Me: I dont make my oldest daughter take care of her siblings. She didn't have them, they aren't her responsibility. My oldest daughter to her sisters: You need to learn to flush the toilet consistently. I'm creating a points system and everytime you flush you get points. You lose points when...

I dont know that I can differentiate between Jelly Roll and Teddy Swims. And I doing think I'll ever need to either.

My middle school daughter and son planned to walk out of school today. They organized their friends, set the time, and prepared for their walkout. When they attempted to leave the office staff told them they couldn't, so they didn't. 😂

So heartbreaking. 💔 Here's the gofundme if you're able to donate to her family: gofund.me/52ffe6071

Gratitude practices are really a top tier wellness strategy when done correctly. I've been writing in my gratitude journal--one topic per entry and I write about a page explaining why I'm grateful--and its been wildly effective in enhancing my mood and shifting my outlook on life. And it's free!

I'm here for it!

Just a reminder that Mariah doesnt just have the best Christmas song, but she also has a top NYE song with her rendition of "Aude Lang Syne". "Does anybody really know the words?" 😂

I told my kids that I give them "yes days" but they just don't know it because if they knew they'd ask for something ridiculous and that would effectively end the yes day. So I'm the only one who knows. Tonight my 8-year old whispered to me, "I know the secret... today was a yes day!" 😁

My baby found $200 at Grocery Outlet today. I had to teach her a lesson about putting good in the world, so we found a clerk and she gave the $200 to the clerk. The clerk said she knew who lost it and she went and gave the money back to the person who lost it. 😌

My kids had a great Christmas and their joy is my joy. But I do hope one day to have Christmas joy that isn't just connected to their joy. Until then though, their joy is more than enough.

4 kids x 3 meals a day (+ snacks) x 16 days... 😩 This is why I took an extra day off after winter break ends so that I can recover. 😴

Online dating is wild... As a 42-year old woman I get relentlessly pursued by men ages 19 to 69, literally, only to ultimately be ghosted by most of them 😂

My ex-husband's family: You can drop the kids off, but we'd prefer you not come. My kids: Why aren't you coming? Me: I'm not invited. My ex-husband's family: Stop saying bad things to the kids about us. 🤷🏽‍♀️

This is hella funny 😂 that poor woman 🤣

Do we need to make a Sam Cooke song go viral on TikTok or something because I need more people to know about his music and his legacy.

Apparently "Thong Song" is having a tik tok moment because my 11-year old son keeps singing it in an opera voice and its hella inappropriate but also HELLA funny and we all need joy, so I'm here for it.

IPhone users be like: Wait how does your phone do that? Mine doesn't... IPhone users also be like: Why can't you just have blue speech bubbles?! Green is so annoying. This cult mentality for an inferior phone really needs to be studied. 🤪

Introduce yourself as a Black TV character.

It's my birthday! 🎂 And for my birthday I want your Korean skin care recommendations, or quick kid-friendly weeknight dinner recipes, or your favorite Mariah deep cut, or you can just like this skeet and keep it moving. 🙃

It's my birthday! 🎂 And for my birthday I want your Korean skin care recommendations, or quick kid-friendly weeknight dinner recipes, or your favorite Mariah deep cut, or you can just like this skeet and keep it moving. 🙃

I don't really understand the sweet potato pie vs pumpkin pie debate because both are delicious so no matter which one is being served I'm finna be good 😋

Played Green Glass Door with my residents, but had to change it to Happy Yellow Classroom since Gen Z likes to Google shit and take the fun out of a riddle. If you Google Happy Yellow Classroom you'll just find hella Pinterest posts 😂

what fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a child?

Chef and "Turtle Island” author Sean Sherman teaches @ronnychieng.bsky.social how to avoid diluting the Native American experience on Thanksgiving

I've lived in Vallejo almost my entire life. We have the Patwin tribes. Some evidence of Oholone tribes and Miwok tribes. I've never heard of the Pomo Indians. I support Indian Casinos, but I feel some type a way that this land is not being controlled by the indigenous tribes of Vallejo.

I genuinely dont care if you're having a boy or girl but what is that baby's projected zodiac sign because then we'll really know what's coming

Trying to catch up on the news today... is there a connection between the Mandami and Trump meetup and the MTG resignation??

What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are: -movies with great RnB soundtracks -movies with music that aren't musicals (sister act ii, what's love got to do with it) -movies with Black educators -movies with Black people doing hella Black shit -movies set in the Bay Area

My 13-year old daughter: You look hopeless. Are you feeling hopeless? Me: Like a penny with a hole in it. Her: That's really hopeless. Pennies aren't being made anymore, so even the normal ones are hopeless at this point. 🫩

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

My son's friend asked if he can have a sleepover and I told him if my son cleaned his room. And now I'm pretty sure the friend is cleaning my son's room and I feel like I should intervene... but maybe I'll just say something after it's done 😬 Am I wrong?

This whole segment is funny, but as an English teacher, I was dyin at Troy Iwata's response to the grammar in Epstein's emails. 😂 I hate bad grammar in texts/emails so I was definitely the target audience for this bit.

Okay.. I'll sign off and go to bed now.

When do the billionaires start leaving NYC?? So exciting!

I don't take it for granted that I've never waited in line more than five minutes to cast my vote in my diverse, working-class, neighborhood. I also love how easy it is to vote by mail in California. But I still prefer voting in-person and seeing the other folks who live in my community at the polls

As a 20-year veteran teacher. I struggle with the hot takes of what should be taught in school. "Schools should teach kids how to... do taxes sew clothes change a tire balance a checkbook (lol) swim invest in stocks understand their credit score cook..." And I get it, but

She just flew over my head 👀

Urban Air should offer parents anti-anxiety medication at the door cause where is my child

Carving pumpkins tonight. 🎃 What's on your Halloween Playlist? I need ideas..

I'm doing this!!

Is there a limit to how many innings this game can go? Is anyone still watching?

Changed my life insurance beneficiary to my sister. And I'm certain my ex-husband has no idea how to remove me as the beneficiary on his. I mean, I hope neither of us dies. I'm just saying...

With SNAP benefits expiring we gotta take care of our own. If paying for groceries isnt a strain on your household, donate money to your local food banks. A $$ donation goes so much further than a food donation. A lot of us doing a little is so much more impactful than a few of us doing a lot.

The power of art. Tupac was such a brilliant artist. Such a great story.

What's her cashapp??

I made a Black History themed Connections Puzzle for my grad students today. If you like connections and Black History, you might enjoy it: connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-ObZlZG...

67 is a prime number! Let's lean into the kids' love of 6 7 while they're excited by it. It makes the curriculum more compelling for them and the sooner we get excited by 6 7 the sooner they'll start to think of it is being uncool.

I always wondered when that 3rd amendment would come into play...

Ooh! Its Josh Johnson week on the Daily Show!