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Kevin deserves better parents


They're always sticking up for Buzz instead of Kevin. Buzz is such a loser. And it pisses me off that they do the same thing in the second movie. The movies make us feel like Kevin should be the one apologizing when it should be Kate.

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Part of their problem was having 4 kids and showing favoritism for Buzz. That, and they were idiots.

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Yeah. I'm sorry, but realistically, parents would be triple checking all of their kids are present before going to the airport. It doesn't matter if they're late. But yeah, Buzz always seemed like such a loser, I don't even understand the favoritism.

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I say again, they were idiots.

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Did they actually name him Buzz?

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No, that's a nickname. His given name is Buzzander Terwilliger McCallister.

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Yes especially Kate! She's a bitch who always sides against Kevin. She knew and saw damn well that Buzz started the performance incident in the 2nd movie causing Kevin to push him. But she still bought Buzz's bullsh!t apology and blamed Kevin. Peter was at least more reasonable and calm.

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In these movies, it's always the mothers that have to be uptight and the father who's cool.

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It is kind of odd. Usually the younger kid is the one spoiled by favoritism, not the older one.

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Especially one as ugly as Buzz.

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Yeah, but Buzz could go to infinity and beyond....

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what's even sad is Kate was shocked and appalled by Buzz putting the candles on Kevin's ears yet she never disciplines Buzz for his behavior, I sometimes wonder what it would've been like at home if Kevin never pushed Buzz, would Buzz have gotten in trouble?

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Because sadly in a fight, it's not the one who starts it that gets noticed. It's the one who finishes it.

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Something left out of the finished movie is that Buzz has a condition that makes him like this. It's called Thwaites (pronounced TWATS) disease.

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That's why it's best not to finish the fight, I saw students getting in trouble for finishing the fight but not those who started it which is sad, if I were a teacher I would give stiffer punishments to those who started it.

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