u/Grace-and-Maya — reddlx

Should I not have called the office?

A student had acquired various foods on a tissue on their desk and she wanted to leave the classroom and ask another teacher for a bag. I told her no because I don’t want to disrupt another class just so she could bag her snacks. I suggested she talk to the teacher she wanted to at lunch in 20 minutes.

Instead someone said the teacher I was subbing for had bags. So, she runs to the desk and rifles through it and takes a bag. I ask her to return it stating that it’s not her property and I don’t know if the teacher would be okay with it. She refused to return it. I asked her several times explaining my reasoning and eventually gave her an ultimatum: return the bag or I’ll call someone.

So I called the office. Was that the right call? I mean I didn’t want to set a precedent that students can just go through this teachers desk and take what they want. If I didn’t do the right thing I want to know, but please be kind. I’m doing my best.

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u/Grace-and-Maya — 2 days ago

▲ 3 r/therapy

I’ve had 4 sessions with this therapist.

First one was getting to know me.

Second one she gave me a worksheet to fill out with the flowchart: event, thought, feeling, behavior which was helpful for the minor anxieties I’d been feeling.

In the third session I really wanted to talk about my turmoil over joining a profession I’m not passionate about. Instead she kept purposefully steering the conversation away from that and toward how I felt about living with my mom.

Last session I mentioned my career path again and was crying again and again we didn’t really spend any time on it.

I feel like if I’m actively crying over a topic on 4/4 sessions shouldn’t she help me work through what I’m feeling and why? Shouldn’t she help me figure out how to cope?

She’s young and new to the profession. Should I give her more time in case she just needs to figure out what to say? Idk. I don’t want to hurt her feelings but my main reason for therapy is learning how to cope with work.

If I switch, do I do it over email? Do I try and politely explain at the end of one of our sessions when she is scheduling the next one? What should I say so she doesn’t take it too hard?

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u/Grace-and-Maya — 8 days ago

▲ 5 r/HardWoodFloors

I’m not sure what wood these floors are or how they were finished so I’m reluctant to use anything other than a slightly damp mop, but they are really dirty with shoes inside and pet waste.

There’s a Great Dane and a yorkie in the house. The Yorkie goes to the bathroom on the floor multiple times a day and has for years. My mom just wipes it and it smells strongly of dog in the house and the wood is a little hazy in the kitchen where it sees the heaviest use and looks smudgy/dull.

I want to deep clean the house for Mother’s Day.

TLDR: Is Kennel Odor Eliminator or Odoban No Rinse PH Neutral Floor Cleaner safe to use if diluted properly and used as mop water? If not, what’s a better option?

u/Grace-and-Maya — 16 days ago