I could see Stacey, Mallory, Abby, and possibly Shannon staying away from drugs altogether. I do agree with Greer about her possibly taking some valium, especially if she stays as busy as she is. I definitely think Dawn would be a pothead,and Claudia might experiment with a few different things. I don't see her doing drugs heavily all the time. I think Jessi might try pot or something once, decide she doesn't like it, and never try anything else. Mary Anne is the one that's tough. On one hand, she's a good girl and probably wouldn't be inclined to do stuff like that. On the other hand, she has issues, and she might turn to something to help her cope. I could see her taking some of Shannon's valium.
I think all of the BSC ladies would avoid drugs.
All of them in university, would oaccasionally have beer and wine and occasionally get drunk or tipsy, especially in the young adult years.
Once in a blue moon, Kristy and Claudia would get together with a group of other highly successful businesswomen and sometimes their spouses and have wine until they were tipsy.
Abby and Anna, I see them occasionally getting tipsy or drunk.
Mary Anne, living and teaching in NYC, would occasionally get together with fellow teachers and sometimes neighbors and get a bit tipsy, especially after a stressful day in the trenches of teaching and battling racism, sexism and homophobia.
Stacey and Mallory, living in Boston, have a joint book club with several others.
I can see all of them getting a bit tipsy once in a while from wine.
I see Stacey, Mallory and Jessi, though, drinking the least often in university and adulthood.
Dawn is the one I see avoiding drinking, especially since she avoids meat and sugar.
Kristy doesn't deal well with change...I could see her trying to drink away her worries every so often.
I think Kristy is fine with many changes, especially by university.
I don't get where some people claim that she's this anxious, timid person who "can't" deal with change.
She actually is quite bold and loves to try new things.
I see her and Claudia at several drinking parties in young adulthood, though since those two are the boldest and most extroverted.
Stacey and Mary Anne actually are the two who are most anxious with change.
I can see Kristy having beer with the guys every now and then.
I actually see Kristy and Mary Anne having beer with mostly the gals and only occasionally a guy or two during their university years, then later in adulthood, when she and Claudia are first struggling to get their businesses off the ground after university in Minnesota, having beer get-togethers with other businesswomen.
Good ideas. I like the idea of one of them getting a special education degree. They certainly loved to help their special needs clients. Unless Mary Anne grows a backbone with age, I can't see her as a lawyer. She would cry if the opposing side objected in the courtroom.
Mary Anne does have a strong backbone...she's no weakling, but I don't see her as a lawyer either, but she'd cry if kids were returned to an abusive parent or if she heard a very sad, tragic story.
I see her as a high school counselor in NYC.
She'd especially reach out to the students having the toughest time in the ghettos and the students who are homeless and/or hungry.
I could also see Mary Anne being a kindergarten teacher or something!
I see her as more of a high school teacher/counselor living and working in NYC.
I can see her truly helping students from the ghetto escape the cycle poverty and helping drug-addicted teens off the drugs for good.
She'd offer counseling for troubled families as well as troubled students.
I can also see her helping her students combat racism, sexism, classism and homophobia.
That I can see! 😄😄😄 Stacey's gifted at math and would definitely encourage other mathematically gifted girls to embrace their math talent.
Here's how I see the BSC today in 2021...
Kristy - A highly successful owner of a large international business that specializes in hard-to-find gadgets.
Is married to a Karl Nahol and now has nine children both by birth and adoption, including one kid who is starting middle school in the fall of 2021.
Claudia - A commerical artist...owns her own business.
Is married to a Giles Armana and has three daughters, one in middle school.
Often she and Kristy, who both live in the same neighborhood in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota collaborate on various projects.
Also, Kristy and Claudia are neighbors and friends with a Liza Barry AKA Beth Barry, who was an actress for years and new has a successful jewelry and accessory-making business.
Liza occasionally also does joint projects with Kristy and Claudia.
Mary Anne - A high school counselor who also teaches several classes...she lives and works in New York City.
Is married to an Owen Geiser and has two daughters.
Is neighbors with Mona Vaughn, who is a veterinarian and is openly gay.
Also, Rowena AKA Randy Zak and her wife do not live too far from Mary Anne and Mona and all of them often spend time together.
Stacey - Is a successful engineer living in Boston, Massachusetts and has a PhD degree.
Has a son and an infant daughter and is not in any rush to marry, although the kids do see their dad regularly.
Dawn - Is an archeologist living in New Mexico near a Zuni community
Not married and has no kids yet, but loves being an aunt to Mary Anne's daughters as well as the other BSC's kids.
Abby - Is a civil rights lawyer who works with the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Organization for Women, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Has a son and two daughters, but like Stacey, is in no rush to marry, but lives with her kids' dad.
She lives in New Jersey not too far from Princeton and Newark.
Anna - Is a professional music player and composer...lives near on Long Island, but sees her sister often.
Is married with a son and a daughter.
Jessi - Is a ballet dancer who has traveled worldwide, including Russia, Poland, the middle east, India, Iceland and Scandinavia.
Is now settled in New Jersey and teaches dancing as well as often choreographs dance moves.
Is married to an Isaac Brand and has a son.
Mallory - Is an author and lives in Boston.
Has two daughters and is not married and has no desire to.
She and Stacey see each other often...they also often visit Mary Anne, Ran and Mona in NYC.
All of them are active in book clubs and sometimes the two groups meet periodically at a cafe or a fromagerie either in NYC or Boston for drinks, cheese and other snacks and talk about various books they've read.
All of the BSC have now been vaccinated against covid and are reaching out to help others adversely impacted by the fallout of the pandemic and the aftermath of MAGA-ism.
