Search Results: break ups and health

Bad memories/experiences can haunt you for a very long time, some can even affect your mental health, however it can also make us grow, stronger and wiser.

I still have bad memories all the way back to secondary/middle school that I really rather not pop up in my mind every now and again (at the most inconvenient times), and fact is Im probably the only one thinking about it/remember it at all, and its really irritating.

Some days I wish I just didn't remember a whole lot of bad memories because it can make me hate myself but I've grown so much from it. What about yourself? Would you erase all bad memories if you had the option to?

(bad memories can be anything from abuse, something embarrassing, something you feel shameful about, bullying, break up etc.)

My friend's boyfriend is a nurse. I'm a middle school teacher. We have this fun bet going over whose profession is the least respected and valued. So far, here's the list we made:

Nurses:
-Higher pay
-Work more hours, but get more days off per week (14 hour shifts but 3-4 days off depending on where you work)
-High patient caseload, often times more than the maximum allowed by state
-Clean up after people
-Must maintain records and communicate with douche baggy doctors
-On call sometimes with less breaks
-Degree is typically more expensive due to cost of books and medical equipment
-Unionized but ignored considering a patient's health comes first to any nurse with a conscious
-Responsible for patient's health even if the patient actively does not follow the orders of nurses and doctors
-Mentally exhausting when attached to patients who may pass away or suffer over a long period of time

Teachers:
-Lower pay and required to work more years before retirement (based on our state)
-Works less hours on the clock but frequently brings home more work than nurses
-Over crowded classrooms
-Yearly evaluations based on student performance on standardized tests and literally nothing else.
-More memes per capita (he added that. I know. Ha. Ha. Ha.)
-Responsible for 30+ human beings at one time
-Summers off and more breaks during the year. Summer breaks are frequently used for professional developments or working a second job.
-Licensure renewal is more expensive.
-Residency license has double the requirements than that of a nurse
-Plan period during the day. Plan period is often taken by administration or parents for meetings or covering classes for teachers who are absent for the day
-Classroom supplies are expected to be bought by the teacher
-Mentally exhausting dealing with disrespectful students and parents who play no role in their child's education
-Blamed for government decisions in education they have no control over


So who has it worse? Nurses or teachers?