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When my mother went back to teaching in 1956 after my birth, she was ostracized because teachers back then were not expected to be married or have children. Since I was in the same school, not only was she treated badly, but, some of my teachers were not very nice to me. Amazing how times have changed.

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When my mom became pregnant with me in 1956 she was told she would need to resign at the end of the school year. The only reason that she was allowed to continue until the end of the year was because the district was so desperate for teachers and I wasn't due til late November so I guess they figured she wouldn't be showing much by June.

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Some of the best and most loving adults are those without children of their own

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Could be because they've time for a deep breath and thoughts of their own! 😉

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And of course all the talk about being childless seems to focus on childless women. I don't see childless men mentioned much in this conversation. I think my math teacher son has a pretty good grasp on what is going on with his HS students even though he has no kids.

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I am a childess teacher and now administrator who has had parents say directly, "what do you know, you don't have your own kids". Aside from the fact that it is none of your business, who is feeding my kids at 7:00 at night while I am talking to you about yours? Aside from that sheer rudeness, I know kids...I have known thousands of kids at this point. Not one or two that belong to me. I think this gives me a bit of a different view, an ability to be able to see what they are doing, who they are, what is a concern or an anomaly, and what we actually might need to worry about. And, I can see their mistakes as the mistakes kids make without judging them or thinking they are "bad kids".

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