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Post by greer on Jan 30, 2008 17:36:16 GMT -5
yeah we have one aunt who causes a lot of those kind of problems in our family. when my mom's grandma died, my mom really wanted certain things from her house to remember her by. but my aunt had pretty much ran to the house when the death announced and took EVERYTHING, even though she wasn't related to her at all--her husband, who is really laid back, was. and then she denies to this day that she took the stuff and my mom saw it in their house and she still denies it.
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Post by aln1982 on Jan 30, 2008 18:03:02 GMT -5
^ Kind of sounds like Abby's grandma's story - people insisting that something happened and making a big deal out of it forever. I have some interesting family members, too. ;D They tend to create stress for everyone, though, by causing turmoil and dissent and getting others all worked up, which comes back on you....
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Post by lyricalangel on Jan 31, 2008 16:56:37 GMT -5
^Boy, I know how that is
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Post by Rie on Feb 1, 2008 2:18:09 GMT -5
I'd agree with Abby. Along with the death of her father, health problems, and workaholic mother, I got the impression that she was a very lonely person. It seemed that most days, she came home from school to an empty house, and when her mom and sister weren't home, they didn't communicate much. I always thought her jokes masked something inside she didn't want to talk about, and it would come out at the worst possible time. I thought Jessi had it easiest. Her family was very supportive, she seemed to make friends very easily (although they were one-time mentions - like Wendy and Sanjita), and she had a talent that she could potentially go far with. I definitely agree.
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Post by sarish on Feb 1, 2008 8:42:35 GMT -5
I think that the death of a grandparent depends on the situation. If the grandparent is your caretaker, then I think it would be harder. If, in Claudia's case, you have two loving parents, it shouldn't be AS hard. Claudia took it hard, which is understandable. I think though, that Mimi's death, pushed Claudia and her parents to try to understand each other better. Without Mimi there, her parents had to do something or they would have lost their daughter.
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Post by greer on Feb 1, 2008 13:09:28 GMT -5
^i agree. i think claud's relationship with her parents improved a lot after mimi's death.
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 1, 2008 16:54:35 GMT -5
^ I agree, too. I think after Mimi died, though, it was more that Claudia let herself get a bit closer with her parents. Before, she had that mindset that she was "Mimi's" (if that makes sense) At least that's how it seemed to me. Claudia seems to often get something in her mind and has a hard time changing it.
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Post by tiff85 on Apr 4, 2009 15:51:29 GMT -5
I think Mary Anne and Abby had it the worst. They both had to deal with their parents' death. I know Mary Anne's mom died when she was just a baby, but there is still an empty hole in her heart from not knowing Alma. Abby was close to her father so I can imagine the heartbreak. I would also say Kristy.
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Post by Kylie90210 on Apr 14, 2009 23:25:14 GMT -5
I agree that Abby seemed quite lonely, and Jonothan seemed like a great Dad. However, Stacey's parental situation sucks, and having diabeties is a forever kinda thing. Hmm...
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Post by anzuhana on Jul 8, 2010 18:39:42 GMT -5
Abby because after her dad died, it seemed like she, Anna and their mom each died a little on the inside. Plus, she has to deal a lot with allergies and asthma.
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Post by wiggir13 on Apr 11, 2011 16:26:36 GMT -5
There was for Stacey when she found out. Remember how her classmates treated her? I have to add this because I've been reading a lot of people saying Abby and this particular quote about Stacey made me want to share. My father died very suddenly when I was seven and for some reason all of my friends started treating me differently like they could catch what happened to me and their father could die. It is funny how there is a social stigma really for everything because most people think bad things are like the plague and can spread.....anyway, I guess you can say I vote for Abby!
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Post by zoar3 on Apr 11, 2011 16:52:03 GMT -5
^I'm sorry Wiggirl, hug.
I think Kristy or Claudia had it the worst. With Abby, it was a daily, 24/7 thing. I mean she transferred her hidden anger/hurt/probably feelings of abandonment into the in-your-face, jokester person. Claudia, I agree with other posters that once Mimi died, she did feel apart of her passed on also. I wish Claudia and the Great Search had literally been more about Claud's search for her place in her family or moving on after Mimi. I picked Kristy because of her remarks (some of my very favorite BSC passages) in "Sad Goodbye." Kristy tells us when her dad walked out she broke inside. I still feel a big part of why the BSC is so important to Kristy is that its a family she created that won't leave her. There are times when that seems to destruct or when traitors/mean people like MA can be, forget about her and she probably (to some extent) felt abandoned all over again.
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Post by anzuhana on Apr 11, 2011 16:56:53 GMT -5
I'm sorry about that, wiggir13.
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Post by wiggir13 on Apr 11, 2011 18:01:13 GMT -5
^I'm sorry. I picked Kristy because of her remarks (some of my very favorite BSC passages) in "Sad Goodbye." Kristy tells us when her dad walked out she broke inside. I still feel a big part of why the BSC is so important to Kristy is that its a family she created that won't leave her. There are times when that seems to destruct or when traitors/mean people like MA can be, forget about her and she probably (to some extent) felt abandoned all over again. I have never thought of it that way, but that makes a lot of sense. I was really glad to see the Watson/Kristy relationship get better as the books went along, however, I am still not sure how I feel about the FF in which she goes to her dad's for the wedding.
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Post by zoar3 on Apr 11, 2011 18:14:57 GMT -5
^I despised first and foremost Edie for allowing her kids to go to the wedding and hated the fact that Charlie went through with it. Why any mother would suddenly trust her sleazeball deadbeat ex with her kids cross country is beyond me. Talk about bad feeling, that was it. If nothing else, why Patrick did not invite David Michael should have been made very clear.
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