06/22/23 - It’s precisely because she hasn’t been raised by a proper family that she needs to raise her children in a proper family, so they don’t repeat her mistakes.
A compilation of what people look like before and after they became teachers.
How my appearance has changed after a semester of being a homeroom teacher.
The first day on my job as a daycare teacher, and after I’ve worked for a year there.
While I’m working: I’m 38 this year, divorced with two kids.
When I’m off work: I’m 18 this year, on my summer break.
“No offense, but do you teach physics?”
“Yup, I’m the homeroom teacher too.”
“I can even see the ring of keys on your belt.”
“Slowly looking like what parents trust.”
“Gee, thanks. I used to be the youngest teacher in our whole school, but every says they can’t tell I’m born in ’99 at all. I look like an “experienced teacher”. I’m so hurt. I don’t even know what to say.”
“If you’re a homeroom teacher. This is my first year, and my second year. Life is like a rollercoaster ride. When I have to scold students for screwing up or not listening, they’ll talk behind my back about whether I was fighting with my boyfriend or lost money at mahjong or have my period right now…”
“My students are all like, “Is this a photo of you back when you were young?” I took that photo just a couple of days ago! Can anyone guess what subject I teach?”
“When I became a teacher, I looked so eager and full of hope, just 23 years of age. Three years later, I look 32.”
“Hahahaha ROFL guys. Me before and after becoming a teacher. The contrast is just too big. This is just before and after work. You gotta respect teachers.”
Comments say, “It’s the same no matter what job you work.”
“Stop with this bullshit. That’s just the normal difference between photos you take of yourself and photos other people take of you. Surely, you know what you look like.”
“Do you get more wrinkles if you talk too much?”
“I got up my courage to ask my crush to drive me home. To make sure he wouldn’t feel like I was taking advantage of a free ride, I joked that I’ll pay him 20 RMB, because it usually costs me 40 to get home. The distance to his house is half way to mine. He took me to his place, and then I got a taxi ride for the other half. After I got off of his car, I sent him money on wechat. It was all joking. I jokingly sent the money. He knows I have a crush on him. But he replied, “There won’t be a second time.” Sigh. Should I not have sent him the money? My friend said that I seem too standoffish sending him money. Is there a good way to pursue guys?”
She shows screenshots of the text exchange.
Guy: “[Accepts 20 RMB]”
OP: “Hahahaha you waited ten minutes before accepting. You trying to be polite or something? [Doge] [Doge] Just don’t accept next time. [Doge] [Doge]”
Guy: “There won’t be a second time.”
OP: “Oh. Okay. Well, thanks for giving me a ride, Zhao Shifu (a title normally used for taxi-drivers in China)”
Guy: “You’re welcome.”
Comments say, “Yeah, you’re acting pretty awkward.”
“If it was me, and someone made fun of me for four messages over 20 RMB, and used four doges, I would honestly get pretty mad.”
“If he’s giving you a ride home, that’s the perfect excuse to take him out to dinner to pay him back, or at least buy him some coffee some other time. What the fuck were you thinking paying him 20 RMB? Is he your uber driver or something?”
A lady in Hunan sues for divorce because she’s given birth to 6 daughters, and her husband is still demanding she have a son. The judge has denied the divorce, and issued her an “Order to Care for Her Family”.
According to information published by Chenxi Court’s public weibo account, she met her husband while on a work trip, fell in love, and got married on the 2nd of March, 2015. But actually, by the time they got married, she had already had four daughters with her husband. After their marriage, she had another set of girl twins.
Because the husband’s family has severe problems with sexism, they are demanding that she must give birth to a son. In October, 2019, she couldn’t stand the pain of having more children, and fled back to her family until today, 6th of June, 2023, when she finally sued for divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences with her husband.
The judge found in her investigation of the case that after the lady left her home in 2019, she has not been back to see her six children, nor paid any form of child support. She lacks any care or concern towards her daughters, and never educated or accompanied them. As their legal guardian, she has failed to fulfil any of her duties in maintaining her children’s mental health, emotional needs, and studies, so that they can grow up healthily with their mother’s care and love. So the judge has issued an order to her to “Actively educate yourself on how to care for a family and shoulder the primary responsibility in raising a family, and carry out your obligations as legal guardian to your underage children, and fulfill your duty to raise and protect them.”
Further more, because she and her husband have six children, and she has failed to provide sufficient evidence of irreconcilable differences, the court denied her application for divorce.
Afterwards, the Family Affairs Director in Chenxi County has seen the lady and given her psychological counselling and pointers to taking care of her family.The Director explains that although she’s very sympathetic to what this mother has gone through, but she needs to face her responsibilities like an adult. It’s precisely because she hasn’t been raised by a proper family that she needs to raise her children in a proper family, so they don’t repeat her mistakes.”
Comments say, “I would honestly rather go to jail than keep having kids.”
“See. This is what happens when you get married. We really need to pass laws allowing single mothers to register their children under their hukou, or else not only will people stop getting married, they’ll stop having kids.”
“There’s two sides to this. First, on the issue of kids, you can sue the guy for violating your reproductive rights. Secondly, yeah, she really didn’t fulfill her duties as a mother to her children. If you didn’t voluntarily have those six kids, then sue the guy. If you’re not gonna sue him, then they’re still your kids. You’ve gotta take care of them. That’s how logic works. As for your marital problems, if you haven’t lived together since 2019, and the courts still won’t allow you to divorce, then you’re not suing in the right direction. Spend a little more money and get a lawyer that knows what he’s doing.”
A fun compilation of people roleplaying their college experience as though they’re in a Chinese fantasy.
“I majored in insect-control exactly like my parents wanted. And growing up, they’d already taught me a lot of the related knowledge, so after my college entrance exams, I applied to the nearby top university for insect-control without any hesitation. But now that I’m actually here, I regret it so much. There’s, like, no opportunities for employment. Most companies have no use for insect-control majors. I know several seniors who have switched majors to Daoism. There’s not much opportunity for post-grad studies. I can’t even imagine trying to make it into a Master’s Degree program. If you don’t have a bug you’ve kept for at least ten years, you can’t even make it into the entrance exams for a top university. I have no idea what I’m gonna do in the future.”
“I’m almost in my junior year, and I still don’t know whether or not Swordsmanship is right for me. I’m at a renowned college in the southwest, and although you can major in all kinds of weapons here, the most popular by far is Swordsmanship. I worked really hard to get a great score at the entrance exams too.”
“I’ve had a long talk with my professor, and I think I’m going to Mount Shu for my Master’s Degree. I’ve thought about this long and hard, because it’s actually a pretty shitty time to be going to Mount Shu. Their tuition subsidies are completely depleted with the demonic invasion this year. They’re only giving out a couple hundred mid-grade mana stones per year. But if I give up this opportunity, then I’d probably have to go work at the Flying Swords Control Agency. I majored in Flying Sword Public Transportation, so at least it’s relevant to my studies. And it makes good money. You usually just sit around all day in the office, and show up to the portal a couple of times a month, and get paid a decent two figures in premium mana stones. But I hear things aren’t so stable these days, and demons could rip through the portals any time. My parents say they want me to stay in school for a while longer. Oh, right, I’ve got blonde hair right now, and I see the top graduating seniors all have black hair. Would I get bullied if I show up like this?”
Tomorrow is the day that college entrance exam scores come out, and a blogger found a screenshot of someone who got 707/750 and posted it for good luck, hoping that people who see this can all get grades above 700 tomorrow.
I misread the "insect control" post as serious. The whole time, I was thinking it's some kind of college-level exterminator degree. Didn't get the joke until the swordsmanship post.
I love it when you include the sources. Your blog is a treasure, Moly. I know you started it with something horrific, but ever since then the choices you make of what to translate have been so wholesome and heartwarming... I'm afraid you're inadvertently outing yourself as a nice person :-)