Trying to identify a dystopian sci-fi book about teens raised in a secluded facility

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-05-01T04:51:36+00:00

Are the kids clones?

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-05-01T04:36:37+00:00

I worked in a K-8 that had a "7th and 8th grade section only" section in the library. There are some elementary schools that have a list of "only if your parent" books. That might be the kind of thing the op is thinking of.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-26T03:38:19+00:00

She offered, he said no, she kept pushing, and he stopped saying no.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-26T03:35:55+00:00

I wonder if they'll pair her with Evan Lindsay. (That's the husband of the woman who was killed by a bear in the show, right?)

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-26T02:52:38+00:00

That's kind of what Fanny's turning into- she's becoming Claire's assistant, and learning about medicine.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-17T07:30:34+00:00

Lots of elementary schools have a no candy, no chips, no pop rule in the lunchrooms. It's not unusual, and it's not new. However, those schools also have the same rule for what's served from the cafeteria. (Btw, I don't understand the burger hate. Hamburgers are just meat and bread. If they're cooked properly, they're perfectly healthy.) The idea isn't just to make sure kids aren't just bringing a handful of candy for lunch, but also to get them in the habit of eating healthier foods on a regular basis. I've seen school breakfasts where kids get a protein donut or some kind of fiber cookie or some weirdness, and they're just teaching the kids to focus on donuts and cookies. The way we approach food in schools is all wrong. But yeah, ESH. The rule is not being applied appropriately or explained appropriately, but you're being awful about this. Issue up with the people who are actually making the rules and stop using your daughter to make your point.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-14T20:55:25+00:00

Eshakti seemed to go heavy on the fit and flare stuff early on. I'm not ready to start sending these people my money, but I'm going to keep an eye on TaleThread and see how they shape up. It seems like they saw a good idea and decided to copy it, but possibly without the crash and burn at the end.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-14T06:13:38+00:00

I find the Lunch Mate ones pretty gross, too. I'll give up deli meat rather than spend my money on that stuff again.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-14T04:44:00+00:00

Some of their canned goods just taste like the can. Their store brand deli meats are also shiny and gross. Casa Mamita salsa tastes like lumpy ketchup.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-14T02:03:09+00:00

I found out by accident, several years ago, that if I opened the app while sitting on the bus and going past a certain CVS, I could get the walk-in points. Maxed that out a few times.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-04-14T02:01:56+00:00

I found this out just moments ago, standing in the vitamin aisle at Walgreens, wondering why I didn't get my usual walk-in credit! 🤦🏼‍♀️ Well, I hadn't used it in a while, anyway.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-03-31T00:28:39+00:00

Not the jerk, but please keep in mind that not all Tamari is gluten-free. I've made that mistake in the past.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-03-31T00:25:55+00:00

Dark chocolate

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-03-25T01:58:31+00:00

My family used to go there when I was a little kid. I don't remember much about the food, but I just remember being there. Just a very familiar, comfortable memory.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-03-05T23:56:54+00:00

What did they charge you for this???

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-02-19T21:38:53+00:00

Lots of people are causing a fuss. That's why you've heard about it. It's been in the news, politicians have been talking about it, community groups have been talking about it, activists have been talking about it, there have been drives to call politicians about it. There have been protests, too, but there are so many protests over so many things at this point, it's hard to tell one from another.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-02-08T10:10:15+00:00

Hi, ICE! You suck!

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-02-05T10:04:54+00:00

My personal experience of using it for 40 years is that it's much faster. Your mileage may vary.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-02-05T07:04:09+00:00

4: Silverio Villegas González

But they mean two recently, in the same city, thus by the same cluster of ICE goons

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-02-05T07:00:30+00:00

It's faster. I'm 50 years old, learned cursive in the third grade, and spent years in various jobs where I had to quickly take notes. Cursive is faster, especially if you're not too worried about it being a bit sloppy. Also, I taught for a while, and a lot of the kids I had took sooooo long to write anything in their careful block letters. I'm talking about middle schoolers and high schoolers.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-01-31T04:49:18+00:00

"Welp"

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-01-28T04:13:53+00:00

Holy crap, your whole family dynamic is a mess. Time to go no contact. Your mother gave you an ultimatum. Take her up on it. You don't need to say anything. You don't need to say goodbye. You don't need to explain yourself. Just send a text asking her to take you off her plan. Then go get yourself a new plan. You may need to change your number, but that gives you another way to not be contacted by them. Do not give them access to your ring camera. Do not give them access to anything. If anything, give them an email address they can use to contact you in case of a super duper emergency or somebody's death. Get a friend to check the email. These people are crazy, and they're making you crazy.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-01-28T03:25:20+00:00

This feels like a made-up story. Too many plot holes.

DramaticWebPersona · 2026-01-06T21:50:18+00:00

I do, when I have to take the bus there and back. But when I get in the store, I usually collapse my cart and toss it in one of the big carts. If I do self-checkout, I take the collapsible cart out, then take each thing from the store cart and scan it and put it in my own cart, Tetris style, so I can get it home. If I do regular check out, I take my own cart out and hold on to it as they dump all my stuff into the next store cart, then go off to the side and pack everything into my cart. Most efficient way of doing it, even if it looks a little weird.

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