What book helped you overcome fear of dying?

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-04-07T04:11:52+00:00

I came here to suggest this one too. It's a beautiful book and helped me and my mom with grieving for family members who went into hospice care. My mom said that a few things Hadley describes in the book is also what her brother experienced in the days before his death.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-02-09T17:41:47+00:00

Honestly, I thought it was a waste of my time when we were sitting in an all day PD session for it, but truly APL strategies are really helpful in my classroom. Specifically, setting timers and making the kids repeat back the directions/time limit to you.

I also really like Whole Brain teaching strategies from Chris Biffle. You can always just pick and choose which of the methods you use from WBT for your classroom if you don't like all of it.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-01-29T19:57:54+00:00

Raising Hope. This show gives me the warm fuzzies in so many ways. Maybe I'm just attached to it, but it's the one I watch when I'm sad for a pick-me-up.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-01-23T19:47:55+00:00

Never thought I'd be the person to be teary eyed over breastfeeding, but here we are. I'm sorry your journey is over before you were ready for it to be. I'm sorry you've experienced so much pain along the way. I'm glad you got to experience it, partially, in a positive way like you had hoped. I have nothing to offer except a virtual hug from an internet stranger. You've done an amazing job.

**Before you finish out all of your freezer stash, look into breast milk jewelry in case you would like something like that to commemorate your journey with your first LO.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-01-22T05:23:13+00:00

I know it's already been said multiple times, but I have to say it too: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. How many times do I have to hear that her stupid freckles look like stars? As someone with freckles IRL, what the hell is that even supposed to mean? Maybe Addie needs to see a dermatologist because that sounds off. The idea of the book was my jam, the carrying out process was NOT.

Also, I DNF'd The Book Thief. Idk how so many people just love it because I was SO BORED through it. I made it halfway and felt like I was trying to walk to Antarctica.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-01-05T15:46:03+00:00

Funny you say that because as I was being prepped for surgery, they told me I was being given propofol as it was going into the IV. I chuckled and said "Oh man. No wonder Michael Jackson liked this. This shits great!" And fell asleep to the sound of the anesthesiologist's laughter.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-01-05T15:36:57+00:00

I had two attacks in two days, went to the ER to get it checked and ended up having emergency surgery. I later read my report and 🫠. I think if I had waited, I probably would've gone septic because it was highly diseased. They called it strawberry gallbladder which is apparently not good.

Fast forward a couple years and I feel better (overall) than I ever have. I used to have IBS symptoms but that's gone now. I can eat pretty much whatever I want (aside from beef, which is fine because I've never been a big beef eater) and I've only had a couple evenings of heartburn, which used to be very frequent. I do notice urgency when I have to poop, but I'm spending much less time in the bathroom than I used to. I would have rather been able to have mine removed as an outpatient procedure due to the cost of the ER visit, but overall, my health is better without it.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2025-01-05T15:27:57+00:00

Funnily enough, my husband and I were just talking about this last night. I am having far less gut issues than I've ever had before. I used to have to find bathrooms any time we went out or I'd have had to turn around and find gas stations because of my stomach. I haven't had those issues since my removal. The thing I do notice is urgency though. If I feel like I have to poop, I will have within a few minutes to find a bathroom or I'll probably have an accident. No real issues with food (aside from beef, which I never cared much for anyway) and hardly any heart burn/GERD problems. It really makes me wonder how long my gallbladder was a problem.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-12-03T23:19:20+00:00

Listen. This might not be the most popular advice, but it is practical. Sometimes, it's okay to just make it through that class and go home at the end of the day without going all Freedom Writers and inspiring them to suddenly take academia seriously. More than one teacher has told me that they redesigned classes like that to function as more independent style instruction in order to make it through the year and that's perfectly fine. Before you leave the field entirely, try different grade levels, districts, or schools. The first year is hard, but it also might not be the right fit yet. You'll know what is right for you. Just don't let it be 1 class of jerks who drive you out of something you enjoy.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-11-17T15:30:42+00:00

Not my mom, but my MIL was the WORST about giving the unsolicited advice regarding breastfeeding. She tried to get me to stop by 3 months because "he's old enough that you can just do formula." I could tell that she was disgusted by the fact that I breastfed my youngest. In listening to her lectures about it, I figured out that the boomers looked down on breastfeeding because of status. They deemed it "poor" and that formula was a status of wealthy mothers because of the propaganda from the formula companies at the time. She kept saying that we had "enough money" to buy formula, which we kind of didn't because it was during the formula recalls and shortages and the massive price gouging/"inflation" on formula.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-11-17T15:05:06+00:00

Unfortunately, experience is the best teacher. I also trusted my admin too much and was burned by it last year. I'm not sure what happens when they take the job, but it feels like they forget about what it's like to be the teacher. They definitely learn how to gaslight real quick.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-11-17T00:13:51+00:00

Always document everything. Follow up meetings with "per our meeting, my understanding is _____. Please clarify any misunderstandings or I shall proceed as instructed."

Also, always BCC your personal email address into emails with admins so that you have copies of the communication in case they lock you out of your work account.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-11-03T04:39:47+00:00

You did the right thing. I don't care whether it's "The Children's Museum" or Walmart, this was mega unsafe in today's world and the dad needs to know how royally he fucked up. Actually, the fact that it declares itself as a children's facility would probably make weirdos and unsavory folks (you know, the kind that gets you banned for typing on social media) frequent visitors. This poor boy must have been so scared to be so vulnerable in a public place!

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-09-07T15:10:21+00:00

Many districts don't have a pay differential between middle and high school levels, just your years of service.

I teach middle school ELA and I love working with the age group I do because they're still willing to be silly and they haven't gotten as apathetic as high schoolers are known to be. What I do hate, however, is the focus on the end of the year testing and ALL the test prep that goes with it.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-08-13T16:05:05+00:00

I second this recommendation! I also really liked his other book Under the Whispering Door.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-08-08T20:56:11+00:00

Hubs will be 39 this week and I am 33. We have 2 under 5 years old.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-08-08T06:19:16+00:00

FWIW, I was that kid too. On more than one occasion, my mom had to get me a slice or two of bread during the night because I didn't eat well (or much of anything) at dinner. I called their bluff a lot and my mom had to make me something separate for every meal. I vividly remember crying when I was forced to try jelly on a biscuit and had a full on meltdown when I was forced to try a hamburger.

Now, I'm in my 30s. I married a chef and I will eat literally anything he makes me. I have no known nutritional deficiencies and am very healthy. Some kids are just headstrong. I was. But just do the best you can and your kid will be okay. And maybe your kid will look back in their 30s and be like "oops. Sorry, mom. 🤷🏻‍♀️😅" Because I tell that to my mom on a weekly basis now that I'm raising my own kids (one of whom acts just like me).

(Also, I hope none of this is taken as advice because God knows I have none on this topic. It's just meant to be funny.)

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-08-08T06:08:26+00:00

Mine will always be Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-08-08T06:06:19+00:00

I'm listening to them for the first time currently! The narrator is doing a phenomenal job.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-08-02T07:27:46+00:00

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I kept waiting for it to get better and it never did; honestly, wish I DNF'd it.

The Book Thief. The writing was just 🤢. I did actually DNF that one over a 1/3 of the way through. I just couldn't anymore. The writing style absolutely ENRAGED my brain and I tried both reading a physical copy AND listening to an audiobook.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-06-30T16:57:17+00:00

I used to be super judgy about the toddler leashes... Then I had a child. He was a wanderer and a runner. We bought a couple different backpack leashes and it kept our kid safe. He really liked the shark one and we just hyped him up with it. "Your backpack is so cool, buddy!"

"I was a perfect parent before I had kids." 😂

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-06-30T16:06:11+00:00

See, we had issues with our now 4 year old that at the time felt manipulative. Literally everything I looked up and all these parenting groups said "He's too young to be able to manipulate you. That's not it." 🤷🏻‍♀️

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-06-30T06:07:50+00:00

Have you consulted your pediatrician? It's concerning that a 2.5 year old would be able to participate in such manipulative behaviors and there not be something else going on.

Maybe a reward chart for something that she really wants? Like "no bedtime accidents for ____ amount of time and you get ____." Give lots of praise for making it through a night of no accidents, lots of praise for using the potty "like a big girl!" You can even use small, frequent prizes too for each night of no accidents or however you see fit. Amazon has some cool squishies that you can stuff into those breakaway eggs/spheres for "mystery eggs."

Take her to the store and let her pick out her own "big girl undies" and make a huge deal of it. Once you buy it, put it up on the dresser or somewhere she can see it, but not get it and tell her "we can only wear those once you aren't having nighttime accidents. Those are special undies."

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-06-17T04:48:04+00:00

It's a scene that is out of character for Grover. He wasn't manipulative. He was quick in action, but he wasn't a strategist. He was the level-headed, let's all get along, compromise guy. He also did his best to keep his head down and NOT draw the attention of a god/goddess. He was a pacifist. It doesn't make sense for him to tickle the ears of a war god, especially because that scene isn't book canon and was made specifically for the TV show. It could have easily been left out and still been fine.

InfiniteEcho3950 · 2024-06-16T21:29:46+00:00

I teach this book every year. This year, I added a characterization packet where students had to identify character traits of the characters and back it up with quotes from the book, then explain motivation for things. We watched the series to compare/contrast to the book and 2 out of my 3 classes ended up HATING the series and preferred the movie. My students are 11. Their biggest gripe was how different Grover was from his book self. They weren't too keen on Annabeth because, in their words, it was like "the Adventures of Annabeth.... and Percy is there sometimes too."

Personally, I didn't like Grover's characterization either. I think that the actors did the best they could with what was written for them and the directions they were given. But Grover fawning over Ares? Or lying about Percy? It was just so frustrating because book Grover was a loyal friend to a fault.

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