
I don't remember what the question was, but I remember answering, "No, sweetie." That's something I'd have said to my daughter. She looked like her, acted like her, and even had the same long, curly hair. A few years ago, I had a student who reminded me a lot of my daughter. Given CR A-421, everything is in the eyes of the beholder. I can tell you that I've seen people I'd never expect to see issues in trouble. Why should I pay for a chapter leader to represent you?" Nonetheless, I don't stand here and say, "Screw you. I've done plenty of stupid things, and I surely will do many more.

Does this mean I'm wonderful and above it all? It doesn't, actually. First of all, I've been teaching since 1984 and I have never once been called in for a disciplinary hearing. If you are outraged over paying for parental leave, let me point out that there are a whole lot of services you may use that I don't.

You can certainly argue that it's morally correct we get something for nothing, but I'm big on winning, and I don't believe for a moment that argument would have done it. I don't care if I have to wait three months to get a raise. Nonetheless I'm very glad to be able to help people going forward. Getting six paid weeks off that wouldn't have come out of my bank would've been wonderful. There were a lot of things I did wrong, and a lot of things I wish I'd known before I began. I missed, probably, two months running back and forth to South America. To me, it shows not only what's wrong with us, but also what's wrong with the country.įor the record, I adopted my daughter from Colombia. People say well, I had my kids and no one helped me, so why should I have to support others? That's a remarkable attitude. My biggest clue to this was reading objections to the parental leave program. Honestly I'm not sure people understand what it means to stand together.
