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Post by aln1982 on Feb 7, 2008 10:51:51 GMT -5
^ I could have "taken care" of pre-controlling Logan pretty quickly, I think, and probably would have ended up controlling him. ;D As for this book, I can't remember anymore why MA searched the attic. Was she looking for stuff about her mom? Also, did she even know her grandparents existed? I can't remember.
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Post by sarish on Feb 7, 2008 10:53:05 GMT -5
I don't remember either, aln! I think her father told her that her grandparents had all died before she was born.
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 7, 2008 11:02:03 GMT -5
^ That's what I was thinking, too. Now I'll have to check....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2008 0:00:18 GMT -5
I thought maybe that MA had actually been adopted and those were her orignal parents in the photos. Until I found out it was her grandparents. I wondered why her dad deprived her of seeing her grandparents all these years? I thought this was neat, you actually get to "see" th history behind her life. I had only read books where it was her and her dad.
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Post by greer on Feb 11, 2008 0:05:49 GMT -5
Hmm... It seemed like a pretty bitter custody battle.
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Post by luckymojo on Feb 11, 2008 0:16:47 GMT -5
Must of been some swearing going on between Richard and the grandparents.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Feb 20, 2008 1:41:58 GMT -5
^ Maybe there was something about Richard back then?? Sharon's parents move their daughter all of the way to California to get her away from him, and then the grandparents were trying to get custody of her. ;D
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Post by nothingtolose18 on Feb 23, 2008 3:25:59 GMT -5
I thought it was awfully selfish of Mary Anne's grandparents to try to keep her. I mean, here was Richard, just grieving over the death of his wife. He sends his baby away to live with her grandparents, because he just can't handle looking after her. But suddenly, he begins to heal, and he's all alone. All he wants is his baby back, but they won't give her up. I mean, I know that they were grieving too, over the loss of their daughter, but they should have realized that her rightful place was with her father, so that he wouldn't be completely alone. I would think that having Mary Anne around would bring Richard some sense of peace, like he still has a little piece of Alma with him. I guess they realized that after, though. (Please bear in mind that I've never read MA's book and it's been forever and a day since I read this one, so I can't really remember any details of the custody battle).
Edit: I forgot to mention that I also think Mary Anne looks really pretty on the covers, and very Mary Anne-like, if you know what I mean ;D
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Post by Rie on Feb 23, 2008 7:40:00 GMT -5
^I definitely agree with you,nothingtolose.
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Post by Kylie90210 on May 21, 2008 21:28:01 GMT -5
Good points, Nothingtolose and Mcpon.
I agree about poor Richard, but I guess her Grandparents weren't thinking along those lines.
It's kinda strange, that no one ever mentioned it to Kristy, Claud or MA, considering how close they were supposed to be growing up.
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Post by starrynight on May 23, 2008 17:15:50 GMT -5
^ I always thought it was weird that NONE of them ever heard anything about it, especially when there didn't seem to be any sort of plot to keep it a secret. Didn't Kristy's mom say she'd forgotten about it when Kristy asked her?
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Post by bscfan81 on Jul 30, 2008 11:26:17 GMT -5
I think it seems odd, too. You'd think their parents would remember something about that, considering that sort of thing doesn't happen every day--well, at least not in BSC Land.
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Post by bsclover18 on Jul 30, 2008 12:37:49 GMT -5
I know...unless Mr. Spier told them not to say anything. He could of done that if he didn't want MA to know.
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Post by Kylie90210 on Aug 3, 2008 21:15:25 GMT -5
^ Except he didn't tell them not to say anything, because Elizabeth said she had forgotten about it.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Aug 10, 2008 14:33:25 GMT -5
^ Did they ask the Kishis, or maybe others around the neighborhood, besides the Elizabeth? I used to live in a small town in Montana, and gossip like that travels fast.
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