Word: torment
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...most teachers feel, and certainly what all parents feel, is anxiety, panic and vulnerability." While teachers worry most about the parents they never see, the ones who show up faithfully pose a whole different set of challenges. Leaving aside the monster parents who seem to have been born to torment the teacher, even "good" parents can have bad days when their virtues exceed their boundaries: the eager parent who pushes too hard, the protective parent who defends the cheater, the homework helper who takes over, the tireless advocate who loses sight of the fact that there are other kids...
Epic Triumph All it takes to end 86 years of torment is a team that plays like no one is watching. Boston's beloved "idiots" redeem the Red Sox and finally reverse the curse...
...even then, I might wake up a couple of hours later and go through the whole thing again. I'm not alone, either. According to the U.S. National Sleep Foundation, about 60% of American adults experience insomnia every few days, and about a third go through this torment every night. I've been thinking more and more about asking my doctor for Ambien (known as Stilnoct in the U.K. and Stilnox on the Continent)?the pill that promises a full night of blissful sleep with few side effects...
...even then, I might wake up a couple of hours later and go through the whole thing again. I'm not alone, either. According to the U.S. National Sleep Foundation, about 60% of American adults experience insomnia every few days, and about a third go through this torment every night. I've been thinking more about asking my doctor for Ambien (known as Stilnoct in the U.K. and Stilnox on the Continent) - the pill that promises blissful sleep with few side effects. Getting a prescription might not be the best idea, though, says Gregg Jacobs, an insomnia expert with...
...drop off. And even then, I might wake up a couple of hours later and go through the whole thing again. I'm not alone, either. According to the National Sleep Foundation, about 60% of U.S. adults have insomnia every few days, and about a third go through this torment every night of their lives. I've been thinking more and more about those seductive commercials for Ambien, the pill that promises a full night of blissful sleep with few side effects...