tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post3006354991497287811..comments2024-03-23T05:13:18.984-07:00Comments on Finding a Different Path: DepletedJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-56774349630159131652021-12-05T20:42:06.516-08:002021-12-05T20:42:06.516-08:00Sadly, no. At least in my experience. Sadly, no. At least in my experience. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-21565929773957545412021-12-05T11:50:13.476-08:002021-12-05T11:50:13.476-08:00Yes. Tiresome indeed. This week was particularly r...Yes. Tiresome indeed. This week was particularly rough, she started recruiting and pulling another student into her shenanigans. And then we had a team meeting where it was basically said "well but you're the only one writing her up, its only happening with you," but the truth is that it's happening in multiple places and she is super slippery. And smart. I want her to use her powers for good, but I think she's just such a hurt child who is lashing out and she needs more help than we can give her. Sigh. You can depersonalize only so much before you start feeling the exhaustion of it and dread for those interactions. I'm definitely still in the arena though, although perhaps there is a small shift for everyone's sanity.<br /><br />I have an orthopedic appointment for my arm/shoulder in a week and a day, I cannot BELIEVE it is taking so long (but then again, COVID) because there is definitely something wrong. Sigh. Thanks for your thoughts, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving, too! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-6316079368691209482021-12-05T11:44:17.253-08:002021-12-05T11:44:17.253-08:00Yes, yes to napping! :) And HOLY MOSES, not your 5...Yes, yes to napping! :) And HOLY MOSES, not your 50s? Jeez. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-31194649753757233292021-12-05T08:10:36.740-08:002021-12-05T08:10:36.740-08:00But hearing "I effing hate you" daily ca...But hearing "I effing hate you" daily can be...tiresome.<br /><br />Ahhhh...yup.<br /><br />I love how you depersonalize it and stay in the arena with even the most difficult students.<br /><br />Hope the Thanksgiving break was good to you and that your body is recovering well.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-3921411211330994052021-11-27T20:53:06.273-08:002021-11-27T20:53:06.273-08:00Not your fifties, fyi. Oy
I am so sorry to read o...Not your fifties, fyi. Oy<br /><br />I am so sorry to read of your physical ailments. Napping sounds like a great idea toward recovery. ZzzzzMiddle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-58278252634005383462021-11-24T12:37:51.435-08:002021-11-24T12:37:51.435-08:00Thank you so much. I know you are also in the thic...Thank you so much. I know you are also in the thick of it. The significant mental illness and trauma that this child is grappling with makes her very angry, and I am just the unfortunate target. I can logically separate myself, but man it gets exhausting especially when there's nothing I have done worthy of such ire. I am THOROUGHLY enjoying the couch time -- I am listening to my body and napping whenever I and to this mini-break. I am reading and doing crosswords and puzzles and exercising and organizing! And if I feel lazy and tired, I plop down on a cozy couch. I do have a lovely counselor, but I think it would be good to try meditating, or getting up a bit earlier to have some quiet centering time (I've been trying that lately, and when I manage to get out of bed earlier it is a MUCH better start to the day than rushing and swearing my way out the door, ha). Thanks for your thoughts and care! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-55663694056117830962021-11-24T12:33:28.204-08:002021-11-24T12:33:28.204-08:00Thank you! I took a lovely nap when I got home on ...Thank you! I took a lovely nap when I got home on Tuesday and then had a very lazy and nourishing day at home today, so already I feel rejuvenated. So grateful for the pause! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-35514408099191834992021-11-24T07:32:03.781-08:002021-11-24T07:32:03.781-08:00Oh gosh….I’m so sorry. It’s so easy to be overwhel...Oh gosh….I’m so sorry. It’s so easy to be overwhelmed these days, and if you work with people and care about them, it’s pretty much inevitable….so many challenges! The student who is telling you she hates you will probably be deeply grateful one day…..but that doesn’t make it easier in the moment(s). Don’t feel guilty about your couch time, or whatever you need. Having said that I know there are many kinds of exhaustion and not all of them are physical (the physical exhaustion of course compounds it.) Counselling helped me, and getting a sense of my philosophical and spiritual center, so to speak. I will keep wishing you calmer and easier days, hours of sanity, mindful minutes.torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610810146856199913.post-1719781761077377312021-11-24T06:44:50.287-08:002021-11-24T06:44:50.287-08:00Hang in there!! Hang in there!! Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162890081910497200noreply@blogger.com