[Report This]Date: December 31 2016 12:24 PM Title: Chapter 60: Parental Guidance
Ack! And just when Peter was about to get his first kiss. Ah well. Stay strong, Lisa!
Author's Response:
;) Missed it by that much
[Report This]Date: December 29 2016 1:28 AM Title: Chapter 60: Parental Guidance
Damn. Good chapter.
Author's Response:
Thanks!
[Report This]Date: December 28 2016 11:48 AM Title: Chapter 60: Parental Guidance
The late, great John Polito would've been a natural to play the part of Mr. Carol, in a movie version of this story. He had a gravelly-sounding voice just perfect for the role of an over-protective, over-opinionated slightly upper-class city dweller with one wife, one child, and blue collar roots.
Thanks for updating this story before the New Year. And I hope you have a happy one! :-)
Author's Response:
I will never get his voice out of my head now.
The same to you. The next chapter will be up shortly into 2017.
Date: December 28 2016 7:54 AM Title: Chapter 60: Parental Guidance
It sounds old-fashioned, but Mr. & Mrs. Carol could really use a full and frank exchange with Suzanne. It's not fair, but friends and family of people with disabilities are often obliged to educate others on how to accommodate them. Also, I think that Suzanne--after hearing Mr. Carol's aspersions--would become much more supportive of Peter when he tries to venture farther out beyond her care.
But yeah, Sharon's not the first bully Lisa's had to deal with.
Author's Response:
You raise some good points. Part of the point of this chapter was to show other adults in Peter's world who genuinely don't think poorly of him as a person, but also have a healthy estimation of the stakes for Lisa. But you're right that the Carols might benefit from some outside perspectives.