My kids are 6 &7, and a little too young for me to read them Hatchet. What are some outdoor adventure books that aren't quite as heavy? I'll be reading it to them. Thank you.
My school uses "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen for the novel study in Reading in the 5th grade class. Do you use this novel in your 5th grade class? Do you agree that the content is too mature for 10 years old?
Basically, my dad abused me in a horrible way when I was a child and we’ve always gone back and forth on whether we talk or not. Lots of drama. Some his, a lot mine, but it’s been rough.
So recently I did something he found unforgivable. My mother (54F) and I talked sporadically after this incident but I decided a few weeks ago to 100% cut off contact with both of them. I’m rebuilding my marriage and taking care of my kids and I can’t handle any drama with them as well.
So we haven’t been talking, but I get a call from my half-sister (like late thirties maybe? Don’t remember off the top of my head rn) saying he’s in the hospital. Pneumonia, on O2, etc. He may be fine in a week or two, he may not. It all depends. Doctors aren’t sure because things can tank so easily and suddenly.
He didn’t ask to see me this entire time and said he’d never talk to me again before. Now that he’s sick he says he wants to try to talk to me and we can fix things.
This is like the millionth time we’ve had to rebuild things and I’m so exhausted. I know he’s my dad, I’ll never get another one, and if he dies I’ll probably regret it but idk. I’m so tired and I feel like I’m never gonna heal with being pulled back in and kicked out of the family all the time.
I don’t know what to do. If I could get some help thinking of boundaries to set if we visit or what are the possibilities in this situation it would be appreciated.
Tl;dr: dad in the hospital wants to talk after no contact initiated by him. I’m exhausted by the ups and downs and don’t know how to approach this or even if I want to.
Edit: thank you all for the support and responses. I’ve decided to put an emergency call to my therapist (she doesn’t mind, I don’t think she’ll be upset with me) and ask her if she thinks sending him a goodbye letter is a good idea.
Basically what the title says. For those of you who run holding weaponry, like hatchets, machetes, axes, etc. (prolly most of us) how do you open your gu? Do you put the weapon down, stop, and open your gu? Do you toss your gu in the air and swipe at it with your steel? I’m having trouble finding my groove here and don’t want to look like a noob. If it helps I’m wearing sauconys. And nothing else.
The plot thickened.
I am getting back into reading books and I have decided to use Reddit as a log for my thoughts on the books I do read so here is the first one. I just did a reread on “Hatchet” for the first time in 9 years and it still is an amazing book . The book itself is a wonderful piece. There are some scenes in the book that have extreme detail which made me slightly uncomfortable mostly the part with the pilot toward the beginning of the book. The story also talks about the characters background without making it the main part. The book brings up real life problems that most kids of that reading age deal with and I think it is a great read
Hi! I'm currently on the hunt for a cheap but well made hatchet, any suggestions would be wonderful!
There is a perk for the hatchet that gives you more damage when alot of enemies are near you and you can just go to the boar farm and stack this damage for a couple minutes and it wont go off until you switch weapons, even death doesnt remove this damage. You can try it yourself for example in outpost rush, just equip only the hatchet and see that after some time your damage just keeps on going up until you start 3 hitting people…
Hatchet by author Gary Paulsen may seem like standard fare for a coming-of-age novel, but I assure you it’s much more than that. I am a well read person, to put it lightly, and reading and writing are my passions. I consider Hatchet to be my favorite book. It’s by no means the most well written book I’ve read, or even the best book I’ve read, but it is my favorite. It’s the book that introduced me to reading, and it’s the book that made me want to write.
It may seem like the book is about a boy trying to survive in the Canadian wilderness, but I assure you it is much more than that. I believe it’s about a boy who needs to confront himself, and to grow up. He needs to learn how to forgive, and he needs to learn that hatred only hurts himself. He must learn that his emotions aren’t meant to be hidden. Symbolism abounds in this novel, and it touches on the delicate subjects of suicide, divorce, infidelity, death, grief, forgiveness, and many more. I think Hatchet is an excellent novel that can be enjoyed by children for its survival-adventure, and loved by adults for its underlying themes and fantastic writing. What are your thoughts on Hatchet? What other books come to mind from my brief discussion? I’d love to hear it. I read Hatchet once a year minimum, so if you have any questions on any symbolism or plot points in the story, I would be delighted to give you my thoughts.
But remember, the purpose of stories are for readers to draw their own conclusions. What I think about this book may be completely different than what you think about it. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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