lyricalangel
Sitting For The Newtons
Logan's love-bunny
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Post by lyricalangel on Sept 9, 2007 1:56:06 GMT -5
^That would be awesome to see. LOL.
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Post by wenonah4th on Sept 11, 2007 16:16:21 GMT -5
Well, at wha t point did the custody arrangement switch to one month in each house?
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Post by greer on Sept 11, 2007 18:51:14 GMT -5
in ls #48, karens two families. that was published at the same time as Kristy and the Copycat. I am not sure how well the timeline matches up.
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Post by hitzpink on Sept 11, 2007 20:54:19 GMT -5
I totally agree with this! The girls have each other pigeon-holed so perfectly and when one of them dares to break out of their assigned stereotype a little bit, the others give them hell for it. (For example see Mary Anne's Makeover!) I do think this is somewhat common for young girls though. When I was in junior high school we all definitely had our own "roles" and changes were not viewed in a positive light.
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starrynight
Sitting For The Kuhns
The Royal Diner of Pizza Express
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Post by starrynight on Sept 12, 2007 14:34:07 GMT -5
^ Things were like that with my group of friends in high school. I was supposed to be the happy, cheery, easy-going one who agreed with everyone. If I ever defended something I believed in or argued ANYTHING, it was practically illegal.
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Post by aln1982 on Oct 14, 2007 15:39:56 GMT -5
Been thinking about Kristy and how awful her early life must have been with her dad leaving, having so many responsibilities, and then the upheaval with the move and new family. I’m starting to wonder if maybe this is what caused her attitude towards the club. She was so wrapped up in keeping it together and so tyrannical at times. The club gave her soemthing stable and something in her life she could control. I think she’s a take-charge person by nature but also think the club might have given her some sense of order, power, and belonging in her life when other things must have seemed so mixed up. Maybe that helped her cope since she turned out pretty good considering all she went through. I’m probably thinking way too deeply about this, though. ;D
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macca
Sitting For The Newtons
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Post by macca on Oct 14, 2007 18:24:47 GMT -5
Been thinking about Kristy and how awful her early life must have been with her dad leaving, having so many responsibilities, and then the upheaval with the move and new family. I’m starting to wonder if maybe this is what caused her attitude towards the club. She was so wrapped up in keeping it together and so tyrannical at times. The club gave her soemthing stable and something in her life she could control. I think she’s a take-charge person by nature but also think the club might have given her some sense of order, power, and belonging in her life when other things must have seemed so mixed up. Maybe that helped her cope since she turned out pretty good considering all she went through. I’m probably thinking way too deeply about this, though. ;D I think that theory was totally addressed in Graduation Day.
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Post by aln1982 on Oct 14, 2007 19:34:52 GMT -5
^ I've never read that one. Maybe I'll have to now (but I just can't make myself read the last one. Too sad. ;D)
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fluffycakes
Junior Sitter
A silken-haired beauty with a laugh like pealing bells
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Post by fluffycakes on Nov 29, 2007 13:18:31 GMT -5
Been thinking about Kristy and how awful her early life must have been with her dad leaving, having so many responsibilities, and then the upheaval with the move and new family. I’m starting to wonder if maybe this is what caused her attitude towards the club. She was so wrapped up in keeping it together and so tyrannical at times. The club gave her soemthing stable and something in her life she could control. I think she’s a take-charge person by nature but also think the club might have given her some sense of order, power, and belonging in her life when other things must have seemed so mixed up. Maybe that helped her cope since she turned out pretty good considering all she went through. I’m probably thinking way too deeply about this, though. ;D Great insight, aln! I haven't read Graduation Day either, so I have no idea how this was addressed, but I think you made some great points.
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janey83
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Post by janey83 on Dec 3, 2007 13:36:17 GMT -5
I have to admit, when I was a kid -- didn't like Kristy at all. I thought she was immature, just like Stacey and Claudia thought. Now, I'm starting to see Kristy in a new light. I like reading about stuff from when she was a kid (hellllo, portrait collection!), and I think she's actually very mature for her age. She's so dedicated to coaching the Krushers, and being there for her kids. I think that's really admirable. She doesn't do it to boost her ego; she really believes in the kids and wants them to really have fun and learn about teamwork. I also respect the fact that she doesn't care what other people think of her. She'll wear clothes that she likes, she'll stick up for her friends, and tell it like it is. Sometimes I wish I had that bravery! I just realized that by buying secondhand, just how few Kristy books I orginally had. Maybe 2 or 3, compared to 10 or so Stacey books. I just thought it was interesting how much my opinion changed over the years.
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Post by aln1982 on Dec 3, 2007 17:23:56 GMT -5
^It is funny how opinions do change. ;D I'm the opposite, though, where I see Kristy as less mature than I did as a kid when she was my favorite. I don't think she's immature, though, still, and that is why I never used to like Claudia and Stacey because they thought that clothes/makeup/boys made maturity. And who cares that MA and Kristy played with dolls? I still dress my American Girl dolls and I'm 25 (and have a ton of doll stuff on my Christmas list). ;D
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Post by Karen Brewer on Dec 4, 2007 19:20:00 GMT -5
I've never understood how being interested in boys, clothes, and makeup makes you "mature" which is basically what Stacey and Claudia thought.
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lilafowler
Sitting For The Johanssens
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Post by lilafowler on Dec 6, 2007 0:42:32 GMT -5
Well, they were also thirteen. I thought that was pretty realistic.
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Post by aln1982 on Dec 6, 2007 1:30:58 GMT -5
^ I think it's realistic they thought that but still don't agree with them (and wouldn't have at 13, either. I was a "Kristy" and proud of it. ;D Also got a lot of criticism as being "uncool" for it, though usually wasn't called immature.)
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Post by Karen Brewer on Dec 6, 2007 14:33:47 GMT -5
There are still people like that. I'd have to say I was more of a "Kristy" too when I was younger.
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