. I ended up having to stay with him the whole time, keep my eyes on him constantly, and I couldn’t sit down, take a real break, play any games, or even go to the restroom because no one else stepped in to help.

There were five other adults on the trip, and from what I saw, they were not helping with him, not helping me, and not actively supervising the other kids either. They were mostly sitting around or playing games while I was left as the only adult fully responsible for a student. One adult took him for only a few seconds and then brought him right back to me.

When it was time to leave, he became upset because he didn’t have enough tickets for the prize he wanted. He started having a tantrum, and two of the other adults saw me struggling to calm him down but didn’t help. I had to talk him down multiple times on my own. They only helped once we were already getting back onto the bus.

Afterward, I told the other adults that I was upset and that it was unfair to put me in charge of one child for the entire trip without warning, support, or breaks. I said that if they expected me to be his one-on-one support, they should have told me beforehand and made a plan instead of dumping that responsibility on me during the trip.

Some of them acted like I was being dramatic and said that since I agreed to watch him at the beginning, I shouldn’t complain now. They also said “someone had to do it” and that I was making it about myself instead of the child.

I don’t blame the child at all. My issue is with the adults not communicating with me, not helping, and not properly supervising the group.

AITJ for telling them it was unfair and being upset that I was made responsible for him the entire time?

Why I might be the jerk: I did agree when they first told me to watch him, and I know he needed supervision. Maybe I should have spoken up sooner instead of getting upset after the trip.

Why I think I might not be the Jerk: I was never told this would be my role for the whole trip, I wasn’t given support or breaks, and the other adults saw me struggling but didn’t help.

TL;DR - I went on an after-school field trip to Dave & Buster’s and was unexpectedly told to supervise one 9-year-old autistic student by myself. I was never briefed or told it would be my responsibility for the whole trip, and the other adults didn’t help me, give me a break, or properly supervise the other kids. When the student had a tantrum at the end, I had to calm him down alone. Afterward, I told my coworkers it was unfair to dump that responsibility on me without warning or support, and they said I was being dramatic.

So I work for an after-school program at an elementary school, and we recently had an end-of-the-year field trip to Dave & Buster’s. I originally wasn’t going to go, but I changed my mind and went.

Before the trip, I was under the impression that all the adults would be supervising the kids together and that we would also be allowed to play some games. No one told me ahead of time that I would be individually assigned to one specific child.

After dinner, while the kids were getting their game cards, I was told—not asked—to watch one of the students, a 9-year-old boy who is high-functioning autistic. I wasn’t given any briefing, plan, or warning that he would be my responsibility for the entire trip.

At first, I assumed we would be taking turns or watching him in shifts. But that didn’t happen. I ended up having to stay with him the whole time, keep my eyes on him constantly, and I couldn’t sit down, take a real break, play any games, or even go to the restroom because no one else stepped in to help.

There were five other adults on the trip, and from what I saw, they were not helping with him, not helping me, and not actively supervising the other kids either. They were mostly sitting around or playing games while I was left as the only adult fully responsible for a student. One adult took him for only a few seconds and then brought him right back to me.

When it was time to leave, he became upset because he didn’t have enough tickets for the prize he wanted. He started having a tantrum, and two of the other adults saw me struggling to calm him down but didn’t help. I had to talk him down multiple times on my own. They only helped once we were already getting back onto the bus.

Afterward, I told the other adults that I was upset and that it was unfair to put me in charge of one child for the entire trip without warning, support, or breaks. I said that if they expected me to be his one-on-one support, they should have told me beforehand and made a plan instead of dumping that responsibility on me during the trip.

Some of them acted like I was being dramatic and said that since I agreed to watch him at the beginning, I shouldn’t complain now. They also said “someone had to do it” and that I was making it about myself instead of the child.

I don’t blame the child at all. My issue is with the adults not communicating with me, not helping, and not properly supervising the group.

AITAH for telling them it was unfair and being upset that I was made responsible for him the entire time?

Why I might be the asshole: I did agree when they first told me to watch him, and I know he needed supervision. Maybe I should have spoken up sooner instead of getting upset after the trip.

Why I think I might not be the asshole: I was never told this would be my role for the whole trip, I wasn’t given support or breaks, and the other adults saw me struggling but didn’t help.

So I work for the afterschool program at an elementary school and we had an end of the year field trip to Dave & Busters. I originally was going to not go but I changed my mind and went on the trip.
On the bus everything was great and I was mentally preparing for a busy time but also because I was told that the adults were allowed to play too.
So after we ate dinner at Dave & Busters the kids were getting their game cards and as I was finishing my drink I was told, not asked to look after the Special Needs Kid(m 9) who is high functioning autistic. I didn’t even get briefed about it and no one told me that WAS my responsibility on this trip. So I said ok maybe we’re watching him in shifts and I can maybe have time to play too.
Nope the whole trip I had to watch this kid and not sit down or even go to the restroom because I NEEDED to keep my eyes on him at all times.
One of the others took him for 3 seconds and then returned him to me. So I was basically forced to accompany this kid everywhere and the others got to have a good time.
When it was time to leave the kid was throwing a tantrum because he didn’t have enough tickets to get a bigger prize. No one helped me then.
They all finally helped me with him on the bus and I’m angry because I was blindsided and no one helped when they saw that I needed a break.

So am I the asshole for being angry about being blindsided on a field trip?