I am currently the teacher in the “Waddler” (babies ages about 10 months-15 months).  I have co-teacher that does not have much experience in this field but she does very well, sometimes too well.  I will have an idea for a bulletin board to put up but before I can do that, she is already cutting out stencils and words to put up for that bulletin board.  She always says, “I just wanted to make things easier for you because you’re so busy”.  I know she just wants to help, but it is MY classroom and I work hard to find different ideas and projects to do.  I don’t want to hurt her feelings by saying I want to do something else but she does need to understand that this is what I have gone to school for and have many years of experience in.

                My boyfriend and I currently live in St. Charles, IL.  We live in a rather small apartment with my son who is 7.  Our lease is up in a month and we want to move to a bigger place.  I tell him that I want to stay in the same city so that it is close to my work and my son doesn’t have to change schools.  He travels all over for work so he doesn’t’ care where we live, but a different area will be a little cheaper for us.  Since he makes the majority of the money in our family, my basic response is to do whatever he wants to do.  Maybe if I communicated more openly with him he will realize how important certain things are to me?  I have been a single mother for 7 years, maybe I should just be thankful that my son and I have someone to take care of us and keep my opinions to myself?