Haley Pennock Smith > Recent Status Updates

DNF. Would have EATEN THIS UP at like 14. Maybe I’ll save it to read with Penny when she’s a pre teen.

“You know, she whispered softly, all my life I thought something was wrong with me. What a waste. She closed her eyes and drifted back into a coma. Several hours later, she passed away.”

I gotta be honest, homeboy is losing his spark quick. I hope this book didn’t peak at 30% 💀

Oh he is matched alright 😈

“It’s such a beautiful thing to let people be themselves and to let them live their lives. Focus on let me, because that’s what’s in your control. Let me be understanding. Let me make an effort. Let me check in. Not because of an expectation, but because I care.”

Pt 3

“Every single one of us is looking for opportunities to connect with other people. So instead of sitting around, hoping that someone else starts a hiking group, or a walking club, or a book club… you go first.”

More fav quotes:

Let them think what they want. And let me do what I want

People can only meet you as deeply as they’ve met themselves

“Your time and energy is everything. Don’t you think you’ve wasted enough of it staring at other people’s lives?”

Fav quote:

“You can’t control what other people think, do or say. And anytime you try to, you will lose your power.

You must focus on what you say think and do. Because that’s how you remain in control and dial down the stress in your life.

No matter what’s happening, you still have the power.”

Copied from Madelaine: this is how I rate books
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️ it was okay
⭐️⭐️I didn’t like it
⭐️ I hated it

16 year old me would’ve EATEN THIS UP. 28 year old me…. 🥱 what’s the % rule before a DNF? Nothing wrong with the book I just don’t care about a high school romance unless dragons or fae or mates etc… is involved.

This book is incredibly hyped up and I still think it’s underrated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤯👏🏆

I told myself I would take a break before starting book #3. And after using up all my willpower the “break” ended 5 hours later

Immediately hooked! But something feels so eerie!

“Our ability to talk with our kids about important, vulnerable, hard truths is dependent on our ability to tolerate the emotions that come up for us during these moments.

Which is only one more reason why working on ourselves as parents is more critical than any single parenting intervention.”

My first Abby Jimenez book and I’m eating it up. However,

I hate the miscommunication trope. Worst trope everrrrr SMH!

“Parenting is really an exercise in our own development and growth.”

This book is incredible. Absolutely life changing. Thank you Alisa

“At all times, but especially when our kids are disregulated, they look to their parents to understand: “who am I right now? Am I a bad kid doing bad things? Or am I a good kid having a hard time? Our kids form their own self view by taking in their parents answers to these questions.”

AKA how you speak to your children becomes their own internal dialogue (!!)

Restarting this on audio (bc I’ve learned I do better with self help type stuff when it’s on audio) and I’m pretty much writing down ever single thing in my notes hahaha

“our goal is not to shape behavior. Our goal is to raise humans.”

“Many parents see behavior as the measure of who are kids are, rather than using behavior as a clue of what our kids need.”

I learned that Beth Brower is from Orem! She can’t live more than 10 mins from me. I’m shocked bc I thought she was surely English or from GB at least! But also that makes sense as to why this is becoming so popular in UT!

If I ever run into her at the grocery store or library etc. I’ll be sure to fan girl

Rant:

Does every single FMC ever have to be a writer/author/journalist etc…? & Can’t read a book these days without the FMC thinking she’s so qUirKy and unique bc she buries her nose in a paperback 24/7 and gets paid nothing for being an writer or aspiring artist of some sort. I get that authors write what they know, but can we get just ONE main character that does something else for work?

Rant over

“When we stop playing, we start dying”

Woah

This is so cheesy and every romcom cliche rolled into one. I constantly find myself rolling my eyes. But I’m confused bc it was so highly recommended. Plz tell me it’s worth it?????? Or should I just stop reading now and not waste any more time…?

Simultaneously dying to know how this ends and wanting to keep reading this forever

I actually feel like this should be mandatory reading in all high school and/or college history classes

This keeps getting crazier, but chapter 36 was nuts!!!!!! I am equal parts stressed out and thoroughly entertained.

This is incredibly stressful

Very Harry-Potter-esque

Oh boy. Here we go

This is so cringy. Granted I’m only 3% into it ha. Is it worth finishing? Or did I miss my chance to read this once I turned 13?

I know everyone is reading onyx storm rn but This. Book. Is. So. Good.