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Post by dawnomite on May 22, 2007 17:05:58 GMT -5
I can't believe how mean Karen is to David Michael in this this one. Teasing him for being Piglet, getting all of his friends to make pig noises at him, and mentioning constantly how she doesn't want him at her school and with her friends. Wow. I also can't believe that I didn't realize what a brat Karen could be when I was younger. It scares me actually that I never seemed to see much wrong with her behavior. Don't get me wrong, I still love the LS books, but I'm beginning to realize that Karen is not a very nice person.
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on Oct 12, 2007 21:02:19 GMT -5
I couldn't believe Karen made fun of DM for being Piglet either, he was my favorite Pooh character! And it was cool reading about DM getting into acting; most guys I know stay away from the spotlight unless you're a drama kid.
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Post by aln1982 on Oct 12, 2007 23:43:25 GMT -5
^ I think Karen was being mean to DM because she was jealous of his relationship with Watson (which is kind of understandable with the whole stepfamily thing) - not that this is an excuse. At least she did feel bad about being mean in the end and then tried to be nice to him, though. That's what I see about Karen - she messes up but realizes it and tries to make ammends. This doesn't mean to me that she's a bad person, just a realistic one who makes mistakes. At least she realizes them (which is probably how we also see so many of them because the books are coming from her honest point of view).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2007 5:05:25 GMT -5
^ Does Karen mention anything about being jealous of David Michael's closeness with Watson in this book? It's been years since I read it, so I can't remember, but I was thinking just the other day about how David Michael sometimes seems to be overlooked in favour of his siblings.
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Post by aln1982 on Oct 13, 2007 7:57:25 GMT -5
^ I don't know if Karen specifically says she's jealous but it's pretty obvious (and understandable). As for DM being overlooked, I don't see it that much (other than his dad taking off) and do see how Karen might feel like Waston is her "real" dad but DM is the one who gets to see him more. That could make someone jealous, I think, and does create a lot of stress and tension in many stepfamilies with similiar situations. sweetvalleygirl, Piglet is my favorite, too. I was so excited when they finally had a Piglet character to meet at Disney (I was like 18, too) and had to get my picture with him. ;D Also like seeing guys involved in acting.
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Post by sparklymouse on Oct 13, 2007 16:55:29 GMT -5
Some of these books blur together. Was this the one where Elizabeth and Watson were going to pull DM out of his school and put him in Karen's? If so then I don't really blame Karen for not wanting him there. Of course she could have been nicer about it (as usual), but there's nothing wrong with wanting her own territory.
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Post by wanderingfrog on Oct 13, 2007 17:27:50 GMT -5
I'm an Eeyore fan. And I like Tigger a lot, and Pooh. I think Piglet is kind of whiny. I wouldn't have been a brat to anyone because they were Piglet in a play, though! I do understand that she might not want DM at her school.
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Post by aln1982 on Oct 13, 2007 19:27:53 GMT -5
Some of these books blur together. Was this the one where Elizabeth and Watson were going to pull DM out of his school and put him in Karen's? If so then I don't really blame Karen for not wanting him there. Of course she could have been nicer about it (as usual), but there's nothing wrong with wanting her own territory. I think this was the one. And poor DM didn't even want to go there. I don't think she was being mean to him for being Piglet because it was Piglet. She just wanted to think of something to be mean about (and I think she kind of admitted that and did feel bad about it.)
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on Oct 13, 2007 21:37:54 GMT -5
Some of these books blur together. Was this the one where Elizabeth and Watson were going to pull DM out of his school and put him in Karen's? If so then I don't really blame Karen for not wanting him there. Of course she could have been nicer about it (as usual), but there's nothing wrong with wanting her own territory. Yeah that sounds right, I actually forgot about how the fight started until you mentioned it, thanks!
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Post by supprazz on Sept 26, 2008 11:14:30 GMT -5
awww I love piglet, my favourite from Winnie the Pooh!!!
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Post by annieb on Dec 14, 2008 15:12:39 GMT -5
Karen was mean to DM, but I can't stand DM, he seems snobby.
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Post by wenonah4th on Dec 28, 2009 16:41:20 GMT -5
That play-by-play sounds like it was a pretty neat deal. Is it mentioned in any other books?
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Post by anzuhana on Jul 11, 2011 12:37:52 GMT -5
Karen was pretty horrible to David Michael. I felt bad for him. I did like reading about the food list for the party. I also liked the trip to New York for the parade.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Aug 5, 2011 18:12:54 GMT -5
So is this book subtly trying to tell this that a private school education is better? Maybe because there are fewer students in the class? (i.e. Ms. Colman's class has 14 or 15 students or whatever...)
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Post by sparklymouse on Aug 6, 2011 14:47:59 GMT -5
I'm not sure what the class sizes at SES were. They had multiple classes of the same grade, so they may not have been any more populated than Karen's school. David Michael was struggling while Karen was thriving, so it made sense that Watson and Elizabeth would compare the two. I'd like to think it wasn't a private vs. public debate, and if Karen was in a different class than David Michael at SES they would have considered moving him to that teacher as well.
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