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Was anyone else surprised...


... Joan didn’t show disappointment in Christina’s getting a B in one of her classes?

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YES. This always bugged me. It actually seemed out of character for her.  I was waiting for a, "That's very good, Tina, but a rich life is one of constant striving to better oneself. I want this next semester to have you working even HARDER! After all, an accomplishment isn't an accomplishment without a good challenge. Right, Tina?"

And I hated the way Christina said it, too. "I got all A's! ...One B." Well dumpling that ain't all A's then, is it? 

Every time Miss Voodoo is asleep Shelly walks hard as *beep* and it wakes her up.

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"I got all A's! ...One B."


That line always rattles in my head.


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I was not surprised. This just showed one of the few times Joan was balanced towards her daughter. One of the times her mental illness/unfortunate upbringing was not affecting her treatment of Christina.

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SHOCKED! She ordered her red meat--- told not to flirt even though she wasnt flirting---to sit up straight. Then didnt say ONE thing about the B. Yeah effing right?? What was that?

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