Just to let you know, I just have the need to vent, so you may not want to read about my misery.

One of my issues is avoidance. Now, at work, I have been assigned a "mentor" who is a total pain in the backside. It doesn't matter that I have taught for 20 years, and have already worked in this county-my school's policy is to assign everyone a mentor when they start working at the school in order to learn "the school's ways." My treasure of a mentor happens to be the type of person I cannot stand-she sits in my class for hours (almost 3 today), she interrupts my lessons with her vast wealth of knowledge (gag), she yells at my kids in the middle of whatever I am doing. I absolutely cannot stand her!

My other problem is that I cry when frustrated. Today I cried twice. Once at lunch when I was talking with my team of fifth grade teachers, and the other when my principal asked how things were going. Here I was crying, and trying to be delicate with my words to tell her how I am not able to handle this woman.

I can't start this crying problem. I am afraid my reputation already precedes me concerning the time I completely lost it emotionally with another principal, who happens to work down the road.

Btw, the principal asked if she should talk with her, but I said I would do this. I know I need to act professionally.
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