I don't think there are any 5 year olds at this camp. In SS# 2 all the Pikes were at camp except Claire. That book also had a scene where Stacey had to get substitutions because the regular meals weren't diabetic-friendly and the cook was giving her a really hard time about it, so I don't know what Karen is going on about with the substitutions.
I hate how one of the few times a kid gets sick of being in a Duggar-sized family, it's just setting the scene for bad behaviour and then at the end he'll repent and go back to thinking being in a family with 345 siblings, negligent parents and fucking Karen is the best thing since Kid-Kits (see also: Mallory On Strike. Also Dawn's Big Date, where the one time a character says people are allowed to change things up a little, it's when Dawn's changing for all the wrong reasons so the moral is that changing AT ALL is bad.) He's very wrong to pick on the male Natalie because of it (and by the way, I hate how allergies and asthma are synonymous for weakness and uncoolness in fiction - which makes me like Abby's character all the more) but I hate that this book is undoubtedly going to imply, if not outright say, that DM's feelings were wrong too. And this is such an obvious plot contrivance.
Sorry, I need a toilet to piss in, not a damn hole in the ground.Not to mention, what if the other campers look? I went hiking for the first time
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and by the way, I hate how allergies and asthma are synonymous for weakness and uncoolness in fictionOMG, this. So much this. My mom has severe asthma, and she's the coolest person I know. And seriously, most people have some form of allergies
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It's not unrelated at all! Nonie was a positive character, but you're right about how a) Ann is all OMG LOOK SHE TALKS FUNNY and b) in general speech impediments seem to be on the list of things it's totally OK to make character judgments about, and that gives really shitty messages. I felt like a lesser person because of my lack of romantic experience for a long time because it's considered totally OK to use "X-year-old virgin" as an insult. Because if someone hasn't dated it must be because they're undesirable and/or emotionally stunted, rather than because they don't feel that they're in the right place emotionally or simply haven't met anyone they're that into.
Anne sure loves phonetic spelling. I can't stand how she makes French people sound.
When I write fiction, I only spell out things that aren't properly spelled if it's actually important. Someone normally talks well and they're stuttering for a moment? Then I'll write in the spelling to show their feelings rather than saying, "So and so was afraid/whatever." Show, not tell. But if it's a regular impediment, then I'll just write what they were hoping to say.
Ann likes to use it to give a reason for someone to be picked on, which isn't cool at all.
After about 2-3 days of having to dig my own holes to do my business in on one of my geology field trips, the portapotties we'd had on other field trip camping sites started looking better and better in my mind.
Nora is should be given a medal for being so patient with Karen. I was a day camp counsler for six-year olds, and even then I wanted to tear out my hair. If I had a Karen, I would have jumped into the non-existant lake. I almost did anyways when three girls had baby teeth fall out at the same time when we were as far away from the nurse's cabin as physically possible. Fun times.
I'm kind of with Hannie on the not wanting to avoid activities she wants to participate in just because Nancy doesn't want to tag along...the no team spirit thing is obnoxious, but if Nancy wanted to see Hannie that badly outside of in-cabin times, she could just as easily have gone to the basketball game with her.
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Sorry, I need a toilet to piss in, not a damn hole in the ground.Not to mention, what if the other campers look? I went hiking for the first time ( ... )
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When I write fiction, I only spell out things that aren't properly spelled if it's actually important. Someone normally talks well and they're stuttering for a moment? Then I'll write in the spelling to show their feelings rather than saying, "So and so was afraid/whatever." Show, not tell. But if it's a regular impediment, then I'll just write what they were hoping to say.
Ann likes to use it to give a reason for someone to be picked on, which isn't cool at all.
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