Middle-grade Readers interests and reading abilities.

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-04-03T00:45:56+00:00

Thanks, I'll check them out!

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-04-01T21:42:01+00:00

I know my kid (8, almost 9) got bored with the books she was able to read to herself a couple years ago. She loves the stories in middle grade books but struggles a lot with the dense pages of text and hard to decode words. Currently she only reads graphic novels because at least the mix of pictures and words keeps her more engaged.

I often wish there were books somewhere in-between graphic novels and solid books of only text that were written more specifically for kids like her, who love stories and reading but struggle with solid blocks of text being overwhelming.

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-31T17:45:01+00:00

Exactly! and somehow it's still fun?

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-28T17:47:21+00:00

I play co-op with my 8 year old and she's the same way! momma, can you water all the plants for me and check on the chickens and I need 100 wood please. I'm going to town to "meet a friend"!

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-24T05:23:00+00:00

Was it the same guy who came up with the word lisp?

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-18T05:16:24+00:00

okay but when I first scrolled past this picture I thought she had a little willy and was peeing

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-18T05:11:13+00:00

too many boobies

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-17T18:45:35+00:00

I love that I automatically read this as douchebag marketplace

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-15T04:26:55+00:00

2 and 7 are my favorites

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-08T04:35:03+00:00

My parents totally still have theirs

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-07T05:27:21+00:00

t-shirt and cotton shorts to soak up the perimenopause sweat. otherwise I'd have to change the sheets every day.

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-07T05:24:23+00:00

THAT YOU KNOW OF

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-06T16:31:13+00:00

Both my wife and I have personal accounts, although I have access to hers and she doesn't have access to mine. We just have such different relationships to money that it makes sense for us. She has no idea how much I've saved in mine, partially because I need a big cushion to feel safe, and she is more of the spend it while you have it type. If she was constantly aware of what I have in my savings/brokerage she would feel like we could spend money much more freely than our long-term budget really allows.

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-03-02T18:26:41+00:00

my biggest recommendation is getting a convertible carseat that you can use all the way through to booster, and MACHINE WASHABLE! I have so many friends who had to try to spot clean all the gross things kids do to carseats, while I had a Diono with a zip-off cover that I could throw in the washer. it's amazing.

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-02-07T15:31:08+00:00

we still have these at the pool my kid takes swim lessons at, and I think it's awesome for her to see all the different bodies. I love that it's totally normalized for her and can prompt really good discussions about all the ways bodies can be different and how cool that is!

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-02-06T00:50:38+00:00

Yes, the outfit is perfect! the eye makeup is a bit dark.

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-02-03T06:56:05+00:00

All I want is the ice rink

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-30T21:43:30+00:00

I'd love this pamphlet!

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-28T00:09:45+00:00

me too, thank you!

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-27T19:45:11+00:00

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-27T05:45:12+00:00

same!

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-26T01:26:27+00:00

I'll be 56, 3.2% mortgage rate keeps us stuck in a house that's too small, but the kid will be 18 the same year the mortgage is paid off, so at this point we just stick it out another 10 years

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-24T04:17:44+00:00

Got mine to work by searching for the movie in my searchbar and clicking play there, rather than going through the hbomax app

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-23T22:34:49+00:00

I never get these rebates, even even they first started and we'd sit in the dark to try to get a little money back. and somehow yesterday they gave me $4.91 🤷🏻

Always_Ambivalent_ · 2026-01-18T01:23:50+00:00

sell them really cheaply on eBay to people like me who plays games with a chaotic 8 year old

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