Comments | bsc_snark: Karen's Birthday (Chapters 1-6)

xenaeilonwy in bsc_snark

Karen's Birthday (Chapters 1-6)

Apr 27, 2012 12:05

I'm glad everyone enjoyed my previous snark of Karen's New Holiday, which was just begging for it. I like writing these snarks a LOT, despite being a fan, so I'm gonna do another one that rubbed me the wrong way as a kid: Karen's Birthday. I know it's been done before on this comm, but I'd been wanting to snark this since I was 10 years old.

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karen's dumb, little sister, bad parenting, karen, karen's a moron, lisa, ls #7 karen's birthday, bitchiness

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sandstorm April 27 2012, 16:21:46 UTC

I think I remember reading this ages ago...that's horrible - I know how Karen feels being left behind waiting to be picked up an hour or two later, and my parents are married.

xenaeilonwy April 27 2012, 16:23:25 UTC

My parents are also married, and when I was in fourth grade, I came out of school to see my father not there. I freaked the fuck out INSTANTLY and freaked the fuck out even more when it turned out he was nowhere on the school grounds. I began to scream, until we finally found him--he'd fallen asleep in the car.

kahran042 April 27 2012, 16:25:12 UTC

I've said it before, but I still think that 212 is such a weird number of things to ask for. But still, I'm looking forward to the rest of this snark.

ellafunt212 April 28 2012, 01:26:50 UTC

Since I actually liked this book as a child (despite wondering if Lisa and Watson need a divorce counselor throughout half the book), I wonder if I was unconsciously thinking about that number when I chose my account name. Any Ramona Quimby fans should recognize the first part of it.

mimithemuse April 30 2012, 22:28:42 UTC

I love Ramona Quimby! :D

darth_firefly April 27 2012, 16:49:16 UTC

I do fee sorry for Karen that her parents can't put their personal shit aside for one day. (Two, because you know they'd have to do it for Andrew too) Seriously.

Karen's six. True, Mariyah Perkins is younger and twice as smart, but Lisa? Watson? Your daughter is six. All she knows is that you two stopped loving each other and aren't married anymore.

It makes me wonder what exactly led to the divorce, actually... But all I can come up with involves Watson finding Lisa and Seth together... or something.

I've never even seen my mom's wedding dress. I know where it is, but I've not seen it.

Brilliant snark..

212 gifts Karen? Seriously? I have a better idea for you: tell both your parents that you don't want a party at all. You want nothing, no cake, no gifts, nothing... I think that'd set off more alarm bells than 212 gifts. Then again, there are no psycologists in Stoneybrook, for adults or kids.

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darth_firefly April 27 2012, 17:29:01 UTC

Well, given that the only doctors in town are Dr. Johnansen and Dr. Delka-something, are you really surprised?

ellafunt212 April 28 2012, 01:29:53 UTC

Dr. Dellenkamp (likely spelled wrong) and once again I am forced to wonder why I can't remember whole books in this series, but all the random little details, like in what book it's mentioned where Stacey saw The Amityville Horror.

kakeochi_umai April 27 2012, 23:21:07 UTC

Oh, ugh. I HATE how immaturely all the divorced couples in the 'Brook seem to behave. This and Mr and Mrs McGill fighting in Stacey's hospital room are the worst I can think of.

I won't go to circuses that have animals, but I LOVE Cirque du Soleil. And wait, Bruno Brothers? Are they from Kentucky?

I can see Lisa's dinner as being like an extension of Karen's Lovely Ladies games - getting dolled up and eating fancy food, maybe by candlelight, but with none of the bad things about formal dinners, like getting passive-aggressived at for using the wrong fork or talking about something ~unsophisticated~, or in the case of a kid, all the grown-ups talking to each other about ~sophisticated~ things and ignoring you.

"I'm so sorry I can't give you as fancy a party as your father,"What a shitty, shitty thing to say. I know Karen's spoilt, but it was PERFECTLY clear what she was asking for here and it has NOTHING to do with Watson's money. It has to do with the exact OPPOSITE of Watson's money, and you just called her a snob for it. Fuck you ( ... )

aceattorneysho April 27 2012, 23:43:38 UTC

Ohhh my... I just... what? WHAT? Okay, sure, kids should see divorces that aren't amicable because not all of them are. But come on. Watson and Lisa hate each other that much that they can't even do one party? Or, I don't know, explain to Karen that it just won't work out but they want her to have a great birthday anyway? It'd be way better if they just told her WHY they don't want to have the big party instead of trying to avoid it all.

And Watson... Really, you're going to call and bitch about your brat daughter to Lisa? I'd say, MAYBE, if Lisa had been a golddigger or married Watson solely for the money. But she married Seth who is not a Real Live Millionaire so I doubt she's a Real Housewife of Stoneybrook. If anything it's Watson's fault for giving in to her every demand and then just ignoring her when she's around that gave her this ego. AND SHE HAS A RIGHT TO BE A BRAT THIS TIME SO SHUT UP.

Grarrrggghhhh.