oldhickory
Sitting For The Arnolds
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Post by oldhickory on Feb 9, 2011 19:25:19 GMT -5
i'm pretty sure they talk about her getting tested in her portrait, but don't quote me.
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u4me
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Post by u4me on Feb 9, 2011 20:20:01 GMT -5
I am so sick of people diagnosing kids as ADD/ADHD and overmedicating them. (I don't mean for that to sound like I'm being hateful toward Buckingham.) I'm glad they didn't diagnose Claud as ADD/ADHD. I think that's something people say kids have, but in reality, most of it is due to awful parenting. Not saying it the disorder doesn't exist, but I don't think it's as common as people say.
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supprazz
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Post by supprazz on May 31, 2011 3:14:54 GMT -5
Wait a minute, didn't Claudia try to "fail" her test for the Alternative school and that's how she got in?
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Post by anzuhana on May 31, 2011 9:32:28 GMT -5
^ Yeah, she did. Instead of trying to well on the exams to determine her strengths and weaknesses, she did the opposite.
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Post by zoar3 on May 31, 2011 15:12:02 GMT -5
I'm applauding what you said U4me, thank you. It has become much too commonplace for adults in various capacities to throw a label on a child. Sadly what usually follows is people seeing that label instead of the child. That is actually one reason I decided against becoming a psychologist.
In Claudia's case, I am among those who honestly believe that like a lot of other young (and older) teens she really did believe school didn't matter, especially because of her talent. What I still fail to "get" is why her parents never did anything after receiving one of her infamous "Hi! Who Are You?" letters.
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sarish
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Post by sarish on May 31, 2011 16:30:45 GMT -5
^I bet if the series was written today instead, she would have been tested for something...it is insane how often "being a child" is diagnosed differently.
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supprazz
Sitting For The Newtons
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Post by supprazz on Aug 24, 2011 2:55:07 GMT -5
misdiagnoses are so common, and some teachers today are so quick to tell parents their kids have ADHD when they don't
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Post by virgoscorpio on Nov 23, 2011 22:17:56 GMT -5
I always figured that they needed SOMEONE to fall into the "I don't like school" category, so they really jammed Claudia in that. The others being "wholesome" role-models were all average, good, or very good at school. Claudia wasn't a bad role-model because she was GOOD AT ART, the saving grace. Oh, and she babysits. So she's responsible.
But how can a 13 year old girl have the money to buy that much clothing and accessories that she didn't wear the same thing twice and accessorized the hell out of every outfit?!
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Post by zoar3 on Nov 23, 2011 23:43:53 GMT -5
^Especially since the girls only made $2-$3 an hour. That is definitely one of the top BSC million dollar questions. I also wondered where Claudia put (not only clothes) all her stuff. She had a hoard of various items. I guess that goes back to the debate as to just how big her room was. I remember being shocked at the cover of "Mallory and the Mystery Diary" at Mal's queen sized bed and the fact the room had space to spare. I had thought Kristy was the only sitter with a bigger than twin bed. Back to Claud and her room. At various points besides a desk, director's and desk chair, she also had an arm chair, nightstand, at least one bookcase, probably various cabinets. Maybe she had a Jetson-like space-age shrinking device for items not in use? (Like how George's car would transform/shrink into his briefcase).
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Post by sparklymouse on Nov 24, 2011 10:04:31 GMT -5
It probably didn't take that much effort for her not to wear the exact same outfit twice. She wore the same articles of clothing multiple times, just matched up with other stuff. I don't know how she could remember every little detail of what she wore to replicate it anyway.
I remember in the movie how big and light (and clean) Claudia's room was.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Nov 26, 2011 22:07:54 GMT -5
So I'm currently reading Stacey and the Missing Ring, and the cool factor of Claudia's outfit in the book is that she's carrying a red lunch-box as a purse. How is that considered "cool" and not at all babyish?!
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Post by zoar3 on Nov 26, 2011 23:31:55 GMT -5
^Maybe because it was considered "A Kishi original?" a.k.a. "a risk that (Claudia made) work(ed)?" ON lately has an assortment of metal lunch-boxes for sale at the checkout. Perhaps Claudia "knew" that way back when. I do remember thinking how cute it was when Barbara Hirsch brought cookies to MA's house for their first group meeting in a Casper Lunch Pail. I assumed that meant an actual pail as opposed to box. I don't think either were ever mentioned again. Didn't Dawn keep using the same paper or plastic bag for her lunch? In this case, it's probably another example of Claudia being an 80's trend setter!
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Post by booboobrewer on Nov 27, 2011 0:19:43 GMT -5
I always wondered what the lunch box looked like, I used to picture it looking like whatever lunch box I myself had at the moment--I had a big, clunky one at one time and whenever I read the book, imagined Claudia lugging that thing everywhere
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Post by virgoscorpio on Nov 27, 2011 15:35:33 GMT -5
I picture it looking something like a red, square plastic lunchbox. Like the Thermos ones that were really popular in the 80s and 90s that came with the big circular cup people used for soup or drinks.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 2, 2012 0:17:00 GMT -5
In Kristy and the Haunted Mansion, Claud is wearing earrings make with glass she found on the beach that's inside small cages. The first thing I thought of when I read that was, "Wow. Claud's earlobes are going to be really droopy when she's older". And as a guy, I can't imagine wearing those and being constantly distracted by the weight on your ears.
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