tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post8192826197812070362..comments2024-03-17T04:09:26.074-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: Stop Signirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-47450864881277738302011-12-10T13:17:17.894-05:002011-12-10T13:17:17.894-05:00I have many days where I want a Do Not Disturb sig...I have many days where I want a Do Not Disturb sign, but I'd want to add, "Depends on who you are." Some people can disturb me even when I am in an exceedingly bad mood. I actually welcome it. <br /><br />Maybe "do not disturb, but you can tell me a joke." Or other options. Sometimes I really do feel I am in a Greta Garbo frame of mine, but other times I want/need someone to disturb me or at least do a wellness check. "Are you OK?" "Yeah. Thanks for asking, now leave me the hell alone." Often I want to talk, but to a designated listener. Not just to anyone. And not to be confused with a counselor either but a particular friend or companion. That may involve a kind of social contract. <br /><br />And maybe for us more sensitive souls... "Nothing personal" in fine print. <br /><br />Years ago when I was a legal proofreader, the department and the company at large was so dysfunctional, I'd go around without my glasses on so that if people said Hi I could pretend that I didn't see them. Legitimized being able to ignore unwanted cheerfulness imposing on my space. My eyesight isn't really that bad. My left eye is pretty nearsighted but my right eye is almost 20/20. But it's a fiction and comfort zone I've created for myself. I tend to be overly mindful of personal space because I require a lot of it. Because of that I sometimes need to be clued into when it is OK to approach. A Do Not Disturb sign on others would help me.Miss Shuganahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200157646397610173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-42164786830161577562008-10-23T12:54:00.000-04:002008-10-23T12:54:00.000-04:00Mornin Glorie....ah..here you are... the same prin...Mornin Glorie....ah..here you are... the same principle works with dogs too...you just have to learn to recognize the do not disturb sign... why would anyone have a problem with this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-16914530912926975452008-10-15T21:27:00.000-04:002008-10-15T21:27:00.000-04:00I had two stuffed animals: a pink happy dinosaur w...I had two stuffed animals: a pink happy dinosaur w/sunglasses for when I was in a good mood and a mean looking bull when I was in a bad mood. My high school students came in to see which was on my desk. If the bull was ever out, they were on their best behavior and didn't mess with me. I didn't use it often so they really respected it when it was out. I even told students they could borrow it if they needed it as a signal for us that they were having a bad day and needed us to leave them alone. Sometimes the kids borrowed it. They needed to see that there was a way to handle their emotions and this was one of them that I modeled. It worked well with my students.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-31891870081877790812008-10-15T18:41:00.000-04:002008-10-15T18:41:00.000-04:00I am in awe that you have given voice to my life. ...I am in awe that you have given voice to my life. I have questions for you, but am unsure how all this works. I don't know the protocol. All I know is I have documented my daughters life as well as my own, and you are writing it out here in your blog. In fact, I was just about to post another page from my daughters graphic journal that expresses specifically what you have just made note of.<BR/><BR/>You have a clarity that I can't seem to find at the moment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636882752119551595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-41487440195321624952008-10-15T12:54:00.000-04:002008-10-15T12:54:00.000-04:00This is an amazing idea. The way schools do it no...This is an amazing idea. The way schools do it now teaches learned helplessness and hoplessness. This program would allow students the dignity of being human, and help them to learn effective coping mechanisms that they can take with them through life.<BR/><BR/>I love it, and I will definitely suggest it at my local school district.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com