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  • in reply to: Positive Self Appreciation Request #120654
    Kristin123
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    My number 10 : Thank you for your perseverance. Life is hard, you fall, but you keep getting up. Sometimes it’s one step forward, then three steps back, but you keep getting up and moving.

    in reply to: Offered higher paying higher stress job #120651
    Kristin123
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    Thank you so much

    in reply to: Offered higher paying higher stress job #120631
    Kristin123
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    Any tips on how to unlearn things?

    in reply to: Offered higher paying higher stress job #120480
    Kristin123
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    Thank you Anita. You hit the nail on the head. I was raised in a family where what is on the outside means more than what is on the inside. It is hard to erase those ingrained conventions. I come from a family of conservative judgmental women. I need to work on erasing the years of childhood training.

    in reply to: Offered higher paying higher stress job #120475
    Kristin123
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    Thank guys for the advice. I did end up going back to my HR job. It is going well. I am much less stressed and in turn a better mom and wife at home. The drive still sucks but hopefully one day we are able to move a little closer. Part of me still feels somewhat like a failure. I was a good student in school and sometimes I feel I need to be something more, something great. That I am a failure because I am not a teacher, or doctor or something, and I like doing a low key job. When I was young everyone said how smart I was and I was going to be a doctor some day. I think I could be something greater, but I don’t like the stress of higher position job. Is that a bad thing?

    in reply to: to teach or not to teach?? #119067
    Kristin123
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    Thanks guys, I have put in my resignation. I think this is just not the right time for me to teach. I would love to help students, but I have to put my family first. I am working all the time and so tired I am not being the mom and wife I should be.

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    in reply to: to teach or not to teach?? #119004
    Kristin123
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    Thanks Anita. I am currently up grading papers. The work seems like it never ends. This is totally not worth the money.

    in reply to: to teach or not to teach?? #119000
    Kristin123
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    Thanks Anita. Do you think it is just because I am a first year teacher, or does it not get any better? I thought this would be a good career for a mom, but I’m constantly planning, grading papers, or doing other tasks at home. If this is how it will be forever, it is totally not worth it. My low stress job with the commute is better than working all night at home.

    in reply to: Do you believe in God? #108339
    Kristin123
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    brainonthewall,

    Thanks for the reply. I sometimes think that too, that the reason humans came up with religion is to explain to natural phenomena. Science answers a lot, but some things I feel don’t have an answer, or at least not yet. Such as if the universe started with a big bang, and energy can only be transferred or transformed, what energy started the bang?

    in reply to: Do you believe in God? #108336
    Kristin123
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    Joe, I feel the same as you do. There is a battle in my mind. Part of me wants to believe and then the logical side of me has so many doubts.

    a-moore3, I agree. There are so many horrible things happening in the world today. Everything looks so bleak. I wonder through all these things, where is God? Why is he not showing himself in the midst of such tragedy.

    in reply to: Switching Careers #108335
    Kristin123
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    Anita,

    I will definitely have to try the driving meditation. That time is the only time I really am alone and quiet. When I get home I get into mom mode right away. My religion thread was posted I guess because I am looking for hope. I used to find a lot of comfort in religion when I was younger but as an adult I have many doubts. Part of me wishes for that innocent time when I just trusted in God.

    in reply to: Switching Careers #106711
    Kristin123
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    Hi Anita,

    Thanks for the advice. I definitely need to get organized. By nature I am not the most organized person, it will be something I have to get used to. I will be teaching 4th grade math and science. I asked the school for the curriculum and I was given the math curriculum. They are getting new books so I won’t have the new books until later. I asked the principle when I can get into the classroom and she said not until July 20. School starts the first week of August. I would like to have things planned before. Maybe I can take the math curriculum I received and do what I can with that until I get the science information. I asked the principle about a mentor teacher and she said that I would be given one. I am totally new to teaching and I am feeling very anxious about everything. I want to do a good job.

    in reply to: Overwhelmed Working mom #100488
    Kristin123
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    Vesper,

    Thank you for the advice. Knowing your kids actually had good times in daycare is reassuring. That is one of the things that I worry about the most. I like your idea of a daily highlight at the dinner table.

    Your story about your husband leaving his sock drawer open hits close to home. If my husband wasn’t there dirtying the kitchen or leaving his socks in the bathroom, I would really miss him and it just wouldn’t feel like home. There are a lot of little things I need to let go and just try to enjoy my time with the people I love. Thank you again you have helped to make my bad day a little better.

    in reply to: Overwhelmed Working mom #100474
    Kristin123
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    The relationship with me and my family has been strained for years. Some family members can tend to be judgmental and unsupportive. Maybe you are right, maybe a break could be a good thing.

    The things we fight about are petty. House chores, money. I think we are both exhausted and taking it out on each other. Since the birth of my daughter we fight all the time. At first it had a lot to do with me being depressed but now it feels almost like we have forgotten how to be nice. It feels like we are stuck in a cycle of anger and bitterness because it has become the norm.

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