I felt it again today.
The bitterness.

It scared me.

I snapped at my kids at work;
I felt overstimulated,
Ignored,
Unvalued,
And exasperated.

My bitterness settled over me
Like a thick layer of smog.
My 10 minute break
Was not enough to reset.

I snapped,
And I hate myself for it.

So much of teaching
Requires you to abandon
Your 'human' hat in order to don
The hundreds of others
The job demands daily.
Apparently there exists a
'Work/Life balance' for teachers,
But I'm yet to meet
A...