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  • in reply to: Hospital Horror Stories? #2056501
    amom
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    My brother had an infection on his foot when he was 10 years old. My parents went to a hospital (I wish I could warn everyone which one) and was told they have to amputate his leg. They went to a different hospital and with some medication the infection went away and he lives happily ever after.

    in reply to: Question for Frum Jews who are anti Trump #2055635
    amom
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    Honestly- I was hoping Trump wouldn’t win in 2016. His disgusting personality and lies made me think that it’s not possible for him to be good for the USA. I was BH wrong. I still hate his personality but I agree with (almost) all his policies.
    And for the record- cutting taxes on rich- causes them to hire more workers and increase their business. Would you like Amazon to disappear because they pay too much taxes? I know people that say “I don’t want to get a raise because then I lose my programs and pay more taxes, I land up poorer.”
    That’s not how we build a rich, economically strong country. We cut taxes- allowing more people to see the fruits of their hard work, so that they grow their company, hire more workers- more people have jobs, they get rich and it’s a great cycle.
    Why should someone that works hard and gets rich give 50% of their paycheck to people who chose to sit home and chill while making unemployment?
    and
    akuperma- yeah, we need LEGAL immigrants. I’m still waiting for Biden to lower the amount of legal immigrants allowed in this country.
    We need a good, legal process of getting immigrants into this country.
    The way it’s happening now is TERRIBLE.

    in reply to: Mass Transit in peril. #2055629
    amom
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    I’m not sure we have to worry. The price of cars and gas is so high, I’m sure there are plenty that will be forced to use mass transit vs buying/leasing cars.

    in reply to: NYC bus ticket proof #2054699
    amom
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    I never heard of that.
    The only time I needed fare proof is if I paid with coins and then needed a transfer to a different bus

    in reply to: Why is no one talking about the uyghurs #2054321
    amom
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    Change yourself and you have changed a world.
    There’s nothing I can do to help them so……….. next topic please

    in reply to: Do you think we will ever stop wearing masks #2054002
    amom
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    I agree with Syag.
    If you’re sick stay home.
    If you’re not sick don’t wear a mask.
    and AAQ check out

    China’s Success Taming Virus Could Make Exit Strategy Harder


    then tell me if all the lockdowns masks and vaccines help.
    Natural immunity is the best
    STOP WITH THE MASKS

    amom
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    Maybe YWN pays him to start threads.
    I can also start threads if I get paid to do it.
    Never mind I’m actually to busy for that.

    in reply to: Everytime I post it feels like davening #2053887
    amom
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    You may have listeners but honestly I don’t think anyone really cares about your posts (no offense)
    VS. Hashem who waits for every tefillah and truly cares!!!!!!
    Maybe before each post say a kapital tehillim I think that would be a perfect balance 🙂

    in reply to: How do i become a writer for yeshiva world #2053025
    amom
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    How about a moderator?
    Maybe become that?

    in reply to: weekend #2051694
    amom
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    Why would anyone want to go to Montreal now- they have strict covid rules. Additionally, it’s freezing cold- not my idea of vacation

    in reply to: weekend #2051686
    amom
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    I like North Miami. There are some nice villas with a pool. Kosher food and everything. It’s warm and super relaxing.
    Arizona is also really nice

    in reply to: JOKES #2050837
    amom
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    How to save the world:
    1. Make a document called the world
    2. Save the document

    in reply to: JOKES #2050828
    amom
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    Before you marry a person you should make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are

    in reply to: JOKES #2050825
    amom
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    Do you think clouds look down at people and think “that one is shaped like an idiot”?

    in reply to: danger in gop #2049312
    amom
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    I think everyone believes what they want to believe. It is then always easy to find sources that are reputable to back one’s belief. Nobody can know all the biases behind a seemingly reputable source.
    EX:
    When one believes vaccines and masks work- they can find plenty of reputable sources backing their belief.
    But if one believes vaccines and masks don’t work- they can also find reputable sources backing their belief.
    So everyone sticks to their beliefs.

    in reply to: Teachers salaries #2047612
    amom
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    AAQ- you seem to have the mistaken assumption that my mil supports us. What I meant by her giving more $ to my husbands siblings is like by chanukah gifts (which we appreciate and she can chose to give whoever however much she wants) because they work.
    I am so leaving this conversation. I came in to discuss teachers salaries and why I left teaching.

    in reply to: Democrats Love Crime #2047510
    amom
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    From states like NY (and other democratic states) who believe very strongly in their no bail law. Like when you have repeat offenders they keep letting them back on the street with no bail. Common knowledge

    in reply to: Teachers salaries #2047499
    amom
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    Thanks Avira- But, it makes it more real. Kollel is not something my husband was encouraged into- its a path we chose despite the difficulties- which makes us stronger. But, I was surprised to see so many ppl against kollel. Like it’s not your child, so who cares?
    As for programs- When a kollel family really needs the funds and they are eligible they should completely take it. AAQ has equal preference for his taxes helping a T”Ch or a homeless beggar. His whole reply has so many wrong points I wouldn’t even know where to begin to respond.
    And UJM is correct. If someone is eligible for govt programs that means they are making very little money for a non frum lifestyle and a frum lifestyle is way more expensive. And if they take the higher goal of teaching (which is what this post started with) at least they should be taking govt programs to help them with basics like foodstamps for food.
    Just my (and my ravs) opinion.

    in reply to: How Close Are You To Your Siblings? #2047489
    amom
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    Reb E- so nice.
    I’m super close to my sisters (I speak to them a few times a day). I’m really good with my brothers wives (speak to them once in a while). I’ll have a geshmake conversations with my brothers (when I see them which isn’t too often). I have a polite formal relationship with my sisters husbands.
    My husbands family is not so close-knit. We have a nice time when we see each other and we share in each others simchos but otherwise……

    in reply to: Kollel life with no parental support #2047470
    amom
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    Hey, I chose this life and am very happy BH. Yet, I don’t know why, but the other people I know whose (thanks takamamash) husbands are learning have monetary support from their parents, so I feel like our lives are not really relatable. Years ago I think it was more common, but today…..
    Do you realize that I didn’t get a single response from someone in my shoes- just shows……

    in reply to: Died by sneezing #2047158
    amom
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    Yehudis-
    Hashem tilted the axis after the mabul.

    in reply to: Democrats Love Crime #2047156
    amom
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    Reb E- When democrats believe in putting criminals right back on the streets instead of locking them up then the only possible conclusion is that democrats love criminals.

    in reply to: Teachers salaries #2047132
    amom
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    Would you rather your taxes go to the homeless than to a talmud chacham?
    My husband is a MASSIVE taldmud chochom. It would be a waste to the world if he would go work. So which is better? We tried without programs and didn’t have money for food. Literally. We then spoke to our rav and said we are allowed to be on programs IF we can’t live without it.
    BH now that I’m not teaching and working in an office (I am going for my degree) I am not eligible for programs BH!!!
    And for my mil- she’s coming around. She just will never respect my husband as much as his brothers with jobs. She ironically gives them more money than she gives us. Buts thats ok she doesn’t owe us anything. We chose this life and we live with it.

    in reply to: America’s teacher salaries #2047130
    amom
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    I didn’t realize you were talking about public schools.

    in reply to: America’s teacher salaries #2047105
    amom
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    Oh and I taught for 10 years. Get your facts straight

    in reply to: America’s teacher salaries #2047104
    amom
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    I don’t know a single school that pays $4,000/month. I was getting waaaaaaaaaaaaaayy less ($25,000/year) range. And I taught for ten years up until this year. Get your facts straight.

    in reply to: America’s teacher salaries #2047099
    amom
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    I don’t know which schools in america you’re talking about in brooklyn I was making $28,000/year teaching. It’s not possible to live off that. When I moved to Lakewood my salary went down to less than $25,000 a year. This year I left teaching and starting working in an office. I don’t know anyone that makes $4,000/month teaching

    in reply to: Teachers salaries #2047096
    amom
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    Also gadolhadorah and thelittle- you sound like my mother in law. She also thinks my husband should go find a job (he actually learns at least 12 hours a day). If this is the life we chose why do you care? Why would it bother you if a couple decides that the husband should stay in kollel? No-one is forcing the kind of life they think is right on you so don’t chose for others.

    in reply to: Teachers salaries #2047086
    amom
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    I was a teacher for 10 years. I loved it! I put my heart and soul into teaching. Until it wasn’t working. I was making less than $25,000 a year, working hours at home (because if I do something I do it all the way) and was coming home daily wiped out.
    This year I started working in an office. I make double, work less total hours (no home work), and come home with energy to be a wife and mother.
    Oh, and now I can afford to treat myself once in a while without thinking how in the world will I pay the credit card bill vs. teaching that didn’t even cover my basic living expenses
    I’m happy that teachers are waking up. Supply and demand works- the less teachers available the more schools will have to pay to attract teachers.

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