u/Federal-Toe-8926

Parents, if you have a child with high needs,is aggressive, needs help with toileting, needs individualized academic help, etc, etc, you need the educators to be consistent. Unfortunately, the door is revolving constantly for teachers and paras. You know how you keep them? You pay them. You pay them so well that they don't want to quit. You pay them so well that the money offsets the injuries, the health concerns, the exhaustion.

I know that YOU aren't paying them directly, but you are indirectly. You need to stop voting for people who are making cuts to public education. You need to stop defending politicians who line their own pockets or the pockets of their buddies. Self-centered narcissists who want to "get theirs" don't actually care about family values or what you go through to live your life as a parent of a child with intensive needs.

Local elections, state elections, and big ticket elections all count. Don't let politicians cite a Bible verse to manipulate you. Let them show you that Bible verse with their actions. If what they do doesn't make sense, they are lying to you. Do better by your kids. Money is needed and we have lots of money in this country. Don't let the greedy people hoard it. We're all in this together.

I work in education as a special education evaluator and IEP meeting facilitator. It's a step above teacher, so I frequently have to ask teachers to fix their paperwork. I share an office with someone who has the same job as me, and I hear her talking poorly about teachers and other staff. I'll call her Susan.

One day, I saw that a coordinator position was posted for next school year, and I commented about how helpful it will be to have someone work directly with the teachers since I usually dont have time. I said that it also gets exhausting having to keep making the same corrections with teachers over and over again. Susan said, "I don't have problems with teachers because they respect me."

First of all, I didn't ask, and second of all, screw you Susan! What a rude thing to say! Plus she's always griping about teachers to her BFF. All I did say was "Ok. Wow." She tried to backpeddle but I ignored most of what she said after that.

It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't a pattern of behavior with her. Any time I say anything that's been challenging to me, she tells me how it's not hard for her, and gives me unsolicited advice. I've told her that I'm just sharing a story and that I'm not looking for advice, but she can't serm to help herself.

Deep down I know she must have some self-esteem issues that seem to compell her to act this way, but good lord is it obnoxious. I don't speak while we're in the same space anymore. It's hard because I like being friendly, but i know if I say something like, "What a long week!" Susan will tell me it was actually a short week for her, and how she made it shorter. Isn't Susan amazing y'all?