Living in Egypt , near denial... or I'm ready to quit

[Irulan]

In her tirade she says that they are a Christian family and she is trying to instill Christian values in her son.

Yeah...

Today I discover him playing with a cootie catcher. I didn't look at it until after school. Four of the answers under the numbers... n1gger, f@g, pu$$y and f@ck off.

Those Christian values seem to be really taking hold.

If it were me, I'd wish I had the nerve to show her that. I can just hear it now,
"my little darling?".

Burnout is real. Maybe it IS time to do something else, or move to an area where education is more respected.

We left the bay area before my kids reached school age, and I was glad as the public schools down there really, really scared me. It wasn't a good sign when the neighborhood district( Mt. Diablo) had to pass a bond issue to put sinks back on the walls in elementary school bathrooms, and fix the roof.

I know we all have reasons for living where we do, but quality of life/work issues can be a good reason to move.