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[daisy45]

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Scottishlass, you are just grrrreat! 90 days! Fantastic! Soooooo happy for you!

[narilly]

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SL, 90 Days!!! A big Calgary YAHOO!!
So proud of you SL. We are all doing so well and you have helped me so much.
xo

Ava, man your day really sucked for sure. So glad you did not drink. It is amazing how you/we can find the inner strength to deal with things without drinking. Drinking used to be the easy way out, now we actually have to feel the anger,pain, frustration etc. on those crapola days. Just think, tomorrow is going to be frickin' awesome because you will have NO hangover! You are one strong Aussie

J-vo, one less med! That would be incredibly awesome! Being AL free definitely has its benefits. I think that is a good idea to make this my new hobby, I am going to think of it that way too.

Pat, so glad you are back. I missed those coffee's by the jungle. Hey, you know I did not hit bottom either but just started to drink too often, too much and have too many hangovers. It was a gradual decline and it was getting disgusting. Why make myself sick when I am not? Crazy to think I did that every weekend and almost every day.

I can't wait to get my 'mini pad'! Pav, that is a great link you sent. I wont have it for a few weeks. During the day I type on my keyboard at work but generally at home at night it is on my iphone. That gets tough...not so easy on the eyes and I make way more spelling mistakes.

Hi Daisy, Rox, Kailey, hope things are well.

Love you girls!

[roxane]

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Evening ladies.

Ava, go outside and kick a tree, with boots on obviously.

SL, bloody well done!

Can't remember anything else, alky brain!

[scottish lass]

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Lots to read back on - will have to do that later - they are interviewing some of my staff today - asking if they are overworked or overstaffed!!!
Thank you so much for the congrats - I really can't believe it either - had to add some green dots to my calendar - it will be 100 soon, I did not really believe it was possible. I also did not hit rock bottom in the way some have, but just so much of my life was collapsing around me 4 years ago, so I had to make some changes quickly, and could not do any of it when drunk...but has taken me 4 years to get to this point - better late than never:H
NS - that is a pretty picture:l
j-vo, rox, Nar, Daisy - thansk for the congrats
To all my loamers - would like to wirte everyones name out, but sure I will forget someone - Pav, NS, AVA, LB, j-vo, Ann, Kailey, Pat, Jane and everyone - I know I could NOT have done this without you all!!! So incredibly grateful....

[acadiaofmaine]

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WOW, SL, 90 days!! That is amazing! Seems like we just began this journey...you have done an awesome job and kept me company both on and off the site, for which I'm very grateful! I'm so happy for you.

Ann

[NoSugar]

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daisy45;1663407 wrote: ... I have to say when I had my day 1 this time, I was not prepared and it was gonna be 'tomorrow' again.....But, I came here and got such great support and people genuinely taking time out to help me start, that, quite frankly, it would have been rude not to.......so here I am, 9 days later and happy as a pig in shit!

Daisy, you wrote this in another thread but it cracked me up so much I just had to bring it over here. How hilarious would it be if we encouraged Newbies to quit drinking because it would be so rude not to :H!

I just love it that MWO worked for you like that! I'm not at all good at setting target dates --once I get an idea, I have to just plunge in. Sometimes that works really well (like it did here for you) and other times a little more advance preparation would have been a good idea. On the drinking thing, though, I think anyone who is considering it should just do it before they have time to talk themselves out of it or to wait for a "better" day.

Anyway, thanks for the laugh!!

[j-vo]

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Well, went to doc's office and he decreased one med and another I will decrease in a few weeks. I'm ready!

I have drama that I'd like you to read, but if you don't have time I understand. Had this happened a little while ago, I'd be sitting here drunk. But...I'm not.

So, at the end of the day, a co-worker of mine, whom I've had major issues with as far as her being verbally abusive to the kids, not coming to class (it's a co-taught class with special needs kids and she's a special education teacher that should be in the classes with them) most of the time, finding excuses to not come, went to my principal and told him I was seriously abusing one of our team members (an adult teacher!) Yep. I couldn't believe it myself. The team member actually came and told me how this whole thing transpired and I listened with my mouth hanging open to the floor.

She went into the principal's office and accused me of seriously abusing the other team member. I've worked with this other team member for about 15 years and we're good friends. We goof around and act just like 8th grade kids do at times. Why the hell not? Well this woman is married to another 8th grade teacher but not on our team. (two teams of 8th grade). She used to work in partial hospitalization program and she wanted "out" and working in the mainstream. Well they certainly gave her the chance. She's extremely loud, bossy, and thinks she knows everything about education although she's only been teaching a few years. We've had our moments, but have seemed to get over them. This is the teacher that picks on certain defenseless and weak kids, addresses inappropriateness by using the embarrassment technique (for example when an 8th grade boy said "clit" (You know Nar, the body part near our "mini pads) his friend in the hallway, she embarrassed him for 15 minutes in front of the class for using the word - made him say the whole word and so on --NOW, LET'S SPELL IT - C-L-I-T-O-R-I-S!!!!!!

So anyhow, she goes in and tells the principal this. Now, there are probably underlying reasons for doing this:
1. She hates me (she does)
2. She's a f-ing bitch (but that doesn't count as a reason. I just wanted to say that!)
3. She likes complete control and she ain't gettin it in my/our room. How can you have any control when you're never in the classroom where you should be? Duh????
4. She's a f-ing c**t - sorry for that one, but I was really fired up and she deserves this. This would have been a freaking get sloshed day for me. That's why I'm typing all out before I go and be a freaking hot dog lady in a few minutes.
5. She wants to see me moved to another grade to teach language arts and so she'll drag my name through the mud and see if she gets lucky. Speaking of lucky...her poor husband.

I have a feeling she may have dug her own grave. As the co--worker I supposedly seriously abused spoke with the principal about this, they both agreed that I was a great teacher. Principal did allude to the fact that there will be changes next year, and if it's me, then so be it. But truthfully, I don't even feel the need to defend myself, and I actually can't as co-worker asked me not to say anything about their discussion. So after we get our letters about where we will be teaching next year (mostly from year to year they're the same but they do make small changes here and there every year) I may pop in his office and say something, and I may not. Principal knows me and knows I work hard, so I don't feel the need to trash her name like she did mine.

Thanks for listening. I know, who the hell just wrote that? The angry j-vo. But I feel better now.

[j-vo]

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forgot to mention that she's super crazy and nobody likes her!

[NoSugar]

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Good grief! Well thank goodness the person you allegedly beat up spoke up for you to the principal and told the truth. That was a really weird thing for the F.C. to do given that she must not have discussed this with your "victim" to find out how s/he felt about how you allegedly had acted. How did s/he not think this might happen and that you'd be defended?

I hope you don't have to interact with her too much during the last days of school. It might be a blessing for you if she continues to do her job poorly and not show up.

I can totally see how that used to be a trigger for you -- that level of frustration and rage that builds up when we can't defend ourselves. Unjust accusations totally do me in, too. You should be so so so proud of yourself for handling it the way you did :goodjob:

[daisy45]

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J-vo, I know I shouldn't enjoy it, but, feck, that was a great post! You really let her rip! You know you are doing the right thing and that will come through to all who need to know......Karma's a bitch.......just you sit back and enjoy the show.......
NoSugar, glad you enjoyed that! It's a popular saying around here......

[acadiaofmaine]

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You're doing great, J-Vo, don't let her get you down! You know you have done all the right things, and everyone else knows, too. People like F.C. are nightmares, but predictable and will always get their due. I have a rule: NEVER, EVER throw anyone under the bus. She should never have done that. Take the high road, hang on to your confidence and take care of yourself. Thinking of you!

ooxx

Ann

[narilly]

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Wow, J-Vo, she is a piece of work! Sounds like she has a major personality disorder or something. I agree with Ann, and it looks like you are doing that- take the high road. You are not going to lower yourself to this F.C. (blushing as I type that)
I love Daisy's comment: "J-vo, I know I shouldn't enjoy it, but, feck, that was a great post!"

haha! that was good.

Love you J-Vo and glad you posted instead of going home for a shitty glass of despair.

[j-vo]

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Thanks Girls!!!!!! I needed some lovin' and knew I'd get it here. I appreciate your support, and if anything happens, I'll let you know. Don't know how I'll look her in the eye tomorrow, but hey, she probably won't be where she's suppose to be anyhow. Love you girls!:h

[patrice]

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Hi girls
I will get better at posting longer posts but I'm glad to be back

SL - fantastic on 90 days , I am so stoked for you!!! I remember a post you made ages ago ( last year, I think?). Anyway, you we're congratulating someone on their 90 days and you said something like ' can't wait to be there myself' .... Well guess what here you are !! And I'm that person saying ' can't wait to be there' WELL DONE. You!

Take care all,
X
Pat

[little beagle]

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J-vo wow what a day. That is so stressful, thrown under the bus, defended and stressed out to the max. Like Ava said, there is nothing worth drinking over. I am so proud of you for coming here instead. An individual win is a group win. We ALL WON today. Thank you.
And Ava I read about your day before work and thought about you all day.
What a wonderfully example both of you ladies have set for us today.
And I am glad for your medical news today J-vo. That's great.
SL congratulations on the 90 days.
Pat just having you check in is great.