I have a student who only comes to school two days a week and then only for 1 hour. He tells me I have to pass him so it doesn't matter. This is very frustrating. I knew this student hates school and often states he is stupid. I just do my best to encourage him. Build confidence. Any ideas to encourage him more? By the way, taking to his parent does nothing.

Want to buy lingerie for my wife to spice things up. Never done it before. We’ve been together for almost 15 years and have two kids (one born this June). Any suggestions?

Why is it so hard to join a group ? My boyfriend has his group of friends (both males and females) but every time we hang out with them, I feel left out because I don’t have history with them and they all have their inside jokes and stories. He said I need to try more to interact with them but honestly I feel like certain friends mostly his female bestie is trying to not include me. I’ve tried to become friends with her but she’s not putting in effort to get to know me … I need advice.

How many married professionals with young families are just sticking it out “for the kids”? Marriage is very dead and has been for a while. Young kids 4 and 1. My wife and I don’t fight, but share 0 interests outside of the kids and can’t stand to be around each other. I’m so ready to leave… I just can’t bear the thought of doing it to my children even though another part of me feels like wife and I would both be better parents if our lives were separate. Anyone else done a similar analysis?

Seeing local parents reacting to the public school lottery results in DC, got me super nervous about when it’s my kids turn.

I hate the idea of having so little control.

Just got divorced after being separated for a year. Any suggestions for places to go and meet new folks?

Is a post-PhD gap year to travel and be reminded of what life is like a bad idea?

Have some Qns:
1. When do people typically do baby showers(what month of the pregnancy)?
2. when are you supposed to share your baby registry?
3. If you opt to do a maternity photoshoot, when is the best time to do it?
4. Are the maternity photos used in the baby shower invites?

First pregnancy and I just feel lost with everything! TIA

Lying awake next to SO and she hugs me in her sleep. I literally forgot every bit of stress, tension and pain in life! Little things that keep me going forward!!!

The person I’m seeing has been responding to my texts days later (only a recent development) and it’s making me anxious. They have been busy the past two weeks with PhD exams and their last message was them planning when they could see me again (in a really flirty way too), so logically I know the delay is not a sign of disinterest. But I have an anxious attachment style (if that’s not obvious) and my therapist is on leave right now, so I’m struggling. Do any of you have any advice?

Eldest son in a family of 7. Dad's done so much and mom gave her life raising us. Dad drives a taxi and it's a dying business because of ride share apps. on bad days I just want to move out and live on my own. Am I selfish for thinking this? Would it be selfish if I move out. I've done so much for the family ever since we migrated here 10 yours ago and family brushes it off like it was nothing. I've had a job since I was 12 y/o.

When did you move in with your partner? Is it a good idea to suggest this if they haven’t even told their family about me? I feel like the answer is no but we basically spend every night with each other anyways. Been officially dating for 5 months, less serious for just over a year now

I’m currently a third year in my small firm’s life sciences team. I’m not really stimulated by the work and although they say they have a lot of work, they’re not good at managing workload. I haven’t had much work on my plate even after asking many times for more than six months. I’m ready to move to a larger law firm. However, I am concerned how I’ll manage the workload as a mom to a toddler. The good thing about my firm is that they’re flexible with hours. Anyone have experience balancing?

My fiancé moved abroad for med school. Long distance is hard but I love my job, the work, the people, and the culture. I wish there were roles where you could work abroad. I wish I could work here forever, but I’ll likely need to switch to a firm that allows working abroad at some point to save the marriage. I’m afraid to tell anyone because I want to maximize my time/contribution here. Thoughts? Advice? Does anyone know of good firms that allow abroad work?

In my 1 year in corporate this is what I have understood.
1. Choose your friends wisely.
2. Focus on skill development.
3. Gossip and office politics are more or less common thing in corporate. We may not avoid it but limit ourselves as much as possible.
4. expect unexpected things.
5. No one really cares for you, so you have to set
your own priority and take decision accordingly.
6. You will understand whether your colleague is actually your friend or not only when you will be on np 😀.

How do you find a travel buddy when you’re single and most of your married girlfriends prefer to travel with their spouse? I would like to attend a friends destination wedding this summer but don’t want to go alone. 28 F

My boomer mother is retired HR exec. Whenever I ask for recommendations on address situations at work she recommends I get over it because I work from home. My new manager has boundary issues and talking it over with my boomer, I mean mother, I was told “who gets to do laundry at lunchtime?” Mmmkay, just because I had to buy the desk I sit at doesn’t mean I don’t work. 🤬 Burn my childhood home down or put her in a home?

Got H1B lottery. Via Consular Notification. Wife is pregnant and won’t be able to fly past August. Told we have to leave the US to get the H1B stamp and come back in Sept. Options?

Anybody here have a successful online course or program they sell?

Anyone live at One south Dearborn 🤨

Desi fam anyone with aged parent (singular) in India (Mother or Father) how do you deal with it ? Are retirement homes still taboo?

Do you ever surmount the most seemingly insurmountable thing and then have all the adrenaline pumping through you for the rest of the day? THATS WHERE IM AT AND IDK WHAT TO DO WITH THE ENERGY

Want to support local NYC restaurants and order some delicious takeout/delivery. Live in Murray Hill/Kips Bay.

Any tips?

Can a native Brit explain the meaning of, "quite?"

In American English it means, "very." Based on reactions when I called our director, "quite smart," it means something like, "almost?"

Hi fishes, currently a senior Associate at ZS. Looking for opportunities as senior associate or associate consultant in domain of strategic consulting . Thanks for any leads in advance

Wondering how electric vehicles are going to change the teamster business and it's kind of got me worried. We are going to need a LOT of charging stations and I just can't see it happening

I have a few law friends who are going hard with the charitable campaign promos (i.e., UW, Red Cross). This is more a curiosity, but does your firm track associate contributions? Are associates expected to give $X?

Dallas 🐠. Recommendations for restaurants with good vegetarian food options plus nice ambiance? (for my wedding anniversary). Preferably not Indian places as they don’t have nice ambience.

Hi! Looking for someone to sublease through July 2021 (or re-let) our 2bd/1.5ba single family coach house in Jefferson Park. Garage spot, in unit laundry, basement, pet friendly (no dog size or breed restrictions), and big fenced yard! Rent is 1850, available 12/1.

When you guys travel, how do you pack all of your jewelry? I keep mine in a little pouch but all that ever does is make everything tangled. Halp me please!!

Is there a joining bonus in IBM ?

Gag orders- did your hospital have them?

Dm for referral at PwC

What are some interesting side gigs people do in nyc? For example, I always see people talking about flipping but that seems hard for someone in nyc without a car (for things like TVs, furniture, etc)

Problem gambler here having to deal with multiple payday loans. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle? Been in a situation with pay day loans in the past? Any guidance would be great.

Has anyone here worked within pharma manufacturing and logistics? Would love to learn about any resources available that provides a good overview

When 1 of 7 IEP students with a small group accommodation causes great disruption to the other 6 students trying to take a GenEd test in my resource room, can I stop letting him come to my room or test him in isolation away from the others? What is my best course of action?

I am still teaching remotely and very worried about returning to school. My students are young students with autism and masks and distancing are not possible.

Do you ever feel like you’re not allowed to vent about a bad day? I feel like we can’t just vent and chalk it up to a bad day and move on. If we are overheard saying anything than sunshine and rainbows you have to be scared of admin coming down on you - as far as written up for being unprofessional. Is it like this everywhere?!

Hi this year my school went to full inclusion therfore my mild moderate self contained class was dissolved as my students were pushed into general ed classes. I am now called an inclusion teacher. Anyone else experience this? If so what are your thoughts? Thanks!

I’m accustomed to keeping my students’ IEP folders in my classroom & being held responsible for their safekeeping. Now in a new district, I found that the Case Manager keeps all district IEPs in her office. We have to submit our updates & progress notes to her. And we have to make a planning period appointment with her to come look at any IEP folders. How does your district deal with IEP folder custody?

Hi. I am a Transition teacher in California. I would like to know what is the ratio of students to staff for community outings in your districts? I have been teaching in my district for 20+ years and it has always been 4:1 ratio for our moderate/severe transition classes. Now our director is saying it's 6:1 and I don't feel like this is safe for our students.

Te a ching RSP/SAI. Any help on how

Do you teach a Learning Center? How do you structure it and what do you teach?

What’s a reasonable sized caseload for middle school? I feel like mine is big, but I kind of want to get a feel from others before I complain.

Ate lunch in the bathroom today... what New Teacher/Transfer Teacher programs/systems does your district have in place? Ideas...

What are some strategies that can be implemented with a 4th grade student who’s on a 1.4-2.4reading level, according to the STAR test. This student just transferred in and he is very well spoken, has a large vocabulary(uses words that typical 4th grade students may not), and has a great creative imagination. His goals include reading fluency and written expression. He cannot spell nor read basic sight words without help. Sometimes, it seems as if he is waiting for me to read before he tries.

Does any have a computer based program to help take IEP data ? I have seen ieppal and whale shark software. Is there any others ?

Our county is considering special ed teachers essential workers and prioritizing special ed teachers for vaccines. Is the state you live in doing something similar?

Question: If SPED students are receiving their Resource Minutes AFTER the regular school hours from their peers (8:30-10:30) is that Legal? They are not being pulled from the general Ed classes, but participating in an extended day. Should minutes be calculated based on a normal school day or the 2 hours they are in class?

A student I work with uses AAC but doesn’t have science terms in their device. The focus is on core vocabulary but I feel lost not teaching these terms. I wanna modify but feel lost. I could contact the speech teacher but need a short term solution

This fight has gotten real! I’ve been offered a job, advertised as remote, but they want to have a blended program with teachers on campus. Small school, 10-15 to a class... maybe, masks ( I’ll have to ask if they’re mandatory), distancing and a continuous cleaning staff. Sounds great but I’m 62 with 5 underlying conditions! Have to negotiate a contract Monday... I’m hoping I’ll be able to work on-line as NV is one of the growing hotspots in this Pandemic!

There’s nothing like waking up to a call on August 1 from my district coordinator telling me that they want to move me from my middle school resource room SpEd position (which I love) to K-5 Setting 3 SpEd position. I told her all the reasons that won’t work for me and even gave her another idea that would require a non-licensed teacher to be moved so I could take her place at the hs. So, I’ll be spending my Monday applying for a new job in another district. How’s your Monday going so far? 😭😔