MJ shares her experience as a substitute teacher and how it changed her perspective on working with children. Initially hesitant about being a teacher, she took on the role and found herself in a special needs classroom. MJ formed a special connection with a nonverbal student and discovered a passion for working with special needs children. Her time as a substitute teacher sparked a desire to pursue a career in education.

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Quotes:

​• "I just didn't think that I would want to be around kids for almost seven to 8 hours a day, nonstop."

• "I may go back, get my degree in special education."

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MJ is the host of "Put a Pin In That" and recounts amusing anecdotes from her journey, spanning her college years, married life, parenting escapades, and various work-related exploits. She can be reached on her Instagram page at @puttinthat72

MJ shares a humorous story about her fear of mice and rats and her attempt to overcome it by getting a cat named Jazz. She recounts her childhood fear of rodents and her decision to get a cat to deal with a potential rat problem in her new house. However, Jazz turns out to be a unique and challenging pet, with kidney issues and a reluctance to go outside. Follow MJ's relationship with Jazz as she eventually gives him to her mother, who discovers that Jazz is perfectly healthy and enjoys being an outdoor cat.

Quotes:

• "I will take a snake over a mouse or a rat. I mean, that's just how fearful I am."

• "I had an apartment I had to move out of because I had a mouse."

• "I'm like, Jazz, I'm trying to put him outside. He's screaming and banging on the glass, like, no, let me back in!”

• "I got a defunct cat with kidney issues. He's not earning his keep."

• "There's nothing wrong with this cat. It was you. You and your personality."

• "We know now for sure that you are not an animal person."

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MJ is the host of "Put a Pin In That" and recounts amusing anecdotes from her journey, spanning her college years, married life, parenting escapades, and various work-related exploits. She can be reached on her Instagram page at @puttinthat72

MJ shares a hilarious story about her son's swimming lessons and his unexpected ability to swim. Despite failing his swim lessons twice, her son insists that he can swim. MJ is skeptical but eventually witnesses her son confidently swimming while at a summer party. She is amazed by his skills and realizes that she should have believed him all along.

Quotes:

• "I told you I could swim!" - MJ's son

• "You should believe what he said." - MJ's husband

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MJ is the host of "Put a Pin In That" and recounts amusing anecdotes from her journey, spanning her college years, married life, parenting escapades, and various work-related exploits. She can be reached on her Instagram page at @puttinthat72

MJ shares a humorous story about a time when her kitchen caught fire while she was cooking bacon in the oven. She recounts how her son, who was playing dress-up at the time, tried to help put out the fire with a costume prop. MJ and her husband eventually managed to extinguish the fire and called the fire department to ensure everything was safe. Despite the incident, MJ still cooks her bacon in the oven.

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Quotes:

• "I don't like to fry it in the pan on the stove because I don't like my stove to get greasy." - MJ

• "I grab all my canisters and I open the oven. Flames are still shooting out, and I'm just throwing everything at it." - MJ

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MJ is the host of "Put a Pin In That" and recounts amusing anecdotes from her journey, spanning her college years, married life, parenting escapades, and various work-related exploits. She can be reached on her Instagram page at @puttinthat72

MJ shares a story about her husband, who works as a freight train engineer, and is experiencing severe illness at home. Initially thinking it was food poisoning, MJ tries to help him but hesitates to call an ambulance due to the cost. However, when her husband insists, she panics and calls 911. Paramedics arrive and provide medical assistance. Tune-in to hear what happens next!

Quotes:

"I'm not calling an ambulance for food poisoning. Does he know how much a bill costs for an ambulance?" - MJ

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MJ is the host of "Put a Pin In That" and recounts amusing anecdotes from her journey, spanning her college years, married life, parenting escapades, and various work-related exploits. She can be reached on her Instagram page at @puttinthat72

MJ shares a hilarious and eventful story about how she convinced her husband to take her to an acupuncturist to get her ears stapled, hoping it would help her lose weight before her 40th birthday. However, shortly after getting the staples, she experiences severe indigestion and gas, which leads her to urgent care and eventually the emergency room. Despite the unexpected turn of events, MJ maintains her sense of humor throughout the ordeal.

Quotes:

"I got my ears stapled, and just let me tell you right now, it hurt. It hurt really bad." ~MJ

"He's hysterical on the phone, like, "they haven't found anybody. I might not make it back. Don't have surgery without me!"" ~MJ

"So we're in the hallway going to the actual surgery room, and we're all just standing around there with our thumbs up our noses, trying to figure out how to take the staples out." ~MJ

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MJ is the host of "Put a Pin In That" and recounts amusing anecdotes from her journey, spanning her college years, married life, parenting escapades, and various work-related exploits. She can be reached on her Instagram page at @puttinthat72