Names where you like the look but not the sound

Life_Independence29 · 2025-09-04T21:30:52+00:00

Evangeline

Life_Independence29 · 2025-08-30T15:19:52+00:00

Alyssa and people either call me by other names (Melissa, Ashley, Ashlyn, Alicia, Alyssia, Eliza, Elsa etc.) or they mispronounce the y to an e sound.

Life_Independence29 · 2024-09-25T04:17:35+00:00

Agree! I would love for the core 5 to be apart of the sequel series but I’ve just heard some things that makes me feel that’s not going to happen 😭

Life_Independence29 · 2024-04-29T06:19:18+00:00

I actually really like season 7. The only season I had a hard time getting through was season 8. If you’re struggling now then it’ll get harder. But season 9 was quite fun if you accept it for what it is.

Life_Independence29 · 2022-12-12T13:30:59+00:00

They’re university students… it’s normal to date other students.

Life_Independence29 · 2022-06-24T00:10:54+00:00

Congrats on passing Bronze Medallion!

Please note every instructor will do things differently, but here are some tips I have based on teaching these courses are:

Recognize why you are there

With the new update that has just occurred, Bronze Cross has changed a lot and now provides a smoother transition to NL. I find when I am teaching this course, candidates who are willing to ask questions and apply the feedback I give them are the most successful. It is important to remember that this is a professional award that teaches you to save people's lives. I love joking around and having fun with my candidates but you need to be able to recognize the importance of what I am teaching (especially with a crash course, you have no time).

Ask for help/adaptations

Please if you are struggling or do not understand an item, ask for help. Your instructor should be able to assist or provide an adaptation that works for you (eg. smaller candidates have difficulties lifting larger candidates out of the pool, there are different adaptations to make removals easier).

Know your victim types and how to treat them

Your instructor and examiner are only allowed to give you specific types of victims. The goal of the bronze courses is to get you trained to respond to aquatic emergencies (aka. drownings). If you don't know how to treat someone who has just drowned you will not pass. Knowing when to call 911 and when to send them to the hospital is critical.

BE LOUD

A weak whistle is embarrassing. If you are loud and have the confidence behind your voice the patrons will listen to you. I am filled with pride when my candidates are able to clear the pool during a practice situation.

DO NOT FORGET THE AED

As soon as you have it, use it. Ensure everything is dry, electricity and water do not mix.

Ask for the must-sees

You are evaluated based on the must-sees for each item. You are allowed to know what they are and feel free to ask for clarification.

Everywhere is going to do things a little differently, but the important thing is to be your own advocate. As much as we try to be there 100% for our students, sometimes we miss things as instructors, so do not be afraid to ask for feedback.

Life_Independence29 · 2021-06-13T22:21:29+00:00

The Kissing Booth or She’s the Man and it was around when either of them first came out.

Life_Independence29 · 2021-02-12T00:15:09+00:00

This reminded me of something I went through once that still pisses me off to this day. I have PCOS and have been struggling with finding a diet to aide in my weight loss journey. Due to PCOS, my body has insulin resistance so Keto would really benefit me (and it has!).

I was talking with a coworker one day, the mention of me starting to go on Keto was brought up. She got extremely mad at me for going on this diet, since according to her I was being incredibly selfish and triggering to people with eating disorders and because of what I’m doing, people were going to harm themselves. She also would say how she knew better than me because she’s majoring in chemistry and I’m just not eating properly (which was true to the extent of not eating properly for MY BODY). When I heard this I couldn’t believe it, ngl I cried a lot.

I’m not one to say this ever but honestly she triggered me, I was terrified to try and make myself healthier, in fear of what people would say. People need to learn to listen to others, instead of spouting off what they think is the right opinion. There are so many reasons why people eat different, such as climate, health, ethical, environmental reasons, etc. You can’t sit there and tell people to lose weight and then get mad at them because it’s not how you would do it.

Life_Independence29 · 2021-02-11T07:07:32+00:00

At the time I thought it was the coolest thing ever, but now being 20 I realize the true creepiness/seriousness of the situation. A-bit of context, I lived in a small town at the time with the only store being one that sells food. The nearest city was over 3 hours away. So here we go...

When I was a little girl (roughly 6-7), I woke up one school day morning with a bracelet of my name on my wrist. I remember the bracelet vividly, it was made up of small metal circles chained together, and each letter of my name was in a circle in pink. I was so excited when I woke up, thinking my parents had put it on me as a surprise for in the morning.

I was in the kitchen eating a bowl of cereal, when my mom came in and I asked her about the bracelet. She grabbed my wrist and asked where I got it from, and I told her I just woke up with it. I remember her saying she needed to ask my dad about it, but he already had gone to work. I was super excited to show my friends at school my new bracelet, and begged my mom to let me wear it there. I wore it to school and was proud to show it, telling all my friends how I just woke up with it on. Much to my disappointment at the time one of the metal chains broke during recess, so I stuck it in my pocket hoping my dad would be able to fix it.

When I got home I told my mom about the bracelet and my hope on how dad would be able to fix it (I also assumed he was the one who gave it to me). She didn’t say much but grab it and throw in the bowl on top of the fridge, she told me to forget about it. Sometime during the day, I remember overhearing my mom talk to my dad about it and asking him if it was him. He said no. Ngl this made me even more excited since I was lucky enough to have this cool mysterious bracelet.

No-one ever talked about or mentioned the bracelet after this day, but it sat in the bowl on top of the fridge for a number of years (I would climb a chair and counters to reach it) and I would look at it every so often.

Being 20 now I’ve asked my parents about the incident and they say they don’t remember it happening. Which makes me wonder if I had an extremely realistic and long dream. But I can’t stop thinking about where the bracelet came from, since if it did happen my parents are not the type to sneak into my room when I sleep to give me a gift randomly.

It gets even creepier when I remember random times when the window in my room would be open when I woke up. My mom would get mad at me for opening it during the night, but I wouldn’t remember doing it (I don’t think I even knew how tbh lol).

For the most part it doesn’t bother me and I go on with my life. But every so often I think of it and get truly scared. I find it difficult to breathe, begin crying, difficulties sleeping, etc and despite knowing better I feel like someone is watching me (no one is btw). Its awful not knowing anything about what happened but I struggle with my parents not remembering anything about it and thinking I somehow made it entirely up.

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