Dol for 2nd grade

Species: Dog
Age: 3 years 10 months
Sex/Neuter Status: Female/spayed
Breed: Jack Russell/Boston Terrier mix
Body weight: 25lbs
History: 3-4 episodes spread out over the year prior to her dental cleaning. Since dental cleaning under anesthesia increased frequency, up to several per month now. She also has a Grade I heart murmur, first heard by her primary and confirmed by a cardiologist.
Clinical signs: Suddenly exhibiting fear (as if something scared her), tail tucked under, trying to hide between my legs, ears twitching, shaking and tilting of head, shaking, weird posture/slinking walk
Duration: minutes to hour
Location: New Jersey, US
Links to test results, etc: No tests results to share. Did have a consult with neurologist who did an exam (no findings) and DNA screening for genetic disorders (nothing found)
Maybe about 2 years ago my dog had an episode where she started shaking her head back and forth like her ears itched and was rubbing, pawing at her ears and tilting her head. She then began to pace around the house like the was scared or in pain, low to ground, tail tucked in. The ear irritation and symptoms got worse as the hour went on. It was evening so I put her in the car to take her to the emergency vet thinking maybe she had an ear infection. By the time we got there (about 10 minutes) she was acting perfectly normal. This happened twice more over the span of a year where these symptoms would come on out of nowhere, progress to the point where I felt she should be taken to the vet but by the time we got there she would be fine.
I discussed with her primary, showed them video of symptoms. They suggested a neruo consult. But then she didn't have any more episodes for months so I held off on scheduling. In November of last year she had her first dental cleaning, under anesthesia. The day after procedure she had a pretty bad episode. BC she had just been under anesthesia I took her to emergency to make sure there weren't any complications from that. That doc said with her symptoms, and the way her pupils were reacting to light that she may have had a stroke. Followed up with primary the next day, they didn't think stroke and her pupils seemed fine. Ears checked and stabbed, no infection.
Since the anesthesia she began having the episodes more frequently. II have noticed that sometimes they seem to be triggered by a loud noise upsetting her, or physical discomfort (dental cleaning, anesthesia) but most times she will be laying on the couch and suddenly just jump up acting scared. I also noticed that if as soon as I saw her starting to exhibit symptoms I took her for a walk around the block, she would snap out of it. So it seemed that distracting her would 'fix' whatever issue she was experiencing.
Had the Neuro consult in January, she was fine during the exam. They also said they didn't think she had a stroke and that she may be having some kind of seizure. She had bloodwork done (all fine) and they said we could run a DNA screening panel that looked for genetic disorders that might cause seizures. We did that, nothing was found. They said the next steps would be an MRI but that since outside of these little episodes she is perfectly fine we weren't sure if it was worth having to put her under anesthesia again.
However, she is now up to having an episode a week, and today when one started I took her out for a walk right away but her symptoms continued this time instead of clearing up right away. She was ok by the time we got back home but this episode definitely seemed worse.
I'm including a few videos. First is right at the beginning of today's episode, 2nd is the middle (in addition to ears twitching and head tilt, she was visibly shaking today) and then how she looked right before I leashed her up to go outside. Of note, my husband has been working on putting in new closet shelving today so there has been a lot of banging and hammering - not sure if that was a trigger.
https://youtube.com/shorts/vPREemhkKXU?si=53rKccvYaRCc2pnv
https://youtube.com/shorts/Bz98bFduhaA?si=x2LspXZS9zmAO5Hl
https://youtube.com/shorts/_ngfoU0-zyo?si=3rC0aF0df0Oidj1M
The last few months she also seems uncomfortable riding in the car. Instead of relaxing in her seat like she used to she either stands or sits, pressed against the seat with her head turned to the back almost like she has slight motion sickness?
We found have our semi annual checkup tomorrow so I will be showing these new videos to the vet and discussing with them but so far both her primary and the Neuro don't really know what's going on and I'd rather not put her under anesthesia for an MRI unless absolutely necessary. Does anyone have an idea what this could be? Thanks!

We cruise into the park at 2pm, parking lot more than half full. Crowded for a dicey weather opening day. We drove through heavy rain to get there so we anticipated standing water but….nothing. Dry pavement. Nice.
Slight hiccup with gold pass but quickly straightened out. Nice job CP.
Inside park Instantly crowded. We have a ritual of riding Gatekeeper first ride. Hour wait. No thanks.
Since we came to try and ride the new TopThrill2 ride along with everyone else. Off we go!
We go check out Top Thrill and it was down. We anticipated this. 4 hour wait. We will check back, maybe last ride it. The overall theming and branding was very impressive. I think it’s easy to overdo it but CP got it right. However there is a new very light floor paint. I imagine that will be blinding in July. We will see. We keep moving.
Magnum 45 min wait, pass
Gemini down
We got some fries and nuggets at happy friar. Yummm. Fries delicious but annonyingly no lid or straw for drink. Also no forks or plastic cups for ketchup. But those fries are good! 7/10.
Back to Maverick, 90 min wait. Pass
Steel, over 2hrs. Pass
Petting zoo. No wait!!!!! All animals impatiently waiting for you to pay $5 for a Dixie cup full of feed. I always thought that was genius of CP, they make you pay them to feed their animals. 5/10. The year before several animals escaped and security had to chase. Kinda funny.
Millie. 2 hour wait. Pass
Sky lift, our first ride of the day. I’ve always liked this ride due to its old school feel. Short wait. The ride was smooth. Slight breeze out of the west. Low clouds limited visibility. Requisite nervous laughter about the cable breaking. Great view of the park. Grade: 8/10.
Hoofed it back to Gate keeper. We roughed out 30 min wait. Crew laughing and smiling clearly having fun. Great ride, smooth as always, good view, good first ride back. 8.5/10.
Back to Top Thrill. 2 hour wait. Let’s do it. $3 lockers. The workers were very kind and friendly. Not overly aggressive but applied the nothing in your pocket policy. Nice job CP! 2 hours in line. The ques run along the ride so they run a longer stretch instead of back and forth if that makes sense. An obviously drunk guy ahead of me with 2 younger boys were wrestling and generally causing a scene but it made the wait easier, thank you drunk man! The balance of the crowd was happy and excited, the no phone thing was a non issue and somehow we all survived. The ride…. The staff did an excellent job hustling the crowd despite opening day jitters. Smiles and laughs even after close. Great job TT2 staff! We were hustled onto the ride quickly. 2nd row from front. Loaded quickly and smoothly. Some people are making a big deal about no seat belt but really no biggie. Launch… Not as brutally fast as I first thought but smoother with not a lot of lateral movement. Shooting up the spike, back down picking up speed through the station up the back spike. Massive air time, backdown and up and over the spike with a very disconcerting twist at the top that feels like you just might exit your seat. Back down. Incredible ride. Much bettter than the original. Not as terrifying as I thought but much more enjoyable. Insane air time, incredible speed, great fun! Great job CP! Well worth the wait, great first day, great job by CP all the way around! Looking forward to another fun season!

I have trouble accepting my instant mood swings and bipolar disorder. I have never had manic episode but depression all the time. For years I judged myself as I was expelled from groups since 2nd grade. I sometimes think they were right bc of my anger but my husband and my therapist are so supportive that I started to think that I went to wrong people all along. I was left all alone for no reason when i was 8. What do you advice on accepting yourself with your imperfection?

For context:
I am M(21) and my best friend M(20).
My best friend since 2nd grade and I are going on a week long trip, and sharing a tent with two other people (friends). I have wanted to say something about my diapers so that in the case I need a change or get seen it wouldn’t be weird. He knew I used to wear them, but so much time has passed he thinks I don’t wear them anymore… he even makes jokes about when I used to wear. I am just curious as to how to approach this situation, or if I shouldn’t even engage it.
Any assistance/advice would be greatly appreciated.

I am currently a 2nd grade teacher. I will not be returning next school year.
I have a passion to work with children/adolescents. I want to help and mentor them.
Obviously my background is education. But I was wanting to look outside of that. I have a small background in psychology. I'm willing to do more studying/schooling- if necessary.
What are some avenues that I should explore or consider in my search for a fulfilling career?

So this is something that happened when I was like 8, it's possible my mind was playing tricks on me but it felt SO real and to this day I don’t have an explanation for it.
When I was in 2nd grade my dad worked as an accountant in a church office. On days my mom worked late, he'd pickup me and my sisters from school and we'd hang out in a mostly empty church until my dad got off work.
This involved lots of exploring since it was a pretty big church. So one day, I remember I was hanging out by myself in the giant sanctuary. I think I was trying to nap on one of the pews. I was suddenly jolted awake by a loud clanging sound, almost like someone was shaking their car keys but so much louder. I sit up and the source of the sound was one of the chandeliers on the ceiling. It was like it had a mind of its own. It was bouncing up and down, side to side, just losing its shit. I was the only person in the room and these ceilings were at least 20, 30 feet high. I was so scared that I ran out of the room and found my dad, the chandelier shaking the whole time. Of course by the time I came back with my dad, it had stopped and everything was normal again.
I think back to this encounter every now and then, but it never makes any more sense than it did that day.
Thoughts?

I noticed one thing this afternoon when I visited my father. I showed him a picture of a drawing I made (I’m good at drawing honestly), and he was interested with my art and asked me to show him more of it. It was the first for a while that he was interested about one of my hobby/thing I make. The thing is that he’s very into drawing, so that’s probably the reason one he was so enthusiastic about my art. The only time he congratulated me before was when I had a very good grade at my philosophy final exams in high school, but again, he used to be a philosophy teacher, and he didn’t say anything about my very good grades in other subjects.
He never congratulated me when I won taekwondo competitions, when I got my high school degree, or when I achieved my medical school admission exams last year. That was my proudest achievement, everyone in my family was happy for me and told me so, except him. Less than a month ago, he was pretty sure I was in my 3rd year of medical school when I’m only in my 2nd one. When it’s not about things he likes, he doesn’t listen, he doesn’t care. On the contrary, my mom was always happy about every single one of my achievements, she was a big support in every things I did, even if she didn’t always share my hobbies.
But now I wonder if, like a lot of narcissist parents, he sees me more as an extension of himself which would explain why he ignores me most of the time, when I don’t do things he would’ve do. If so, it’s not a genuine interest in me, it’s once again a way to flatter his ego.
Did anyone else notice the same thing with their parents ? (Sorry for the english mistakes, it’s not my first language)

Writing this for 2nd time since first time Reddit was reset by itself and all what I wrote was gone.
So situation is next, I have this car for 6 months, ridden it for 3000km so atm on dash there is 109.800km.
Was always pouring car with 100oct, never used low grade fuel, everytime car was properly heated until engine reach working temp (60c).
My first issue occured on the idle at traffic lights where I had to stop (Ofc the car engine was running) and the issue occured when the temp gauage moved from middle to near end of orange (Temp gauage didn’t reach red) and this happend few times durning these 3000km’s I won’t lie, but as mentioned the car never reached red line at all. The fans wasn’t spinning at all, none of them, I even tried to turn them on by the turning A/C on cold start but it didn’t work at all, also on traffic light stop same happends, they won’t start spinning at all.
Second issue is when I started to experience issue with thermostat, the thermostat has hose which connects to the thermostat from the coolant radiator, that hose was never hot at all, but today I did turn on car on idle for 10-15mins and it was hot so I couldn’t put hand for much on the hose (Before it was little hot) so I assume the thermostat wasn’t working at all and I purchased new one (Currently in shipping)
Third issue was the coolant leak/aka green leak when occured when I started car on idle in garage and I tried a button near ESP button, for the headlight washing fluid, so when I did clicked that button, I heard motor from the wiper but didn’t saw anything was cleaned, so after I took car from garage, I saw green circle of leak which was on passanger side (Later I put phone under the car and leak was coming from hose near oil filter)
What should be known - I regulary check the oil and coolant levels, the oil mixture is always same, it never changed, so i’m sure 1/1 that the coolant isn’t inside my engine, head gasket should be good right ? - Avout the coolant, before all this happend (Minus the first and second issue) I was losing coolant abit and I saw that by checking the coolant tank near wiper fluid bottle (Not radiator cap which is whenever I check full at all) So I used to top up G11 coolant (Blue one) at coolant reservoir with destilled water mixed
Here are vids: 1. https://youtu.be/anNf2pQHF7Q?si=_wqWmFRgfnLGBoA4 (PHONE UNDER CAR, WATER PUMP LEAK ?)

1. https://youtu.be/7TYodanZdqs?si=4zQQEk52hCgKvUkD (WATER PUMP LEAK ?)
   
2. https://youtu.be/wg_OQ5QHEDA?si=5McTAy5ykC7Z8jTo (WATER PUMP LEAK ?)
   
3. https://youtu.be/vu7Za5cPQ4A?si=RIlxz8ow0Rm9AHGT (LEAK LOCATION SPOTTED 1)
   
4. https://youtu.be/PBc_TfAtG3s?si=ecc_qKVw-bYpOgWs (LEAK LOCATION SPOTTED 2)
   

At this point I’m really dissapointed and I have on mind to sell this car and go back on motorcycle riding. :/
Thanks everyone who wants to read and who wants to help.

Writing this for 2nd time since first time Reddit was reset by itself and all what I wrote was gone.
So situation is next, I have this car for 6 months, ridden it for 3000km so atm on dash there is 109.800km.
Was always pouring car with 100oct, never used low grade fuel, everytime car was properly heated until engine reach working temp (60c).
My first issue occured on the idle at traffic lights where I had to stop (Ofc the car engine was running) and the issue occured when the temp gauage moved from middle to near end of orange (Temp gauage didn’t reach red) and this happend few times durning these 3000km’s I won’t lie, but as mentioned the car never reached red line at all. The fans wasn’t spinning at all, none of them, I even tried to turn them on by the turning A/C on cold start but it didn’t work at all, also on traffic light stop same happends, they won’t start spinning at all.
Second issue is when I started to experience issue with thermostat, the thermostat has hose which connects to the thermostat from the coolant radiator, that hose was never hot at all, but today I did turn on car on idle for 10-15mins and it was hot so I couldn’t put hand for much on the hose (Before it was little hot) so I assume the thermostat wasn’t working at all and I purchased new one (Currently in shipping)
Third issue was the coolant leak/aka green leak when occured when I started car on idle in garage and I tried a button near ESP button, for the headlight washing fluid, so when I did clicked that button, I heard motor from the wiper but didn’t saw anything was cleaned, so after I took car from garage, I saw green circle of leak which was on passanger side (Later I put phone under the car and leak was coming from hose near oil filter)
What should be known - I regulary check the oil and coolant levels, the oil mixture is always same, it never changed, so i’m sure 1/1 that the coolant isn’t inside my engine, head gasket should be good right ? - Avout the coolant, before all this happend (Minus the first and second issue) I was losing coolant abit and I saw that by checking the coolant tank near wiper fluid bottle (Not radiator cap which is whenever I check full at all) So I used to top up G11 coolant (Blue one) at coolant reservoir with destilled water mixed
Here are vids: 1. https://youtu.be/anNf2pQHF7Q?si=_wqWmFRgfnLGBoA4 (PHONE UNDER CAR, WATER PUMP LEAK ?)

1. https://youtu.be/7TYodanZdqs?si=4zQQEk52hCgKvUkD (WATER PUMP LEAK ?)
   
2. https://youtu.be/wg_OQ5QHEDA?si=5McTAy5ykC7Z8jTo (WATER PUMP LEAK ?)
   
3. https://youtu.be/vu7Za5cPQ4A?si=RIlxz8ow0Rm9AHGT (LEAK LOCATION SPOTTED 1)
   
4. https://youtu.be/PBc_TfAtG3s?si=ecc_qKVw-bYpOgWs (LEAK LOCATION SPOTTED 2)
   

At this point I’m really dissapointed and I have on mind to sell this car and go back on motorcycle riding. :/
Thanks everyone who wants to read and who wants to help.

I have a lot to write about this topic and it all started many years ago with stomach and stomach pains and years before that with frequent urination. A gastroscopy was then performed, with which they found only chronic gastritis and a hiatus hernia - a sliding type of the stomach. For several years I was treating for "gastritis" and curled up at home every day. After some years, I started an elimination diet with food, did an intolerance test and followed it, no improvement. So I ate only 3/4 food that don't hurt me a lot so i can be "alive". Then came COVID and we had mandatory vaccinations, I was vaccinated with Pfizer and for months after that I didn't see daylight because of liquid stools and pain. I had a colonoscopy last year and was diagnosed with Doldicholon (larger intestine than it should be), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Colon Disease (IBD) / Ulcerative Rectum, Grade 1 and 2 Internal Hemorrhoids, negative for Celiac by gastroscopy this time. I followed the diagnosis for that, they gave me therapy and after a few months I ended up having another rectoscopy, from which the rectum now had nothing but hemorrhoids of the 1st and 2nd degree, which seems to have been mistaken for a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Rectal Disease) ((IBD)). I've been following Monash University's LowFoodMap, I've been following a low fiber diet, I'm on irritable bowel meds which are Colosal and Dibuzin, I've been taking some to repair the gut lining, I've also been taking 5-HTP after reading here for serotonin and that it was made in the intestines again, so we'll see. Although I don't have all the symptoms for IBS and it seems more like I have a problem with SIBO or BAM! Not to forget that I also had a strange rash with Urticaria all over my body for which all allergy and prick tests were negative and they don't know what it is, plus brain fog. Specifically for me, I think that the right factor by medical stuff for the whole situation has not been found. At the Institute of Human Genetics they also found lactose intolerance in me, but throwing out milk didn't help either. Now I just take digestive enzymes, a probiotic, what I wrote about the gut, and 5 - HTP. But there is no SIBO detection protocol in my country (Republic of N. Macedonia) and I am really confused about what to do. For now, I can only start a Carnivore diet. All advice is welcome, because this pain is killing my social life and can't find relationship. Symptoms: watery diarrhea, skin rush, brain fog, weight lost, acne, bloating, vomiting, vitamins and iron deficiency etc...

Hi everyone.
I have a few questions regarding PGWP application.
I am waiting to apply for PGWP. I just finished my last semester (bachelors program at a public uni) and got my final grades on the 2nd May. I also acquired my official final transcript. However, I don’t have the confirmation of graduation letter yet and that will take some time to be issued. I can’t wait for that long since I already have a full time job (got it 2months prior) and my employer put me on temporary unpaid leave till I submit my PGWP and become eligible to work. So my question is, will I be able to apply for PGWP with my official transcript only? I can also submit a letter of explanation. Also, will I have the option to send them my confirmation of graduation letter once I receive it from my school? What are the chances of my application getting refused if I submit it without my completion letter?
Please help me out. Thanks!

I found out I was pregnant a couple weeks ago, I should be 6w4d today. I started spotting last weekend, which turned into a lot more bleeding and clots mid-week. I was at the ER Wednesday night, and they did blood tests and ultrasounds. They couldn’t see anything except a 4mm gestational sac, hcg levels were at 1300. Kind of low for 6 weeks but he told me to come back in a couple days to retest. I called my OBGYN, they can’t see me until May 20th (my appointment was originally in June). I went back yesterday to the ER, my hcg was at 2300, which was concerning bc it was 3 days later and hadn’t doubled. My progesterone is also scary low, about a 4 when it should be 24. He said to call my OBGYN Monday and tell them I need to get in ASAP. He said it didn’t look like I was actively miscarrying but a threatened miscarriage, possibly ectopic pregnancy. I’ve accepted these levels are not good and I’m fully ready to accept it’s not viable. I’ve gone through my range of emotions this week since the bleeding started. I felt like something was wrong with this pregnancy the moment I found out. Now I just have a question…what did you guys do about work? I’m a 2nd grade teacher and we only have a couple weeks of the school year left. I’ve let my administration know what’s going on, since I had to miss two days last week for extreme pain. I don’t want to miss anymore work but my biggest fear is miscarrying at work. I feel like that would be so traumatizing. I’m also not in a state where I really have a choice other than to miscarry naturally. Im wondering what other people chose to do in a similar situation.

Hi everyone.
I have a few questions regarding PGWP.
I am applying for PGWP. I just finished my last semester (bachelors program at a public uni) and got my final grades on the 2nd May. I also acquired my official final transcript. However, I don’t have the confirmation of graduation letter yet and that will take some time to be issued. I can’t wait for that long since I already have a full time job (got it 2months prior) and my employer put me on temporary unpaid leave till I submit my PGWP and become eligible to work. So my question is, will I be able to apply for PGWP with my official transcript only? I can also submit a letter of explanation. Also, will I have the option to send them my confirmation of graduation letter once I receive it from my school? What are the chances of my application getting refused if I submit it without my completion letter?
Please help me out. Thanks!

Hello! We are relocating to the North Shore later this summer for a new job opportunity for me (job is also in North Shore area). My husband will work remotely. We currently live in Texas and have never visited North Shore until recently (though we’ve been to Chicago many times and have some family/friends there). We do not enjoy Texas (climate, culture, etc) and are excited to move, but worried about choosing the right town because once the kids start school we will not want to move them again. We have 3 kids (2nd, 4th, and 7th grade), so excellent schools are the #1 priority. We prefer a more walkable area with sidewalks and urban neighborhood feel (as opposed to suburbia feel), great restaurants, progressive. Relatively convenient access to Chicago would be a plus, but not critical. We are outdoor types, so a decent sized yard is important and relatively quick access to the lake would be ideal. It would be great to have a friendlier neighborhood so that we can make friends quickly (us and our kids). We’ve been focused on looking in Wilmette, Highland Park, and Lake Forest, but any insights on schools, culture of neighborhoods, or any other suggestions or tips would be awesome. Budget up to ~1.4m. We have high property taxes now, so are used to this. Thanks in advance!

So I (M18) live with my mother (F36) and my younger brother, let's call him Fred. Fred has a lot of little anxieties that we have noticed over the years of things that most people would see as irrelevant. Me and my mother have OCD so we were wondering if maybe there was something similar going in Fred's situation. He's in 2nd grade, so quite young.
So my mother works as a manager for a child care centre out near where we live. Child cares here sometimes get these little pets if the manager agrees to take care of it after work hours. So a few days ago she came home with this small body and white budgie bird, and Fred has absolutely fallen in love with it. Now that the weekend is over, and the bird is returning to the centre (But coming back every night) Fred is anxious that the kids will be too excited and reckless and accidentally harm the bird.
Now for some reason, whenever my mother comes home from anything that's stressful or tiring, she comes home EXTREMELY stern and blunt. And sometimes its just far too much. Today she came home and went off at me for all of the chores I apparently didn't to yo a satisfactory level, I apologised and made sure to do them to a proper level. But when she went into the room with Fred, Fred said to her "Mum I don't want snowy to go". Snowy is the name of the budgie, for context. And mums response was "Well it's their bird to!" And shrugged before walking off. I didn't think that was okay.
I walked up and said "Hey, you can't say that to the kid".... And she immediately goes off. Talking about how I'm in no position to lecture her, and that I'm the child and she's the mother and it's her house so she'll say whatever she so pleases. We argued back and forth and I essentially told her that just because she is the provider, doesn't mean that she doesn't have to respect the other people who live with her and that she needed to stop being an arsehole. She has now essentially said that if I'm some kind of man who can 'puff his chest out' and 'tell her what's what' then it's time I move out cause she isn't going to change that behaviour. She also refuses to admit that her saying that to Fred is dismissive of the kids feelings, and just quite disrespectful.
AITA

Hello everyone, I will write in English so even non Arabic speaker could give information if they have. So I was born in Damascus but I had to go to Lebanon since occupied Palestine territories bombed. Actually I live in France and am in 10th grade, here we have an Orientation to make I have until 13 may to valid it so I have make the chose to take as speciality Math physics and science. So I have to project: 1) do engineer studies to become nuclear engineer. 2) make medical studies and become a radiological. I would like to work in Syria And my question is: Is there any chance that the nuclear energy program resume again or should I forget this idea and take the 2nd option? Or even stay in France (I love France as I love Syria or Lebanon it like my third country) Thanks for reading all this

Welcome to my tedtalk where i will lowkey be shit talking my friends (over stupid stuff) :)
Usually at school im so dead tired and i dont want to to talk to anyone, even my friends, and them trying to engage in small talk with me can get on my nerves just a little bit but i dont let it get to me because im trying to become a kind, functioning, human being! And usually, my periods aren't that bad. Sometimes, i have insane period cramps that make me ragdoll onto the floor in a sweaty, dying lump, but that's only occasional. But this time, it's so bad because i literally want to slap everyone i know.
I have this one friend who has no godamn fucking sense of personal space what so ever and walks in a way i can only describe as a bumbling, lumbering, oaf and just constantly bumps into me and swerves into me while we're walking and when her, my other friend, and i are walking together she always tries to get in between us or she ends up pushing either one of us in the middle and continues to do so until we're basically banging against each other (the other girl legit has adhd and sensory issues and doesnt like being touched and being too close to loud crowds and people YET OUR FRIEND STILL DECIDES TO CONSTANTLY DO THIS) and ITS SO FUCKING IRRITATING IM SO DONE WITH IT.
And at lunch, my other friend and i had ate in this nice quiet ish corner and it was peaceful and everthing yk, but then miss girl with no sense of personal space all but plops her stuff in front of me and legit says "move", because me and my other friend were sitting next to each other and she wanted to be in the middle but i couldnt really move because i was sitting next to a office door way and the hallway was really small and kind of crowded. But she still asked me to move anyway and had the audacity to yell at me again, too??? Like any other day or week and my people pleasing self would've happily let her squeeze in between my other friend and i, but now?? Fuck no.
ALSO, she just HAD to bring ALL her friends she was sitting with before (because our 1 hour ish lunch is split into 2 periods so she would come to me when the bell would ring for the 2nd half of lunch) so now our closest thing to peace in a lunch period where literally all 4 grades are shoved in all at once, had been ruined.
Then i wanted to go outside where it was quieter, but hotter; a sacrifice i was willing to make. Girl with no sense of personal space wanted to come with me so we went to the crowded ass cafeteria because it lead outside, and while my friend was a little bit behind me i was tried to speed up my pace a little when squeezing past cramped tables BUT THEN MY FRIEND LITERALLY SPEEDS UP AT THE SAME TIME AND TRIES TO SQUEEZE IN WITH ME AND WE END UP BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER. I swear to holy jesus christ i was about to throw her into a trash can, and just thinking about it right now is making me feel a little violent. LIKE SHE CAN LITERALLY SEE ME IN FRONT OF HER WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE THINKING.
Then in 7th period we were tasked with getting the gym ready for AP testing and all the tables are really close together and SHE KEPT ON BUMPING INTO ME😭. And i told her to stop bumping into me and you know what she does??? SHE GIVES ME A "PLAYFUL" SHOVE KNOCKING ME INTO ONE OF THE TABLES AND RATTLING THE TABLE SO MUCH THAT THE ALL PENCILS I JUST PLACED THERE ROLL OFF THE DESK. I cannot lie i was about to cry with how much i wanted to scream at her. And then she was justing giggling and laughing like the little troll she was.
Then after we were done setting up the gym we went to the other gym where all the other gym student were. We saw one of our old friends and sat in front of her and my friend and her start talking about me like i wasnt even there. I KNOW IT WAS TEASING BECAUSE THATS THEIR THING (plus we come from similar cultures) BUT STILL. Like they were literally acting like my parents who make fun of me as a way to introduce me and as a conversation starteice breaker when theyre catching up with their friends and im so fucking sick of it. Im tired of being laughed at even if its light hearted teasing because it makes me feel like an accessory and no one ever takes it seriously.
And then i started drawing naruto and the old friend was like "is that naruto???" And my friend with no sense of personal space started yapping to her and was making fun of my random interests and how i was suddenly obsessed with it and how that was all i ever drew.
She even tried bringing up something from MONTHS ago to try and make fun of me. It was when i was struggling to draw goku for my dads fucking birthday and she was saying how "it looked like a godamn porcupine", LIKE WOW NO SHIT.
AND THEN they started teasingly talking about how much i hate them just because i dont want to greet them every single time i see them or respond to their messages in 5 seconds. And that kinda hurt A LOT. But i was still more annoyed than hurt.
If i wasnt on my period i probably wouldnt be so sensitive, i hate being a girl sometimes.

So I will finally be leaving my school after some time to see what other schools are like. Currently I have two great options, but also very different in many ways. I’m honestly leaning toward the 1st option, but I feel dumb in some way. But I also feel like I’m betting on myself in a way. But lol maybe this isn’t the place for this - but that hasn’t historically played out well. Anyways - option 1 - I’ve always wanted to get into this area of teaching. I already have a lot of experience doing middle school block coding and wanted to get into maker spaces and Lego robotics. This really might be my entry there. Option 2 - I’ve aspired to work at this charter. They are excellent and would definitely look good if I want to stay and climb the ladder in the charter world or work for ed-tech or a non-profit. But I know it would be very much like this is what we teach this is how we teach, etc but… it would be good coaching and good teaching. It’s the smart, rational choice. But I reallly don’t know what to do.
1st option - 7th 8th engineering & design - private school - also teach math or science.
Pros: Much more autonomy in all the ways, teaching and curriculum - Project based learning and hands on, 3-D printers, laser cutters, etc. - Ability to choose my own professional development opportunities. - Should I crush this position, I am opening up doors to director positions and helping start maker-spaces. - shorter days, short school year, more time off.
Cons: ~8k less pay. - 35 minutes further commute. - Very different environment than I’m used to. - Probably not as good coaching. - Also - while the freedom is a plus, it’s also a bit scary.
2nd option: 8th grade science - charter school - also teach comp. Sci.
Pros: 10 minute commute - higher pay - EXCELLENT school with reputable name that would look good applying to other charters and climbing the ladder in that realm and for education adjacent jobs. - great curriculum and coaching. - also get to teach comp sci.
Cons: significantly less freedom to create and experiment. - stuck in the charter world - longer days - more roles and responsibilities beyond just teaching - longer school year, less time off.

So grades has been posted. I got C in CSE 205 and B- in MAT 266 which result into 2.4 GPA.
I am 35 yr old male and I am going for my 2nd Bachelor to improve my GPA for graduate school in the near future.
I want to improve my GPA to 3.0. Any higher would be great but that my ceiling.
I study, I make sure my HW is submitted before due date etc.
My killer is exam days where I freeze up... And ASU has classes that are In Session A and B so the pace of the class is faster than traditional.
exams has higher percentage so I does not matter if you done well on Quizzes and homework because if you failed a midterm and/or finals can turn your overall grade around.
How can I overcome this? This is serious question

I am at the tail end of student teaching in my last placement. This placement has been tough. It’s a 2nd grade class, and the biggest struggle has been classroom management. It’s not just a struggle for me, but has been with the classroom teacher all year long as well. With me being just a student teacher as you could imagine it’s even worse. The students do not stop talking. I have to stop and wait for them to stop talking practically every 3 minutes or so, that is how bad it is. They talk all the time and no matter how many times I ask for them to stop they don’t, so I just wait for silence because I am done trying to talk over them. Even with stopping I have to repeat directions multiple times every time because they never all hear it the first, second, or even third time. Students have been allowed to be up and sit wherever all year and so they are constantly up and down and moving around and chatting. It’s so overwhelming for me. I do attention getters and most of the students will say the callback, but they go right back to talking, it does not stop the talking. There are two students in particular that really like to get the class going, they will shout things across the room to other students and it will get everyone going. Most of the time these two students also do not participate in any work we are doing. They literally just pester the others in the class all day long. There’s also one student that is always sitting under desks tables and wandering the room usually not doing any work either. Should I stop my teaching to constantly redirect these 3 students even though they still don’t respond to it? (One gets argumentative), or should I be ignoring it? It’s just a mess.
Anyway, I have my last observation in a few days and I am so nervous that I will be failed because I cannot control the class. I will say that everything before this point as far as my grades and first placement has gone well. But this placement has not, but it’s just this aspect. I am planning the lesson for my observation tomorrow, it’s going to be a review day of the unit we will have finished and I need some tips. I want to do a review activity that is engaging but not something that the students will get too loud or out of control. Are there any review games/activities that you like to play with lower elementary students that you could suggest that would be good for a class like this?

Me: 26F My best friend (25F) from 2nd grade’s little brother graduated college today. She told our friend group on Wednesday that they’d be going to the town bar for drinks after graduation. She said “we’re celebrating at _____. Bring your fams and partners!” Knowing her and her family for 15+ years that they’re big drinkers and when they celebrate, they celebrate. I texted back saying that I had to work till 8 pm, but I’d text before I got out to see if they were still out. No response from her. Today, I was telling my coworkers about the little brother graduating and how proud I was of him. One of my friends from our friend group text our group chat asking if they were at the bar yet. I texted one more time reminding them that I was gonna check in before I left work to see if they were still out. It was a super slow day in the store so I put my name in to leave at 6 pm and I was picked. I rushed home. FaceTimed my sister to figure out an outfit. Showered and put a full face of makeup on. I rolled two joints for the end of the night for us. Right when I went to go call my Uber (7:10 pm) my friend asks me if I’m on my way because her family had reservations at a restaurant at 8. I quickly called her to get clarification on what was going on. Her family did in fact have reservations at 8 and that my friends that were already there were most likely leaving an hour after they left for dinner. The cost for a 17 minute ride was $27.99 before fees and tip. I thought it was pointless to call the Uber and go because I would have gotten to the bar at 7:45 pm and had only 15 minutes to celebrate with the brother. I also did not want to pay $50+ on a ride in an hour.
After I figured out what my plan was, I sat in silence fuming. This is not the first time or the second or the third time my friend has either changed plans last minute or left out key information about hanging out. She does this every time we make plans. I’m not kidding ever since we were able to drive and had our own cars she has been horrible at making plans. She also lies when she doesn’t want to tell you that she made a prior commitment because she doesn’t want to hurt your feelings. I didn’t want to express my anger to her because it’s her brothers day and I should talk to her when I’m less angry. It’s been 5 hours since this all happened and I’m really considering splitting ways with our friendship. It’s been 6 years of this cycle. She doesn’t respect my time or me in general. If we hang out, it’s only because I asked. The only time she’d ask to hang out with me was in our small friend group, but I enjoy my one-on-one time with her. For the last year, I’ve stopped asking her to hang out because she has a millions different friend groups and she is always busy so I was letting her come to me. She never asked for asked me to hang out, not even once. I could have worked those last two hours of work to pay my bills (I don’t make nearly as much as her and my friends), but I didn’t because she made it seem like an all night thing. I feel like she should have clarified what was happening because my friend who was already there also didn’t know they made dinner reservations and found out when I found out.
Am I overreacting?