tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post4800410390680757188..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Happy To Admit I Was WrongPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-1786380908369897412011-10-30T01:31:19.483-04:002011-10-30T01:31:19.483-04:00I am very happy for you & for all my retired c...I am very happy for you & for all my retired colleagues, who are also all very happy. In fact, I am retired, &--I am very happy!! BUT--I DO miss the kids, & I DO miss the parents, & I DO miss my still-teaching friends & many of the good principals I worked with (& I say WITH & not FOR--& THAT's what made them GOOD principals!) I also miss every single lunch lady, teacher's aide & janitor I ever worked with--they are the BEST people, & comprise the heartbeat & the brain of the body, A.K.A., the school. Finally, I miss MOST of the secretaries (ALL of them in the District Office, & many in the schools.) Sorry--I gotta say that because--as all of you out there probably know--there's almost nothing worse than a secretary who thinks SHE's (not being sexist--all of our secretaries were always women) the principal AND your boss, department chairman, keeper of all supplies & copy machine code, etc., ad nauseum.<br /> BUT--not having a long drive & sleeping in (esp.in frigid, Arctic<br />Chicago weather)--well, life just doesn't get any better than that!<br />Cheers!ReTired But Miss the Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-36030727793062083212011-10-29T15:47:55.808-04:002011-10-29T15:47:55.808-04:00Congratulations! You have earned your happiness.Congratulations! You have earned your happiness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-64807981689673517432011-10-29T14:12:55.827-04:002011-10-29T14:12:55.827-04:00Let me know the name of the restaurant - never bee...Let me know the name of the restaurant - never been to Roosevelt Island and a good meal is a perfect excuse.<br /><br />Think how much fun you would have been having if you retired years ago.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-64551629380090817832011-10-29T13:00:50.312-04:002011-10-29T13:00:50.312-04:00After all that you did with your work with childre...After all that you did with your work with children that wasn't appreciated it great to know your time now is your time. When I read about what is happening in education at this moment it makes me sick. So retirement is now the place for me. The truth is I really don't think of the old days just look forward to the new ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-78256831669887859382011-10-29T11:29:40.334-04:002011-10-29T11:29:40.334-04:00How fun that you get to have bonus free time ... l...How fun that you get to have bonus free time ... like a surprise gift ... and get to do new things you haven't tried before. Glad to picture you enjoying it :).Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-91036739371024822372011-10-29T10:56:51.905-04:002011-10-29T10:56:51.905-04:00I wish I were in your shoes. ~sigh~I wish I were in your shoes. ~sigh~ChiTown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240876368610100419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-46813584610195575562011-10-29T10:14:39.215-04:002011-10-29T10:14:39.215-04:00I love that you are having a great retirement!!
A...I love that you are having a great retirement!!<br /><br />A friend announced her retirement (for December) this week. I will miss her - more than she will miss what is going on.Ricochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594506449363717006noreply@blogger.com