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Post by anzuhana on May 8, 2012 18:29:30 GMT -5
Really? I didn't look at when the books were published so it's no surprise that I was mistaken.
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Post by zoar3 on Oct 31, 2013 17:44:57 GMT -5
Didn't we have a thread on Lisa and Watson's custody arrangement? I was looking for it after reading the very first LS last night (Karen's Witch) and just wanted to see if there was any discussion of earlier years. I forgot to say in my post on Karen's Ghost the other day that I think that was the only book Karen told us that Lisa and Watson divorced when she was still in preschool. So if Karen was 4 and Andrew 2, maybe there were 2+ years in between that time and when both of their parents remarried. Makes me wish Andrew and Karen and really all the Thomas kids, too, had more of a say and role in Elizabeth and Watson's marriage. I don't think until the end Andrew and Karen ever met Charlie, Sam, and certainly not Kristy or even David Michael. If there was a 2 year space it would also make me more upset at how awful all the adults were to Karen in "Karen's Birthday." I realize their re-marriages might have been "new" then but the divorce wasn't and most importantly, Andrew and Karen should always come first anyway. Just something to think about as we know any type of time in Stoneybrook can be a challenge to figure out! ETA: I found the custody thread. It was in the "Yesterday's News" section. babysittersclub.proboards.com/thread/4520/custody-agreement
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Post by stolenbooks on Dec 31, 2015 17:01:45 GMT -5
I always thought a month at each house was a really long time to be away from the parent that they weren't living with. It rarely mentioned Karen and Andrew even talking on the phone with the one they weren't with at the time. The old arrangement was typical, I thought. Unfortunately the dad usually gets the short end of the stick in custody arrangements. I agree, I thought the arrangement was odd. But I knew a couple that would do it every other day, which was so bad for the kids. They eventually had to change it. I didn't like the original arrangement, at all. But I didn't like their one month on, one month off arrangement either. I just didn't get why they couldn't do every other week. Seems like it'd be fair to both Lisa and Watson. I actually didn't like Lisa much in this book. I get wanting to see her kids a lot, but Karen was so unhappy. Then she was willing to get Karen a puppy vs. letting her have more time with her dad. She just came across as very selfish and not thinking about the best interest of her kids.
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Post by LadyDru on May 5, 2020 8:52:21 GMT -5
I finally got this book and read it. I've wanted to for years. I could relate to the moment she cried because she had to leave..I am the same way when wishing I got to have some more time with a new friend I enjoyed getting to know. Also relate to her feeling like her voice had no power and wanted to hug her then. I agree that Lisa was selfish and I especially like that Pamela was actually not a jerk about Karen's problem.
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on May 5, 2020 14:36:32 GMT -5
^ Pamela not being a jerk was a pleasant surprise.
Lisa was just rotten though. It was Like she was saying “I’ll let you get a dog as long as you agree to stay with me more.” That hardly seems fair to Watson. The new arrangement was okay but they lived close enough for a biweekly trip. I don’t know why that isn’t a solution.
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Post by sparklymouse on Jul 3, 2023 14:04:42 GMT -5
Ann thanked “John C. Esposito, attorney-at-law, for his suggestions and comments while preparing this manuscript.” So, she didn’t just pull everything out of her butt in this one.
Karen fell into a deep depression, and both parents were pretty la-ti-da about it. I thought it was telling that Karen knew who her parents’ lawyers were.
Kristy was pretty lame and unsupportive. She joked that the big house was pretty full without Karen and Andrew being there. (Go move in with Mary Anne then so Karen can see her dad.) She then said Karen was lucky to see Watson at all because Kristy hadn’t seen her dad in years and didn’t even know where he was. (It’s not about your deadbeat dad, Kristy.)
Ricky and Pamela were kind and supportive. I didn’t even mind that Karen went to Ms. Colman to try to get some unbiased advice.
Karen said that the newborn pup was as soft as a whisper of wind. Ah, yes. What a natural thing for a little girl to say. These people were paying a few thousand bucks for these purebred hoity-toity dogs and then naming them things like Bucko, Twinkie, and Woody.
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