Buddy Barrett, on the other hand, I always thought would turn out BAD. His dad was MIA, his mom was a flake who always seemed to care more about herself than her kids, and when he hit his teen years he was going to have 6 - or 5, was one of the DeWitts was the same age as him? younger siblings who would most likely be getting the bulk of the attention.
I don't think Buddy would be "bad," but yes, I can see him going through some tumultuous angst, deep, moody brooding and anxiety in his teen years, especially at fourteen and fifteen...his sisters possibly also.
Vanessa I can see actually writing popular books while Mallory...well...can't.
Probably will end up moving away and find a nice guy there.
I see that with Vanessa also, but I also see it with Mallory.
Both have a wonderful set of kids, though and both love being aunts.
Finally, Claire decides to stay in Stoneybrook. She marries Johnny Hobart and works as a stay at home mom. She's the one that took after her mother the most. This is because they have six children.
I see Claire having a large family, maybe five to seven kids like Kristy has, but I see her either as a book illustrator, a chocolate-maker or as a designer of playground equipment.
In my scenario, Claire ends up living either in Stamford, Hartford or Rhode Island.
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In my take on some of the clients, I have Karen as an archeologist today, not married and no kids yet.
To see what Karen looks like today...
this thread can show you.
Right now, she's on a year-long mission in South Africa and on the side, is helping get the vaccines out to the poorer, rural regions of South Africa.
She has released several podcasts about the importance of life-saving vaccines.
She and her archeology teammates along with local South Africans had a reason to celebrate in late August of 2020.
Normally, she lives in Chicago and will be returning to the States in the late summer of 2021.
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Andrew is an architect and lives in the New England area, but not Connecticut.
See Andrew today in this thread...don't mind the resemblance to any actors, though...it's his work ID photo, which he often jokes about.
No kids or marriage yet, although he is regularly dating a lady from NYC and they are contemplating moving in together in the autumn of 2021.
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Emily Michelle lives in Maine and is a third-grade teacher today. Not married and no kids yet.
Here she is in this thread if you want to see what she looks like today.
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Today, Charlotte Johanssen is a science professor at a university in Burlington Vermont, has a two-year-old daughter and a live-in fiancée, although they are in no hurry to marry.
To see what she looks like today,
her picture is here on this thread.
Charlotte and her close friend Becca Ramsey meet for lunch or dinner every few weeks.
Vanessa Pike joins Charlotte and Becca when she's occasionally in the viscinity.
Before Karen Brewer left for her archeology mission in South Africa last summer, Karen would join them when she was visiting New England.
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Today, Susan Felder has made great strides from her days as a non-verbal charge of Kristy's.
She is now moderately verbal, although she still needs extra time to respond to others' communications with her.
To see what she looks like today in 2021,
see her pictures on this thread.
She still plays her piano for hours at a time and now the violin and she still has an uncanny knack for accurate calendar date memorization.
In addition, she has an extraordinary sharp, detailed knowledge of historical events.
She streams and podcasts music for various company presentations for her living.
She today lives in Stoneybrook...she never had any desire to leave Stoneybrook once she completed high school...never married, has no desire to date, has no kids, but will soon be an aunt to her sister Hope's daughter, who is due in July.
Hope is living in Rhode Island and the two Felder sisters see each other every couple of weeks for lunch or dinner.
Susan lives fairly independently and bought out her parents' old house when her parents moved to a retirement community near the outskirts of Stoneybrook, so Susan now lives in her old family homestead.
Twice a week or so, she attends an autistic group workshop to touch base with other individuals with autism and to keep her basic daily living skills focused.
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Becca is a minerologist living in Burlington close to Charlotte and the two meet regularly for lunch or dinner.
No kids or spouse yet, but dates on and off a guy who is a modern dancer.
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Vanessa Pike lives in Auburn, New York today at a lakeside home not too far from the old-age home that Harriet Tubman set up.
She writes poetry for various magazines today, is a magazine editor as a main living, has a son and two daughters, lives with the kids' dad, but they are in no rush to marry.
She sees Charlotte and Becca when they visit or when she visits them in Burlington.
I'll have more on some of the other clients when I catch up to others
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