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danidee92 in bsc_snark

Kristy's Book-Part 2

Mar 19, 2017 19:39

Hey, guys! Sorry this took a while. I actually like this book, but it isn't that easy to snark. I've also been busy studying for my midterms. But I got around to writing more. Enjoy!
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shatisarockgod March 20 2017, 00:26:10 UTC

At least she gave a shit enough to come after her. If this was a decade or so later, and it was Emily who had sneaked into the movies alone, Liz wouldn't even notice.--LMFAO! You're definitely right there. Talking about adults, Nannie would be the only one to notice Emily's gone ( ... )

road_baby March 20 2017, 01:00:34 UTC

Who the Hell lets their seven and nine year old out alone?! I know things were different when Ann grew up but not when these books took place. Hell, I thought it was weird reading about 11 year olds going around town by themselves. But oh, silly me. I forget kids never get kidnapped in Stoneybrook *coughBuddyBarrettcough*!

I wonder if Ann knew there was a show about a kid who turned into a car in the 80s? It was called Turbo Teen and it was weird as Hell.

the1812overture March 21 2017, 08:13:54 UTC

Kristy was born in 1974, and so this would be 1979. This book is pretty correct for the time, and in fact, it's normal for when I was a 5-year-old in the early-mid 80's. I can still tell you the name and location of the theater we used to to go where out parents would let us go see one movie alone while they saw another. Literally 100% off what's in this recap is what was normal for when I was that age, about six years after this book took place.

road_baby March 22 2017, 01:55:15 UTC

That's so crazy to me. I grew up in the early 80s too and my mom would have never allowed me to go around on my own at five/seven/nine. The only thing I remember being allowed to do on my own was look around the bookstore and video store. But, my mom was over protective.

the1812overture March 22 2017, 06:37:18 UTC

These days, letting kids wander around bookstores or video stores is seen as too much freedom. The rule of thumb now is arm's reach. Any farther is too far in 2017.

Doesn't help that a mom let her 4-year-old play around a clothing store by himself, and he hung himself today in a dressing room.

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the1812overture March 21 2017, 08:11:21 UTC

Every time she gets permission to do something they can do, they're given another new privilege.

Lucky. When I was a kid, my younger brother got the same permissions. I didn't get to do things until he was old enough.

Still Sam, at seven, is allowed to walk to a friends house on the next block by himself. Shows how different the times were. My mom barely let do that when I was eleven or twelve, let alone seven. I just looked up the distance from the house I was in when I was 6, and the school I went to. 0.6 mile. In first grade, I was expected to walk to school. At 10, I was allowed to take the city bus with friends to the mall, which was 2.6 miles away. In the 80's and early 90's, it was still common go leave in the morning and not come home until the sun was going down, hot and sticky-itchy from playing all day. Most of today's kids are missing out ( ... )

the1812overture March 21 2017, 08:11:34 UTC

I am not a parent yet and I'm an abnormally anxious person, but I feel like I would want to walk my kid over, even if it was across the street.

When I was a TEENAGER is when I wouldn't.

Funny how that works.

The friends' mother picks them all up and believes Kristy's story that her mother said she could go to the movies. I don't know, it doesn't seem that responsible, I feel like she definitely should have confirmed with Liz.

Even back then, yes, you'd confirm with the parents before driving someone else's kids anywhere. The only exception was if you were driving the kid home.

Liz makes all three kids leave (it's not really fair to Sam and Charlie. She says Charlie should have known Kristy was lying, but he's a nine year old boy.)

Liz's manic here is understandable.

As they go home, Kristy sits in the front seat with Liz, which... isn't safe. All these things she isn't allowed to do, and she's allowed in the front seat? Kristy was born in 1974. This would be 1979. I was born in 1980. Not only were infants allowed ( ... )

danidee92 March 21 2017, 17:03:27 UTC

It's also teaching me a lot! I was born in 1992 and my mom was very overprotective. I was never allowed to do any of the things Sam and Charlie were. Sometimes I forget that these characters were children decades before I was, hence my inaccuracy in this snark. It's interesting to hear that this was normal back then! Thank you!

the1812overture March 22 2017, 00:46:33 UTC

I could have been your BSC jr associate babysitter ( ... )