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[laynamarya]

So the school where I teach has had a lot of days off this year. This is a massive change from the academy (hagwon) where I worked my tush off for the two and a half years before I hit the educator's jackpot

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Congrats!

[athene]

OMG! Congrats on the pregnancy!!!

Re: Congrats!

[laynamarya]

Thank you!

By the way, please don't mention it on facebook. (See previous entry for details.)

[athene]

The last entry I see is your wedding.

[laynamarya]

Hmm, weird. I just added you to filtered entries the other day, so maybe you can't see filtered posts from before that? Anyway, the gist of it is, when my employer finds out I am pregnant, I will get fired, so I am trying to keep my job as long as possible. And my supervisors are on facebook.

[chantie_zuljin]

About pleaded vs pled. Even though "pleaded" is the accepted correct usage now and "pled" has fallen off the face of the Earth, I personally like "pled" better. To me I think of "bleed" changing to "bled"; "pleaded" sounds just as strange as saying "he bleeded".

For some reason I feel like you mentioned your pregnancy before, but if you didn't or if I haven't said it yet, congratulations! :)

That sounds like a very intricate lesson plan but a very informative one as well! So it sounds like your hard-work is paying off.

I think skype lessons are a good suggestion since then you can spend some time with her and help her without over-exerting yourself. :)

[laynamarya]

Thanks for the congratulations!

And also for your opinion. I think it really depends on the context. I think if it is a synonym for "beg," pleaded sounds better. As in, "He pleaded his kidnapper to spare his life." But in a legal context, "He pleaded guilty" sounds ridiculous.

[chantie_zuljin]

That's a good point, you're right in that I accept "pleaded" when it is being used instead of "begged", but in the context of law, "pleaded" doesn't sound correct at all to me. I think it's because "pleaded" has more emotional weight to it than "pled" which sounds curt and formal, the ideal word for legality use but too unyielding for a non-formal use.

[colonelperry42n]

I agree with chantie that 'pleaded' is the correct form (just bc I hear it more)

Also, congrats on the pregnancy! I never thought about skiing while pregnanct, but now I think about it, that's pretty stupid for obvious reasons. . .

Just out of curiosity, how is it being pregnant in Korea? I would be craving food I couldn't have all the time, but I guess it's different in Seoul.

[laynamarya]

Yeah, I'm not terribly coordinated, and since I'd be with a bunch of kids who may or may not be experienced, the likelihood that someone is going to smack into me is just too high

[colonelperry42n]

interesting stuff. . .I initially asked, because I had a friend who had a baby there (I didn't ask her about how the pregnancy was, but it looked like she was stressed with everything!!) Also, I was on birth control there, and it made me have CRAZY cravings. I literally cried when I first saw a Tex Mex place upon returning to the States :p Of course, I lived in Daejeon, which had limited Tex Mex until this one place opened up last year

[laynamarya]

Wow, thanks for all the information! And I especially appreciate the advice on vaccinations.

I will keep you updated on the doula situation.

[jilsynchro]

I must be behind the times because "pled" sounds more "right" to me. My spell check is telling me that "pled" isn't a word, so I am probably wrong.

[laynamarya]

I think "pled" totally makes sense in a legal context. Nobody ever says "He pleaded innocent."

I was pretty surprised when my livejournal spellcheck underlined "pled." But I'm certain it's an actual word. It also underlined "livejournal" and "spellcheck."

[jilsynchro]

Yes! I was totally thinking of "He pled the fifth."

[zard]

I think that pleaded is more correct and sounds better. But mostly my experience with the word is in romance novels, "She pleaded with him to let him ride his mighty black stallion, tears filling her eyes and rolling down into her ample cleavage."

I personally think that you should avoid excess activity. Why not schedule hour Skypes and assume that they will go over? (Or, explain that being pregnant is wicked hard and maybe not do it? Everyone I know has cut out almost everything when pregnant.)

[laynamarya]

Yeah...I didn't really think about what would work best in the context of a romance novel. So thanks for that fun tidbit, Zard.

I've cut out a lot so far! No choir, no drum class (sob), I'm quitting my other extras soon. The only thing I am planning to keep up with is meeting my language partner once a week.

But now, you know, I just sit at home a lot. I do a little yoga, but mostly I am just wasting time on the computer and waiting for David to come home. And it is BORING. I know, I could be crocheting or studying Korean or otherwise being productive, but I just really don't want to be in my house at all. I want to be out! Doing things! With people! But I get too tired too fast. So. Not sure how to balance not getting tired and not getting bored.

Ideas?

[zard]

Make life less required activity based and more social based. Go out for light food or drinks (without caffeine or alcohol, they do exist!), just ask anyone. Go on lots of walks. The walks will keep you happier and will help you not go overterm. I think that perhaps the problem right now is how stupid cold it is (which is hard for me to comprehend, as it was 50 here yesterday, but I have dim memories of screaming and crying in 4 feet of snow last winter...or was it all a dream?). Soon it will get warmer, you will get happier. Just don't tie yourself down, as you'll get more and more tired and will just go to sleep instead of waiting for David. For now, it really just sounds like you need walking.

[laynamarya]

Yes, I will definitely be doing more walking once this horrible illness lets up and the temperature hits 40.