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Post by wenonah4th on Jan 28, 2014 19:22:20 GMT -5
Some time I'll have to ask my best friend why he was a year older than his classmates. He was one year ahead of me in school but two years older than I am- to the day. (How'd you like to share your birthday with your best friend?!) and it's in March.
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mallorypike
Sitting For The Papadakis's
If I were thirteen instead of eleven, life would be a picnic...
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Post by mallorypike on Jan 28, 2014 21:42:52 GMT -5
I felt bad for Karen in this book. I could actually relate to her since my parents were divorced. I never wanted my four parents be at the same birthday party, though. (I hardly saw my biological father and his wife though so it would pretty be awkward). A list of 212 items is a bit extreme, though. I didn't like how Lisa said,"I'm a raising a brat??" where Karen was in the same room, though. If I were in her shoes, I know I would have had my feelings hurt.
I liked the circus party Karen had! Plus, the talk she had with Nannie. That was pretty sweet. I love Nannie and Karen's relationship; even though they aren't related blood-wise, they seem very close. (They never really showed Kristy's relationship with Nannie in the regular series much, huh?).
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Post by Honeybee on Jan 28, 2014 22:59:19 GMT -5
^ I don't think, I read Kristy and Nannie, relationship that much. Plus, I haven't read all the BSC books. I'm re-reading them again. Still, looking for new BSC & LS books to read.
I never wanted 212 of Birthday gifts, when I was her age. Karen, went overboard on that one. It was like, she mark every toy in the toy catalog.
The circus party, was kinda cool.
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supprazz
Sitting For The Newtons
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Post by supprazz on Jan 31, 2014 12:08:31 GMT -5
But Karen never wanted them, she came up with about 10 gifts she wanted and thought would also be nice though she didn't really need it. She added books she liked in the library to fill up space and got the Sears catalogue for more ideas and got ahead of herself
It's sad what she had to do for attention and her parents should have picked up on their behaviour being a factor.
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Post by Honeybee on Aug 15, 2014 23:18:52 GMT -5
So, I reread this book, on my Birthday, yesterday.
The 212 lists. Didn't Waston really looked at the lists? What kid want 212 presents? Some stuff, she wrote down, she didn't know what it was. She just copied it from the catalog. You think, he took the time, and read the 212 Birthday lists.
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Post by LadyDru on May 19, 2020 8:11:22 GMT -5
This book holds a special place in my heart..was super mad at most of the adults back then and still am..I failed to see how wanting just one party (while doing both activities of her parents ) and having trouble dealing with the divorce is being a brat...especially since the divorce was supposed to be friendly and here Lisa and Watson are acting like they hate each other..goes to that saying "it's not what you SAY, it's what you DO" ..I mean, no one said Stacey was a brat for wanting her parents together in the same room in Stacey's Emergency when THEY were on bad terms with each other...(still think how she yelled at them was classic)..the mature thing to do would have been to find out what Karen was thinking in regards to both the party and the long list of gifts..and Watson still calling Karen greedy even after she changed her mind..shame on him..although him and Lisa getting married again was unrealistic since both of them are married to different ppl, divorced parents HAVE gotten back together before, so it's not exactly farfetched.
Other than that, I loved reading about the two parties. Will have to read Movie Star..I also noticed in Karen's Two Families Lisa and Watson taking Karen and Andrew to a coffee shop so it was like old times.
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Post by candykane on Oct 14, 2021 17:30:47 GMT -5
I read this one again today, and realized that Karen made it through the whole story without saying one single thing about Morbidda Destiny.
I haven't read every LS book, but of the ones I have read, this is the only one I can recall her not bringing it up.
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Post by booboobrewer on Oct 14, 2021 17:34:30 GMT -5
Wow, interesting! Her birthday really takes center stage š
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Post by sparklymouse on Jan 23, 2022 22:28:34 GMT -5
The previous year Watson got Karen a magician and pony rides. Lisa took her to dinner at Klunko Clown's Palace, which sounds like a terrifying escape room.
I loved the little story about her museum field trip and stopping at McDonald's. Who doesn't have that exact field trip memory?
Why in the world did she want a stuffed ostrich? That is random.
I don't remember the Little House having an attic. There was an enormous doll named Eugene living in it! Throw him away!!!
Lisa worked on the days that Andrew was in pre-school. It didn't say doing what. But later when they got Nanny Merry it sounded like Lisa hadn't worked since having the kids.
Hannie's mom still had her wedding dress. Do any of your mothers have theirs? My mom got rid of hers, probably immediately. I would have liked to see it in person. It was very 70s in the pictures.
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Post by booboobrewer on Jan 25, 2022 23:28:03 GMT -5
Eugene: that is TERRIFYING.
Hmm, I wonder when my mom got rid of hers. I know she didnāt save it. I remember coming across a pair of platform sandals that she kept from the 70s. And a red bathing suit.
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Post by anzuhana on Jan 25, 2022 23:33:33 GMT -5
My mom didn't really have a wedding dress, considering the fact that she got married in the Soviet Union. That said, there's a photo of her and my dad after they got married and she's dressed up for the occasion.
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Post by booklover85 on Apr 9, 2022 23:58:56 GMT -5
I'm rereading Karen's Birthday right now. The scene where Watson and Lisa forgot to pick up Karen broke my heart. š
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Post by sparklymouse on Mar 14, 2024 13:41:22 GMT -5
I'm rereading Karen's Birthday right now. The scene where Watson and Lisa forgot to pick up Karen broke my heart. š I just reread this again because I checked out the graphic novel and wanted to compare them. This moment was pretty much the catalyst for Karenās behavior in the whole book. She finally told Watson at the end that she wanted her parents to talk more because it hurt her feelings so badly that they forgot her at school. Karen said that her parents only spoke when there was a problem like her needing glasses, or when Andrew was having nightmares (poor guy, wonder what that was aboutā¦), or when Watson wanted to take them to Washington D.C. and Lisa didnāt want them to go. I wonder what that was about. It was close to home and pretty educational. What more could she want? Karen got hurt at school. First the school apparently didnāt keep emergency contact information for the students on file. The nurse asked her where her mom was and had to get the phone number from a not quite 7 year old. (Karen had her momās work number memorized!) Then when Watson showed up, Lisa yelled at Karen that when she was living with mommy then she relies on mommy. She was to only call Watson for an emergency. Fast forward a few chapters to when Watson told Lisa that she was raising a brat. Lisa got super butthurt. āEx cuse me? Raising a brat? Iām not the only one raising Karen and Andrew. You are raising them too, you know.ā Was he, Lisa? At this point he saw them about 4 days per month, and she just told their kid not to go to him for anything not life-or-death when she was at her motherās house. āHannie was the first person I knew who had been dumped.ā Lol. This book focused way too much on Hannie and Scott. Nancy barely got a mention. Karen invited 3 other friends to the circus, and they werenāt even given names.
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