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Post by zoar3 on Aug 16, 2010 22:14:04 GMT -5
A while back I had a different thought on this but forgot to post. We know that at least, Richard Spier, Mr. Perkins, possibly Mr. Ramsey, along with countless other BSC Dad's were lawyers. At one point, didn't Richard even start his own firm? Along with that thought, we have the "real live millionaire" Watson Brewer. If Mr. Pike truly had been out of work for a longer period and the family had become more "destitute" I wonder if any of the aforementioned people would have offerred/helped him to find a job? I mean this is Stoneybrook!
Oh I wish the Delaneys had not moved only to be replaced by the ever so annoyingly dull Kormans.
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Post by anzuhana on Aug 17, 2010 9:31:41 GMT -5
^ I think it was in Dawn and the Impossible Three when Richard said that he started his own law firm.
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Post by zoar3 on Aug 17, 2010 11:03:35 GMT -5
^You're right! At the Schafer's Memorial Day picnic. Richard was able top stand up to Pop Pop by telling him he (Richard) had bothed moved into a nicer neighborhood and begun his own firm.
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Post by oldhickory on Aug 17, 2010 14:16:36 GMT -5
Why did Vanessa have to ashamed of doing other girls hair? I thought it was kind of cute, and realistic for a girl that age to do. i don't think she was necessarily ashamed of doing hair. i think she was more ashamed that she couldn't sell her poetry, and had to do hair instead.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 3, 2011 17:44:26 GMT -5
I like the cover, I think it's well done. Max and Amanda are *exactly* how I pictured them -- especially Amanda, with her face shape, hairstyle, and even her body. On the cover, you can tell that the girl could be a b*tch.
Mallory looks aight on the cover, too. In fact, you could catch a girl wearing that outfit today. Skinny jeans are in right now -- I could see her look on a "hipster".
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 3, 2011 17:44:47 GMT -5
Also, it annoyed me how Jessi and Mallory kept using the word "stale".
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Post by candykane on Jan 7, 2011 14:27:08 GMT -5
I agree! The Delaneys could be brats, but they were a lot more interesting to read about.
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Post by zoar3 on Jan 8, 2011 0:06:42 GMT -5
^They really were, Candykane! I thought Max, might have made an eventual friend for DM. It would have been interesting to read about the Delaneys ongoing relationship with Stacey.
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Post by wiggir13 on May 13, 2011 17:11:55 GMT -5
Also, it annoyed me how Jessi and Mallory kept using the word "stale". Man I hated that too! I felt like it was in every chapter. I have a friend who lost her job not too long ago, and she pulled a Mr Pike. I guess I can see now how that reaction is right on b/c she felt so useless and deflated. I love how the girls all have no hesitation about giving Mal their jobs until her dad gets another job. It is really nice because then you know that the business was never really about the money, it was about the friendships!
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Post by virgoscorpio on Mar 2, 2012 1:18:40 GMT -5
^ That was really sweet. And in a way, the girls were supporting the whole Pike family. I bet they all felt attached to them since they were a supportive family and one of their first sitting charges.
I read this again today and the thing that stood out to me was the cover. I've mentioned how Mallory looks good on it (one of her best, she looks fab! She looks rather pretty on the cover. She lucked out during this time of the series because this is also around California Girls time). Although the cover is nice and actually one of the better covers, what bothers me is the tagline: "Why can't everyone live like this?" I guess it's annoying because Mal actually lives in a middle-class neighbourhood (at least) with a house with 4 bedrooms and more than 1 bathroom. I just compare this to people who are actually in worse conditions than Mal, who have something to complain about. With that being said, I understand every case is unique and difficult for the person experiencing it. I just laughed a the "white privilege" that reigned supreme on this cover, as well as in many other books. Poor Mallory. She doesn't have an underground pool. Life's a shame. Also, I'm sure they think the socio-economic status of the people reading the books is probably similar to the BSC members themselves, I can see how this was a way for "young kids" of that bracket to learn about losing a job.
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Post by wenonah4th on Mar 2, 2012 16:22:38 GMT -5
Therr e was a point that "downsize" was the term of choice for non-firing loss of job.
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Post by greer on Mar 2, 2012 17:53:25 GMT -5
Therr e was a point that "downsize" was the term of choice for non-firing loss of job. Huh? It still means that.
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Post by wanderingfrog on Mar 2, 2012 20:06:44 GMT -5
I love how the girls all have no hesitation about giving Mal their jobs until her dad gets another job. It is really nice because then you know that the business was never really about the money, it was about the friendships! You would certainly hope so, considering how little they earn!
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Post by virgoscorpio on Mar 2, 2012 23:22:28 GMT -5
^ Corporate "restructuring" is another word to describe it, which happened to me at the beginning of last year. I wasn't the only one to go though, there were a few of us.
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Post by wenonah4th on Mar 3, 2012 13:44:26 GMT -5
I just remember "Downsizing" showing up when my dad lost his job back in 1995.
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