jenniferj32

Moved to Oklahoma from NC, and the culture shock was harder than when I moved overseas I swear. Food portions were enormous, mayonnaise was mixed into everything. People drove insane distances for minor errands—they thought nothing of driving 80 miles to go clothes shopping. Even… Read More

I taught 10th grade, and one day they took the PSATs. One kid asked what I got on my SATs when I took them (in the dark ages when top score was 1600). I proudly said, a 1490. He said, “and you became a TEACHER???”

I came here to say A Woman is No Man but someone beat me to it. I was sitting in a food court when I read the end and I ugly cried in public. I picked myself up, went home, watched tv, went to bed, and cried again. I’ve never had my heart broken by a book like that before or since.… Read More

Induction stove. I had to completely rewire my kitchen get one, so the total cost of the electrician and the stove ran about $4k. But there will be a federal rebate so I’ll get some back in my taxes next year. More important, it’s better for the environment than my gas stove was and… Read More

Worked on the Hill. When you email your rep, the interns reading the emails are about two months behind. So if you want your rep to hear how you feel about a bill coming up tomorrow, call, don’t email. The person answering the phone is keeping a tally of calls, for and against, and… Read More

Schools are the worst for this. My first job, my co teacher (who was living with her fiance after the time) had an affair with the assistant principal. My third job, it was my turn—I had just returned from teaching overseas and was having a hard time readjusting to home. I started… Read More

Pulling kids out of sex ed or science class or history class because you don’t want your kid to learn anything that disagrees with your beliefs.

I lived through a lot while teaching. I got assaulted by a student, threatened, dealt with awful parents, the whole gamut. But when I finally quit was when my principal instituted “Test Prep Fridays.” Every class that had an end of year state test had to spend every Friday doing practice… Read More

On a date in Oklahoma (it’s relevant). We leave the bar and see a toad. Date says, did you know you can milk a toad? He picks it up, squeezes its back, and venom shot right in my eye. I was wearing contacts and I ripped that one out. We went home, I flushed my eye. Next morning, I… Read More

I went to school with this girl who was always a “pick me” type. Twenty five years later she was in the news—she ran for the state House of Representatives as a Democrat and then switched parties after winning. Rumor is that she was having an affair with a Republican Party leader… Read More