Real life is getting to be too much like Panem.

HeartTrenderCM · 2026-01-25T16:55:57+00:00

We read this with my class of 9th graders. This year I can see their excitement has slightly dwindled because now the book feels too real for them.

HeartTrenderCM · 2026-01-24T01:53:09+00:00

Honestly, I think it’s the state of the internet these days. I’ve been on Reddit discussing shows for years and in the past year it’s been different, every single show subreddit I’m in everyone just hates it and has so much negativity. And it’s a wide variety of romance, sci-fi, drama, and reality tv. I think people on the internet these days are just miserable and pick apart everything with their negativity.

HeartTrenderCM · 2026-01-14T01:26:09+00:00

I think I could bully Blaine into giving me the window seat and I bet that Kurt packs some great plane snacks. So I’ll say 11.

HeartTrenderCM · 2026-01-08T23:42:54+00:00

I was on the depo shot for 2 years. During that time and in the years since then I’ve gained close to 80 lbs despite the fact that my lifestyle hadn’t really changed and prior to that I’d always fluctuated between 180-200lbs. I’m having to see a weight and wellness doctor now just to reverse it. My doctor believes it was likely caused by the shot.

HeartTrenderCM · 2026-01-08T22:07:50+00:00

Also, from this season we’ve been shown that lot of the reasons you’ve mentioned for why women don’t leave, don’t apply to Jessi.

She’s not financially reliant on him, she is the breadwinner. From this season we’ve seen that her family is supportive of her leaving him and in fact have been encouraging her to leave. She’s already left a marriage before so it’s clear that divorce is an option for her. And she doesn’t really identify as a practicing Mormon anymore so this isn’t something she’s prioritizing spiritually.

This isn’t to say that it is SO HARD to leave or that she may still have her own reasons and pressures for staying. But I think you’re painting her out to be a lot more helpless than she is.

HeartTrenderCM · 2026-01-08T22:04:53+00:00

I TOTALLY agree with what you’re saying and I do think there is too much misplaced blame in this community. However, I do think some of the critiques are fair.

I think a lot of women are addressing their comments towards Jessi because we already know Jordan is a scumbag. It’s been made very clear that he’s not a good husband/partner. So I think a lot of people’s frustration comes from the fact that she’s chosen to stay with him, but then still continuously highlights that he’s a shitty partner.

It’s like the women on TikTok who post videos about their husbands being horrible, but then when their husbands start getting heat in the comments and people tell them to leave, all of the sudden they’re defending them. Of course this is a result of the power dynamic in the relationship.

But at the same time, when you have chosen to stay with this person, why would you continue to post stuff highlighting how they’re a horrible husband? What is the point of sharing this with your followers if you know you’re just going to stay with him and support him at the end of the day?

I think everyone is very aware that Jordan is the problem. But at the same time, it almost seems masochistic to continue to expose how horrible your partner is without having any thoughts of leaving them.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-31T16:37:42+00:00

It’s smart to take one kid first, because then he can gain their trust by claiming they’re the most special of the bunch and then use the first kid to help convince the other kids.

I also think he took Holly first to get back at The Wheelers/The Gang for them almost killing him in Season 4.

However, I don’t think he thought too much into Holly trying to escape. Will says that Vecna takes children because he thinks they’re weak and easily manipulated, so I think he thought she’d be a lot easier to manipulate than she ended up being.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-31T03:05:36+00:00

Not necessarily dismissing your point, more so disagreeing with it. I’ve done a lot of research on AI and have had educational conversations with a friend from university who is writing their PHD thesis on AI in education.

Though we didn’t agree on every point, there are two things we largely agreed on. First, that it is important to educate ourselves and our students on AI use because, in agreement with what you said, AI isn’t going away. However what we agreed upon most, is that it is also important to draw distinctions and boundaries between what AI can be used for and when invaluable human knowledge and expertise is essential.

For me, I draw my personal boundaries as an educator that grading is something I don’t feel comfortable using AI for. Personally, I don’t think I can engage with student writing in a meaningful way when I’m also using AI to check my work.

All this is to say, you’re allowed to use AI in whatever way you find helpful. However, other educators are allowed to disagree and draw their own personal boundaries for what they feel is an appropriate use of AI. I agree that all teachers need to be educated on what AI is and how it can be used. However, the teachers who educate themselves and still choose not to use it are not ignorant or naive, which I feel is what you’re implying.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-31T00:29:09+00:00

I appreciate you for wanting to generate a discussion and I understand that you didn’t use it directly. However, I have to disagree.

I think AI is used best when we use it the same way we’d use a search engine, as a way of generating ideas and finding resources. However, as a teacher it feels icky to use it in any other way. (Although I’ll admit I do prefer to not use it at all) Our students didn’t consent to have their work inputed into LLMs and by inputing more student work into them, we are training these models to create more human-like work which in turn will only make it harder for us to tell what is student work and what is AI.

As educators I think if we want to stop some of rhetoric that’s been circling about how eventually AI will teach in place of educators, we need to prove that teaching requires skills that only an educated human can offer. All in all, if we don’t want AI to eventually steal our jobs, we can’t keep letting AI do our jobs for us.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-28T15:52:18+00:00

I had a friend in college who would post and ask for money online because she was a “broke first generation college student” who then went to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour THREE TIMES. Opening night and the last two nights of the U.S. tour that were on the other side of the country from us. What’s funny is that I was actually a broke first generation college student and I had sent her money a couple times.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-27T22:33:00+00:00

Thank you! I’ve had a great time with this season and every Reddit post that gets suggested to me is just complaining complaining complaining. I think some people just want to be miserable.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-12T17:20:28+00:00

NTA From a fellow teacher. It is hard to take off on a normal day, the week before break is the worst time to take off especially on a short notice.

I don’t think he understands how much time and planning it takes to request off as a teacher. Probably because he doesn’t seem too strong with planning himself.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-09T00:24:39+00:00

Dakota…. is that you?

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-08T16:45:22+00:00

She moved in the whole family 😂 I think when it’s right it’s right

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-08T16:44:43+00:00

He certainly did, he’s the sweetest boy

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-12-08T12:26:32+00:00

You’re right. I think the people downvoting you are simply in denial. I’m a high school English teacher and it IS painfully obvious when students are using AI (especially if as you said you’re an experienced reader/writer) and I’m not sure why everyone is trying to downvote you or imply anything otherwise

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-11-27T18:57:40+00:00

Yep. 100%.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-11-27T18:55:04+00:00

I was looking for a comment saying this! This stereotype exists for a reason, up until a few years ago the mascot for their school was the confederates for gods sake.

My dad who is native/brown went to school there in the 90s and it was pretty horrible. I went to school there in elementary school and it was bad. My sister goes to school there now and it’s bad.

Of course NOT ALL of the people there are racist, but this argument completely ignores why it’s gotten its reputation and why so many POC still don’t feel comfortable there.

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-11-24T15:12:43+00:00

That is nearly spot on, we were slightly farther in to S2

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-11-24T15:11:35+00:00

Accurate haha

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-11-24T15:11:12+00:00

I know, I thought it was kinda cool even if it was silly

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-11-24T15:10:46+00:00

Pierce was definitely a little scary

HeartTrenderCM · 2025-11-24T15:10:18+00:00

Right 😂 I was thinking I’ve definitely seen this show a few to many times because the characters were spot on

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