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funsk8mom t1_j1qe6rs wrote

Reply to comment by IamTalking in Anyone else has the flu? by Emergency-Candy1677

Until they are well enough to function. Just because the fever is gone doesn’t mean they’re 100%. Sending a barely functioning zombie to school isn’t helpful. My personal favorite is the wide open faucet of snot pouring from their face and using their hand to wipe it and then wipe their snot soaked hand on the tables. That was fun to scrape off last week

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1qs2ex wrote

Seriously, if kids gross you out so much, and you hate the parents this much, you should consider a change in careers. Kids are ALWAYS snotty and gross, post pandemic or not. And your condescension towards poor parents is what really gross.

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j1qzj98 wrote

It's condescending for you to expect everyone who works with kids to adore all kids. I am not surprised or offended that a person who spends their days with kids thinks they're heinous little cesspits.

I work with kids too. When the kids are heinous little cesspits, I assume they got it from their parents.

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1r6dyl wrote

No, it’s toxic and horrific you think kids are heinous little cesspits. It’s disgusting that you work with children. I’ve been a teacher, and no. I don’t think they are heinous. They just spread germs.

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bb5199 t1_j1rebxx wrote

Correct. First need to be fever free. But also need to be functioning and can make it through a day of school without being a zombie.

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Roszo21 t1_j1qpcx4 wrote

It's uncomfortable to see a teacher be so judgmental when you don't know their family situation. There are plenty of parents who don't get paid sick leave at all, get minimal sick leave that they use up quickly due to sick kids, or are threatened by their bosses when they use it. There may not be much of an option.

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1qt135 wrote

Their reaction is honestly gross. But people forget how hateful many of the teachers and administrators were when we were in school. I don’t think much has changed

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funsk8mom t1_j1qtfy7 wrote

People forget that teachers aren’t immune to germs either. People forget that it’s our job to teach your children, not be their puke bucket, diarrhea scraper or booger catcher.

School is not babysitting so you can go to work. You made the choice to have children, you have to understand the sacrifice it takes to raise them. Teachers don’t get an unlimited amount of sick time and we certainly don’t get paid enough to be teacher, nurse and parent. We barely get paid enough survive on 1 job. Most teachers work 2-3 additional jobs.

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Roszo21 t1_j1rb9nx wrote

I agree with you. But I don't expect parents trying to put food on the table to solve an issue that is fundamentally a societal and political problem. All workers deserve generous guaranteed paid leave. Our government has continually let us all down by favoring corporate overlords. You're getting mad at the wrong people.

And if you think children are a choice that just requires sacrifices you a) don't understand the realities of life for truly low income people and b) are probably burnt out and in need of a new profession.

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1qv2pi wrote

If teaching sucks that bad, find another job. Talking shit about children and their parents the way you do is not an acceptable response to a difficult job. If you hate that difficult job so much, change jobs. If you need extra jobs to survive, welcome to working in America. You’re not special just because you’re teacher. Do you think people who work hourly jobs don’t have to get exposed to people who are sick all the time in order to pay their bills?

You made the choice to be a teacher, if you didn’t understand the sacrifices involved, you shouldn’t have become a teacher. Just turning that comment about having children back on you… you do realize that some people get pregnant by accident, but you sure as hell didn’t become a teacher by accident, right?

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mycatisminnie t1_j1qw9ct wrote

LOL I don’t understand how you are equating bring a teacher with some sort of healthcare worker? School is not daycare. Wtf?

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1qwq3z wrote

The commenter above said that having children is a choice and that if we didn’t understand the sacrifices involved, we shouldn’t have had them. If they didn’t understand the sacrifices involved in being a teacher, which has always involved being around sick kids, they shouldn’t have become a teacher. The pandemic didn’t change the fact that sick kids go to school. The fact that teacher want to both be above reproach because they sacrifice so much, but not be expected to sacrifice bc PANDEMIC, is ridiculous. Do you think wait staff don’t get get exposed to sick people all the time? Retail? How much do you think that grocery store clerk gets paid? Lmao…

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j1r1mxr wrote

Yes, of course. Careers are equivalent to parenting. The decision to pursue a career is just like having a child and taking care of. Totally the same things.

That's sarcasm. Figured you'd need the explainer.

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1r94ai wrote

I love how you make my point for me… they ARE totally different. A career choice is always a choice, being a parent isn’t always a choice. You can change your career, but you rarely get to change things once you are a parent. So, yeah, choosing to be a teacher is something that you shouldn’t do if you aren’t prepared for the sacrifices. I work in public service. I know what we put in and what we get out. Lmao… don’t make the choice and then think teachers are any more special than any other public servant.

And it sure is easier to change careers than change being a parent. 😂😂😂

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j1r9z6s wrote

Pretty easy to not be a parent. Sounds like you got in over your head. Should have thought that one through.

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1rac1x wrote

Okay, Mr. Calls Me an Old White Republican… seems like you are super in touch with what Republicans have done to reproductive rights…😂😂😂 Or how biology works. But I guess you think birth control is foolproof and that everyone can get an abortion, or wants to. 😂😂😂😂

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1r66y5 wrote

Really? Homeschooling is the better option for poor people? 😂

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j1r6m2w wrote

I didn't say it was. I'm saying you're complaining about a public service that you pay taxes for. You don't have to use it if you don't like it. So if you have issue with it, the way to change things isn't by attacking a teachers who is frustrated with how stupid people are.

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1r8k0z wrote

Ahhh!!! Don’t use public services that you paid for if you don’t like them! Great advice!

Or… promote programs that allow parents to stay home with their sick kids… Ill take the “Doing Something To Change the Public Service I Pay For and Vote About and SHOULD Be an Active Citizen in Trying to Improve Public Services” for $200 Alex!

God, you are hysterical… I pay for it, so I shouldn’t have any say in how it’s run? Lmao!

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j1r9gdy wrote

Since you're slow, I'm calling you out for attacking a teacher. You seem to have some modicum of understanding about how to actually address the problem, but you'll still have a tantrum on Reddit when someone tells you you're in the wrong. Have fun voting Republican, old timer. The world doesn't need you anymore.

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MOGicantbewitty t1_j1ra15o wrote

You are so wrong I’m dying laughing… 😂😂😂

Edit: All you trolls on here are the same. You think you make a mike-drop comeback and then block someone like a coward before you have to see a response.

So here it is: Seems like someone can’t look at a profile before making ad hominem attacks that prove how wrong they are😂

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