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Hi all! I'm new here, but I wanted to share something that has recently happened to me. This will be long, so I apologize in advance.
I am a school teacher in the US. Four years ago, I landed my "dream" position at a new school working for my best friend's partner. I had been unhappy in my teaching position at my current school and was looking forward to making the move. Before the school opened, I started noticing that my new principal wasn't the dream boss I thought she was going to be. I was spending a lot of time at her house, because my best friend and I were spending a lot of time together over the summer. My new boss wasn't thrilled with this and was having temper outbursts regularly. I chalked it up to the stress of opening a new school.
School opened, and the new job was terrific, but as time went by, my new boss became more and more hostile towards me. She and my best friend were having serious relationship issues and I kept ending up in the middle (unwillingly). By the end of the school year, their relationship was over. A couple of days after we recessed for summer vacation, my friend called to tell me to "watch my back." She said her ex-partner had it in for me and was going to do everything she could to get rid of me. She recommended me transferring. I went immediately to talk to my boss, who assured me this was all a lie and that my friend was using me to get back at her. At that point, I ended the friendship with my friend for the sake of my professional life (and my sanity). Just in case, though, I went to my classroom and performed a protection ritual and made a witches bottle with both of their pictures and a mirror inside with the basic incantation of "if they do anything to harm me, let it go back to them 10-fold." I basically made up the spell, because I felt the need to protect myself.
The next year came, and it was rough! It was clear the principal had lied to me and was very much still after me. At the end of the year, I was moved to a less desireable teaching position in the same school. The next year was even worse! The principal hired a new vice principal who quickly became her henchman. It was quite apparent that the two were working together to "get me." In Decemeber, two days before Christmas holiday, the principal sent an email intended to be sent to her ex - instead she sent it to our entire school defaming me in the worse way. It was a personal assault that was so bad I could have ended up with everything she owned had I filed a legal suit. When she realized what she had done, she had her new vice principal attempt to recall the message. She also had the assistant call me in and tell me what had happened (of course leaving out how bad the email had actually been), thinking the email had been recalled - it hadn't. The message went to over 100 people and was soon forwarded throughout the system. I was called in to the Board of Education along with my union rep, because they were afraid I would sue the board as well as my principal. I explained to them that this principal had been out to get me for some time, and all I wanted was their assurance that the attacks would stop. Knowing they were off the hook, they basically issued her a warning and called it a day. Everyone was appalled that I hadn't filed a suit, but I felt like the universe would handle this one.
Finally, after another year, the principal was removed from her position. To say I felt vindicated was an understatement, but the problem was the vice principal seemed determined to take up right where the old principal had left off in going after me. Still, I kept my head down and continued to do my job. I breathed a sigh of relief after the Board appointed a new principal (not promoting the VP as she was sure she would be). Then two weeks ago, I learned that the new principal asked the Board to remove the vice principal! She has been transferred to another school!
So, after four long years, it appears that the universe has righted itself. I didn't cast a spell and pouf the problem was gone, but given time, the evil done to me did go back to its senders. Of course, some people never learn. I received a very nasty personal message on Facebook last week from the vice principal telling me she was glad she could "make my summer" by leaving. I did not respond. However, I am going in today to my classroom to cleanse the place of all the negative energy left behind. Anyway, I wanted to share this with someone. Sorry for the length, but I hope this will offer encouragement to someone who needs it!
Bright Blessings!
Doni
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