#school or home responsibility

[tacticalgrandma]

Having Cassia as your highest Awareness stat person is good stuff. “I’ve read tomes about this!” she says excitedly, pointing at a brutally murdered man with gang initials carved in his forehead.

[caitlynmeow]

Thoughts about the Dimitrescu babies in kindergarten ?

Bela:

When Bela started kindergarten, Cassandra was still only a baby. Bela was already used to being the big sister, having heard many times how strong and brave she was, that she would look out for her baby sister, and that she was essentially her hero.

Bela has a little ego problem, which is amplified by her mother: she is smart and brilliant and can do so many amazing things.

Now, starting kindergarten was a huge step for her. She was scared, but she didn't want it to show. She is the big sister, right? She is strong and smart and crying because she wants her mother is not very strong or mature right?

But at the end of the day, she is only four years old, and having control over her emotions is not something she mastered yet. She wasn't very vocal, but Alcina sensed her daughter's trepidation. From how Bela's hold tightened on her skirt, to the way she hesitated to let go, to how she avoided looking at her teacher.

Alcina knew of the struggles her daughter was going through. She knew that Bela was trying to compose herself while her small body trembled under the weight of the emotions she was feeling.

Alcina took her aside, away from the classroom and any other person. She sat with her and hugged her for the longest time. It was Bela's first time away from home. Alcina was feeling torn at the fact; she has a routine with her daughters and she was trying to adjust to the change. If she was having a hard time with it, then her little daughter is feeling much worse.

Knowing that Bela is smart and understanding, Alcina made a suggestion. She put a watch on Bela's wrist, and promised her that she will be picking her up in an hour. She did that for a few days, adding one more hour every two or three days.

Alcina's heart broke when Bela told her one day that she doesn't have to pick her up early, she wants to stay and play with her friends. While she was proud, Alcina was sad that her little daughter is old enough to have her own social circle. She made friends, and according to her teacher, she is the leader of their group and Alcina couldn't be more proud.

Cassandra:

Cassandra wasn't four when she started kindergarten. Having her birthday in November, Alcina argued that Cassandra was too young for this transition.

One, she is clingy.

Alcina doesn't mind it, really. There is nothing she loves more than giving her children an infinite amount of cuddles and spending time with them glued to her side.

Now by that point, Bela was independent, embracing school and her friends and all of that.

Cassandra was not. She was glued to her mother and she often dealt the K.O. by declaring to Alcina 'I want you, Mama!' And Alcina goes running to her. Every. Single. Time.

Now by that time, Daniela was born. Cassandra's clinginess? It grew tenfold.

Starting school with a new baby in the house? That was a huge transition and Alcina's second daughter was not taking it with stride.

Unlike Bela's composed reaction and attempts at braving something new (and scary), Cassandra was anything but. She hated going to school. She hated having to wake up and go out so early. She hated not being at home with her Mama and her toys, and most importantly, she loathed being separated from her mother.

To Cassandra, she felt as if she was being sent away. Her Mama is getting rid of her now that she is busy with the new baby. Bela goes to school? They just dropped her off earlier so that Cassandra can see that it's normal? Didn't work.

At times, Alcina is guilty of giving in and taking Cassandra home. Her daughter would get so upset she'd make herself sick. And honestly, Alcina doesn't have it in her to watch her daughter be distressed and ignore it.

She is only three years old, she can't cope and Alcina can't handle seeing her so upset. So what does Alcina do? She gives in.

Needless to say, the first year of kindergarten was a mess. Lots of missed days, constant tantrums at drop off, and excessive clinginess for the rest of the day. It was a lot on both Cassandra and Alcina.

Both Miranda and Donna said that Alcina needs to put her foot down and stop entertaining Cassandra because her responses make her act worse. Cassandra knows if she pushes enough, Mama is going to give in. So she does. Every time.

Donna stepped in and took Cassandra to school. Her dear niece put on a show, but Donna wasn't impressed. 'You're done now? Good, now go to your classroom'. Because Donna is not against her niece expressing her feelings. Cassandra can react however she wants, but at the end of the day, she is going to school and that's the end of it.

All of that aside, Cassandra enjoyed being in school. She made friends, and enjoyed all the different activities. She is mostly quiet and shy, yet she has made a lot of friends and with time, going to school wasn't as harrowing as she made it out to be the first few months (or whole year, if we're being honest).

Daniela:

Like Bela, Daniela is very independent. Also, being the youngest, she was so ready to show her Mama and sisters that she was ready to start school.

Daniela was actually looking forward to it. Finally, she is old enough to go with her sisters. That thought made her so excited. Plus, she always considers herself 'big enough' to do things like her sisters so what if she has to be away from her Mama for a whole day?

So Daniela started school with stride.

Alcina was expecting some clinginess, this is her baby after all.

Come day one, while walking Daniela to her class, her little daughter waved at her 'bye Mama' and entered the classroom without looking back.

This time, it was Alcina who was somewhat sad that her youngest was very relaxed about this. Sure, it's a nice break from the display Cassandra did at her age, but Alcina wasn't expecting this level of nonchalance.

With Daniela, it was Alcina who had a hard time letting go. And at the end of the day, Daniela was excited to show her Mama what she did and talked nonstop about her day.

[writterings]

me with my 18 year old students that i teach at a college

[hyperfixate-on-ninjas]

So I don’t know how I can say this- but there is technically a way that Kai ‘raised’ Nya.

Sure the villagers raised Kai and Nya and left them alone when they got old enough to take care of themselves (If the Ninja were 14 I’d be hella surprised, they’re like 15-16 at best in the pilots please-) e

But there is a way Kai helped ‘raise’ Nya. In some communities and sometimes in modern day society the Eldest child is sometimes considered the Second Parent. And this is well, really emphasized in Asian Communities.

The Eldest is seen as the future provider and caretaker of the family, they are expected to take care of the parents in the future, get a job, earn money and most importantly TAKE CARE of the younger siblings when the parents are not around.

As Kai is the Elder Brother, you would expect him to have the same mindset when it comes to his sister, their babysitters would often than not, probably have expectations for Kai to be the provider of the family. (Not just for sexist reasons but also because he is the eldest)

In the pilots, we see Kai already trying to blacksmith. And Nya…is just…looking around I guess.

Already we have an indication that Kai is the provider for both him and Nya, and it’s possibly because he was raised with those expectations. To care for and provide for Nya when the parents or babysitter weren’t around.

He probably was the one who learned how to cook first when the babysitter was running late, he probably was the one who washed their clothes, did most of the chores. I mean this could also lead to Nya’s later characterization of wanting to do everything the ninja does alongside them because she’s seen the way Kai was raised.

We may not know much about their childhood but to me, it seems likely that Kai was raised with expectations to be a caretaker and provider for the family and in some point in life slowly enveloped into the role, (Something most older siblings do as they get older, usually around 14 the parents start treating them like adults and eventually they become the parents whenever the actual parents were busy)

There is a way that Kai ‘raised’ Nya while also having actual caretakers, but the answer might still be kinda depressing if you think about it.

[catsfruit]

still haunted by these pages like… MISS YAMAGUCHI WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THIS?!

[spotaus]

Quick doodle of ec-4o!Dust wearing this fun hat w/ bunny ears I got my hands on the other day!

[gaytorade-fucker-69]

Straight people pissing me tf off rn

Got told to “stop making your whole personality about you being gay” today, after I mentioned that I thought it was cool that my bookmark was rainbow.

Like bro what it’s 8am I’m not ready for this shit yet 💀🙏

[crushedsweets]

Everytime i scroll through my HC masterlist i Hang my head in shame cuz there’s no way I spent that much time making that many posts about A CREEPYPASTA AU (I so badly i want to be making that many posts everyday again)

[lunar-wandering]

my mom: the dog has a grooming appointment at 4.

me, who has a class at 4:30 and has to rely on my mom for transportation: oh, okay, you can head over and drop her off and then drive back here and take me over to the university, and then head back there in time for her appointment to end.

my mom: but they said the appointment would take only ten minutes

me: ....they say that every time. and every time it's been 30 minutes at least. every time. you cannot rely on what the estimated time will be. listen to me. listen to me. drive back here immediately after you drop her off, I'll be ready to go. do not sit and wait in the dog groomer's parking lot.

anyways. one guess as to what the fuck she did and who was late for class.

[angelofthemornings]

When I am an old Irish-American I don't want to hear anybody in the world who wasn't here for these times say "Many Palestinians left their homeland to seek jobs and new opportunities :)"

[robinsnest2111]

wanted to use my day off to go watch Conclave at the movie theater again but ugh.... i feel so sick and weak... idk if I could even survive the trip there, let alone sit still for 2 hours and take in every breathtaking detail without missing anything or passing out from the pain and exhaustion :^(

[valiantwolf]

it is honestly a crime that i have to do my laundry every week for the rest of my life

[atalana]

mutuals are putting a lot of bbc merlin on my dash atm and it's making me think i should finally ask - people who like the show all the way through, does the tragedy feel earned to you? and also what do you like about the later seasons?

i don't mean this to disparage the show, genuinely asking because i really want to be able to rewatch it, and i also know i was pretty young when i watched it (11 when the first episode came out and i was watching live from the beginning, 15 when the show ended)

and while i've gone back to watch the first couple seasons over the years because i really do love the characters, i haven't been able to touch 4 or 5 bc the idea of it hurts too much

it's not so much the fact that it is a tragedy, i love tragedies, and im perfectly fine with morgana's arc bc that does feel like a tragedy developed from the start. but the fact that so much of the early seasons set up the promise of the king arthur mythology we know, they pretty much outright told us there would be a time when arthur would be a great king and merlin wouldn't have to hide anymore, and then they just. didn't? it felt at the time to me like they tried to do the prequel to a story and the end of that story without ever really telling the story in the middle, and in fact making it so that story in the middle was impossible. and it's that betrayal of all the hope present in the first couple seasons that makes it too painful to rewatch. we were told, through merlin's eyes, that yeah, this sucks right now, but it's worth going through that pain for what you'll be able to achieve later. and if you never achieve it, isn't that just cruelty for cruelty's sake?

but then it has been over a decade since i watched the ending so there's possibly stuff teen me missed. and i guess, if anyone wants to, feel free to be a huge fan on this post and rant about what you love about it, because i hope if i can see it through someone else's eyes it might become bearable again

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Molly Parker, Beth Hundsdorfer, and Jade Aubrey at Capitol News Illinois:

SPRINGFIELD — After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements on homeschooling, fueling a heated discussion over parental rights and government oversight in Illinois. The measure, known as the Homeschool Act, would require families to notify their school districts when they decide to homeschool, and that parents or guardians who teach their kids at home have a high school diploma or equivalent. One of the most-contested pieces of the bill provides that if education officials suspect a child is not receiving proper instruction, they could demand proof of teaching materials and student work. The House Education Policy Committee voted 8-4 along party lines to move the bill to the House floor for a vote, with one Democrat lawmaker voting present. Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, introduced the bill following the publication of a Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica investigation, which revealed little accountability for parents who pull their kids from school and then fail to ensure they receive an education. The news organizations’ reporting documented cases where children endured severe abuse at home, unnoticed because they were not in school. One such case, referenced in Wednesday’s hearing, was that of Zion Staples, a 9-year-old boy from Rock Island who went missing in December 2022. His mother, who had a long history of abuse and neglect allegations, was able to homeschool him despite previously losing two children to foster care. Police later determined Zion had accidentally shot himself while playing with a gun. His mother hid his body in a trash can for months before authorities found him. She pleaded guilty to felony endangering the health of a child and was sentenced to two years in prison in April.  Opponents, including homeschool advocates and religious groups, called the bill an unnecessary government intrusion. Thousands of homeschool families filled the Capitol — packing the committee room and spilling into hallways and the Capitol Rotunda where they sang hymns and patriotic songs.   In addition to showing up in person, they submitted over 40,000 witness slips opposing the bill — a mechanism state lawmakers use to gather testimony and gauge support on bills. Nearly 1,000 people filed in support, including the Illinois State Board of Education, whose representative appeared to answer questions.  

Supporters pointed to cases of abuse, arguing that some parents use homeschooling as a shield for abuse and neglect. The Coalition for Responsible Home Education, a national child advocacy group, said some families pull their children from school to avoid scrutiny. “We have tracked over 500 cases of extreme abuse and neglect in homeschool settings where the abuse escalated because of the isolation afforded through homeschooling,” said Jonah Stewart, the group’s research director. “I believe this bill will help protect abused and neglected children and leave in place the freedom of parents to decide how to best meet the educational needs of their children,” said Tanner Lovett, a homeschooling advocate who also testified in favor of the measure. Opponents pushed back, arguing there is no evidence homeschool children are at greater risk of abuse than their public school peers. “The proponents claim that children who are being homeschooled are at greater risk of abuse and neglect. This is not supported by the two peer-reviewed studies that have been produced,” said Will Estrada, senior counsel at the Home School Legal Defense Association. Some also warned the bill could lead to selective enforcement, particularly against marginalized families.

[...] Another point of contention was the impact on private schools. The bill would require all private elementary and secondary schools to register with the state and submit student information upon request.

Illinois has one of the more lax homeschooling laws in America, but there are efforts to change it with HB2827.

The House Education Policy Committee voted 8-4-1 along party lines to move HB2827 to the House floor for a vote, with State Rep. Fred Crespo (D) voting President. The bill’s fate in the house, either as is or with revisions, is currently uncertain.

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

Shoutout to my roommate B for being So Chill about needing to pick me up from class yesterday bc I was too dissociated to drive. Thank u, B, you’re a real one.

[virgil-upinthestars]

the fire alarm went off a lot when I was in high school, for a multitude of reasons (someone pulled it, someone decided to smoke weed in the bathroom, someone tried to microwave a burrito) that were never actually a fire. but, because of protocol, we'd have to stay outside in the cold pnw rain for anywhere from twenty minutes to an hour as the fire department trudged over to figure out what the fuck happened this time. this resulted in a school full of teenagers who reacted to a fire alarm like it was an announcement for a suprise assembly. instead of dropping everything and heading for the exits, we'd jump at the loud noise because ew loud noise, groan because fuck not again, and proceed to pack our shit because there was no way we'd be standing out in the cold for forty minutes without our coats and phones.

cue me now, three thousand miles across the country, studying in the library of a well-respected university when the fire alarm goes off. my roommate and I nearly both jump out of our seats, grabbing each other's hand out of sheer reflex, and after a blurred prayer, I realize what's going on. all around us, people are getting up and talking over the alarm as they worry about what's going on, making their way to the nearest exit. my roommate gets out of her chair, looking worried. me?

I look up. I take a long sniff, like I'm impersonating the wolverine. and then I finish my goddamn email.

some of my roommate's friends come over to us, hurriedly explaining that it's just a drill, we don't need to worry. my roommate visibly relaxes. I respond "oh, thank fuck" and close my computer, packing my stuff up. these girls from east asia look at me with shocked and slightly unnerved expressions as I put on my blazer. they've all left their stuff behind. my roommate's also leaving her coat and bag. I shrug, and sling my backpack over my shoulder. If I don't smell smoke, I'm finishing my goddamn email.