The Basics - 4 quarters of lessons broken down by Money (taxes - how to, withholding, what it means if you're a "contractor", etc.; budgeting; bank accounts; paying bills with real talk about prioritizing and what can be left on read for longer, building credit), Vehicle (how to buy,…
Just have to say, from my time working at a bookstore, those are all legit. I think books like The Lovely Bones are picked with a mindset of "it's book club fare, modern, has a movie, bit shocking... teens will read for sure!"
:/ This made me extra disappointed in the education system and the teachers these people had. Like what you like, but a teacher should have made you have a discussion to defend your position if only to make sure you didn't miss the point, if there was one. In my opinion, The Giver…
@chasingsmiles No offense taken on my part, I know my religious upbringing wasn’t average. Maybe you remember these moments or have observed them in kids, but without clear information it’s all extrapolation when you’re young (e.g. when I was 4 someone had a heart attack and died…
I grew up in a cult with some similarities to Jehovah's Witness, and that fear of Armageddon... my heart really hurts for you, it's sick to put end of the world fears on a child. When I was little and we'd be out of the house during a storm I'd be so scared we wouldn't make it home…
Ditto 100% the person who said about "using the lord's name in vain". I remember, vividly, the fear I felt when "Oh my God" slipped out the first time; I was a kid and thought divine punishment would be swift. Even decades later as an adult atheist, I'm very aware every time a "God"…
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