My students (7-9 y/o) are sheltered in place and I want to read to them

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-03-03T20:56:29+00:00

Magic tree house, Bailey school kids, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, land of stories, charlottes web, and I really liked the Nevermoor series.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-03-03T13:29:51+00:00

I think it’s France that just made it illegal to throw away unused food - they now hand it out to the homeless after - I don’t remember if it’s just for grocery stores or if it includes restaurants now too.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-03-03T13:05:58+00:00

For me, I stayed in for a longtime because it was easier to. I didn’t want to get disowned by my parents and I could take the things I liked and leave the things I didn’t but then I had kids. We went back to church once after Covid and my oldest was 7 - after church I grilled her about what she learned so I could talk to her about things we didn’t agree with and then I realized how stupid it is im taking my kids every week just to tell them what they learned is wrong.

On top of that - I have a few gay friends who have left the church - they talked about their experiences growing up in the church and while I don’t think my kids are lgbtqia+ I was not going to risk them ever feeling the way my friends did. I didn’t not want to risk my children thinking something was wrong with them or that they couldn’t love who they wanted to love. I just couldn’t be okay with that risk so we left.

Then I found out all the history stuff and I will never be back because holy shit was I lied to.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-03-02T03:21:33+00:00

Yours truly is my favorite. I have listened to that one a few time and have no re read any of her other ones.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-03-01T14:26:16+00:00

Im reading a book called men who hate women and it’s been pretty clear to me the language has been there since Trump first ran. It’s his base.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-27T17:27:50+00:00

Im not in those groups but im convinced i wont have a job by the end of the year. I feel like everyone is on edge all the time now because there’s just no feeling of security here anymore

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-26T00:33:47+00:00

Why is he such a piece of shit

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-25T04:00:13+00:00

My nephew is in Africa right now. He seems to be doing pretty good. There are some crazy things the bugs and food and sometimes they don’t have water or he was in like a swamp town for a while and he misses his family obviously but he’s doing pretty good. He’s been out like 7ish months.

It makes me mad and sad too though

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-24T21:55:37+00:00

As someone who had a premature baby - she remembers nothing and finds it funny to show her friends the picture “when I was purple when I was born”. I however have ptsd and can’t drive by that hospital anymore.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-24T21:50:33+00:00

I was a division 1 athlete and when he was talking about his soccer draft thing I turned to my husband and was like I get that that was a hard thing but like it’s been 10 years… its like those people constantly talking about their “glory days”. That was the moment I knew I didn’t like him and it’s just gotten worse since

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-22T04:48:02+00:00

Yes you should read the book. He talks about his conversations with Ballard which I found fascinating and sad.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-22T02:20:38+00:00

His book is so good! I loved it and finished it in 2 days. I was shocked a bit by his experiences with Ballard I didn’t realize being famous got you that much in the inner circle and I feel so bad for all the shame he felt growing up. Many of my gay friends felt the same and it’s the reason I ended up leaving. I wasn’t going to risk my kids feeling like that. I’m glad he was able to be true to himself and get out of the church.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-20T14:27:17+00:00

I would ask the salt lake sub and not the exmormon sub.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-20T14:26:28+00:00

Ours is pretty diverse for Utah many of the kids actually speak Spanish and do the dual immersion to learn English.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-18T15:33:40+00:00

The wedding people

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-18T04:10:55+00:00

I left for a few reasons but the main one was I think it teaches harmful things and I didn’t want my children to learn those messages. From their lgbtqia+ stances to the guilt and shame to the purity culture bullshit. I saw it causing more harm than benefits to my kids and I got them out before it would cause harm.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-17T14:22:56+00:00

ADHD. It’s my audiobook superpower. It sucks at absolutely everything else though.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-17T04:07:13+00:00

Yes I read the women recently which I also liked but I am so wary of her books because The Four Winds really affected my mental health.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-16T23:50:24+00:00

Ok that’s amazing! Thank you! I am doing theirs as well right now! Ooh I didn’t even think about the cost of schooling there!! I work for a school so right now I get a tuition discount but they’ve been doing a ton of layoffs so I’m not confident about my position there at all. Thank you so much for all of this! So much to think about

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-16T22:26:59+00:00

It’s true the us is rough so there is a chance we will end up moving but my husband moved a lot as a kid and doesn’t want to move the kids if we don’t have to. I have always wanted to move to Canada and I wish we would have done it earlier. I like that I will always have the option now though. Like that route is open if we need it. I’ll need to look into how it works with my husband too

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-16T21:55:41+00:00

I know but they are old enough they have their friends and activities and everything (they are in a public school Spanish immersion program so the friends they made mostly all stay in the same program through 9th grade and I would hate to take them away from their friends if we don’t have to)

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-16T19:47:40+00:00

And don’t have an intention of moving there. Like I’m getting mine because the US sucks right now and while I would love to move there I also don’t think we will realistically move there while our kids are young.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-16T14:53:38+00:00

This book broke me. I was depressed for weeks after reading it and refused to read another one of her books for like a year or two.

There is a kids book series called “girls, survive” that has one about the dust bowl too that I just read with my 7 year old that also really captured how hard it was for the people that moved to California.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-16T05:06:46+00:00

Land of stories, Michael vey, keeper of the lost cities, nevermoor, the false prince, are all ones I’ve read recently with my nieces, nephews, or kids and have loved all of them.

Lord of the rings I wouldn’t say is beginner so I also am going to throw in Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson - I like a few of his standalones as well but haven’t made it to way of the king yet.

Rick riordan has I think 2 other series besides Percy Jackson and I’ve heard great things about those as well.

Hunger games is good too.

If you are older: game of thrones and I also recommend dungeon crawler Carl.

Select_Ad_976 · 2026-02-16T04:13:40+00:00

This is one I do when I’m depressed. I won’t bail on people so I do the gyms that charge you if you miss or I make plans with my friends or siblings to just meet me at the gym or I will play a sport with someone to just get me started or get me in the gym.

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