You are in luck, @ChristineTenori! This feature, long deemed essential by those of us who have post-and-reply assignments for discussions, will be included in the Discussions Redesign very soon. According to the blog post announcing the July switch to the redesign, that feature (they call it "checkpoints") will be available in the first quarter of 2024. You and will be among the users very happy to see that change. 🎉