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Cake day: September 29th, 2023

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  • In 3rd grade (maybe age 8), when coming back from the playground, my teacher had a rule:

    STRAIGHT LINE, NO TALKING, NO TOUCHING

    One day, when coming back from recess, I noticed that the kid in front of me, Joe, was crying. Now, I didn’t like Joe, he was a bully and had made fun of me and my friend group since the 2nd grade. But I still didn’t like just letting someone sit there upset. So I put a hand on his shoulder and said, “hey, are you ok?”

    Thus breaking two of the three most important rules you could possibly imagine. The teacher came over and chastised me for “playing around in line”, completely ignoring Joe (who was still crying). I tried to argue, but to no avail.

    Later that day, the teacher made a huge speech in front of the class about how sometimes you think you’re doing the right thing, but you still need to follow the rules, and gave me a citation in front of the entire class.

    Also, Joe continued to bully me.



  • Eh, I save the handicap stall for last, but if the rest are taken I’m 100% going to use it.

    The stall isn’t reserved for people with disabilities, it’s there for if they need it. Someone who uses a wheelchair needs the extra space, but if someone is waiting either way, their bladder isn’t automatically more important than mine.

    In the case of someone with a disability that requires them to have immediate access to a handicap stall, that is unfortunate, but I’d assume some sort of arrangement could be made with HR so that everyone knows that the handicap stall on x floor is off limits or something. But I feel that’s such a fringe case that we shouldn’t be expecting everyone to hold their pee over the possibility.