tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3306456691482543662..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: How the College-Admissions Scandal, Gilmore Girls, and My Newest Short Story All Tie TogetherLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25164159814017515142019-04-18T16:17:31.628-04:002019-04-18T16:17:31.628-04:00Maybe the male analog of the vanity and success-ob...Maybe the male analog of the vanity and success-obsession drive is sports achievement? Little League dads, pushing young boys into football (though ice-skater moms are just as intense, as I know too well). www.vweisfeld.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535876534433744767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70698717784920813162019-04-16T23:32:19.294-04:002019-04-16T23:32:19.294-04:00Hi, Leigh. Yes, when the ends justify the means, c...Hi, Leigh. Yes, when the ends justify the means, cheating apparently is acceptable. Anyway, thanks for commenting. I hope you enjoy the story and the book.Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43584466641314361152019-04-16T23:17:51.292-04:002019-04-16T23:17:51.292-04:00Congratulations on yet another story out! I love &...Congratulations on yet another story out! I love 'em.<br /><br />I'm slightly familiar with that overparenting mindset, the ranking of the schools… CUNY, Sunnybrook, NYU, Columbia, and why the hell weren't you accepted at Harvard? It almost seems a kind of child abuse. I never gave my parents much to worry about, but one thing would have crushed them– cheating.<br /><br />Isn't that the lesson parents of today seemed to have missed?<br /><br />I look forward to your story, Barb. Well done!<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77271278353433795352019-04-16T19:52:04.364-04:002019-04-16T19:52:04.364-04:00Thanks, everybody, for stopping by and for your go...Thanks, everybody, for stopping by and for your good wishes.<br /><br />Paul, before law school, I went to journalism school. Let's just say that wasn't following the expected path, so I get it.<br /><br />Thanks, R.T., about the Derringer noms. I'm still really surprised. Happily so, but surprised.<br /><br />Rob, I hope you enjoy the book. And I've seen every episode of Gilmore Girls so many times that, yes, no matter what scene it is, I remember it! Remember when Emily was sued by a fired maid and Lorelai gave a deposition in which she said things she shouldn't have and Emily started reading parts back to her and said in that oh-so-Emily tone, "It's fun."<br /><br />Hi, Josh. The Five Towns. And I know about houses all looking the same. I dated a guy in high school who could get lost in my neighborhood so easily because, as he complained, all the houses looked exactly alike.<br /><br />Lawrence, I think your brownies should be safe as long as they aren't special brownies. And even then, in some states, you'd be just fine.<br /><br />Mel, thanks for making me laugh, as always. My parents were actually pretty hands off. But their expectations were hands on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44372077890429544252019-04-16T13:11:03.516-04:002019-04-16T13:11:03.516-04:00Wow. I must have been a hippy mom. (I sure have ...Wow. I must have been a hippy mom. (I sure have the hips now.) I think things might have been a bit different here in the frozen north. I remember racing the kids to school before I had to moderate a hospital panel on nutrition, while throwing a box of Poptarts to them in the back. Probably, I should not tell that story. Oh well...Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51857858827570646022019-04-16T12:37:30.722-04:002019-04-16T12:37:30.722-04:00Meant to say: Last time I went to my home state, N...Meant to say: Last time I went to my home state, New Jersey, it seemed like every strip mall had a tutoring center. Like coffee shops here in Washington.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22654600672769828652019-04-16T12:33:23.868-04:002019-04-16T12:33:23.868-04:00Congrats on your story Barb! Looking forward to ch...Congrats on your story Barb! Looking forward to checking it out. Does bribing school officials with homemade brownies count? As a parent I want to pressure without committing any felonies... <br />Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85313292478651546632019-04-16T11:31:46.673-04:002019-04-16T11:31:46.673-04:00Hope the new collection sells gilmorians of copies...Hope the new collection sells gilmorians of copies, Barb!<br /><br />Where on Long Island? I grew up in Levittown, where the houses are all made of ticky-tack, and they all look the same....<br /><br />Joshjoshpachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123432071405643210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39182212647847939072019-04-16T11:12:30.927-04:002019-04-16T11:12:30.927-04:00I'm looking forward to the book and to your co...I'm looking forward to the book and to your contribution. I loved the Gilmore Girls. Do you remember the first time Luke goes to dinner with the parents and says in amazement about Emily: "She kept insulting me and I kept THANKING her."<br /><br />There was also the flashback where Lorelei is pregnant and Christopher's father says "Why should my son's future be ruined because some--"<br /><br />And Emily says: "Choose your next words carefully." He decides to shut up instead.<br /><br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15251807693511606182019-04-16T10:42:49.243-04:002019-04-16T10:42:49.243-04:00Barb, congratulations on all your award nomination...Barb, congratulations on all your award nominations, to include two in the Long Story Derringer category.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84579898109558688942019-04-16T09:37:05.589-04:002019-04-16T09:37:05.589-04:00And let's never forget the Texas cheerleader m...And let's never forget the Texas cheerleader mom, who tried to put out a hit on the mom whose daughter had beaten out hers for the squad! <br />Nothing modern about helicopter parents. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9738619321154443102019-04-16T08:03:06.352-04:002019-04-16T08:03:06.352-04:00The story sounds good- and best of luck with Deadl...The story sounds good- and best of luck with Deadly Southern Charm. janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56667997474383608082019-04-16T03:05:37.898-04:002019-04-16T03:05:37.898-04:00Your story is very timely, Barb. The difference be...Your story is very timely, Barb. The difference between your parents and the ones in the scandal are, though your parents pressured *you* they didn't bribe the schools. And I can relate to the pressure your parents put on you. Mine would have preferred I go to law school or something respectable. Instead I went to film school...Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1554179115526531542019-04-16T01:33:48.197-04:002019-04-16T01:33:48.197-04:00I hope you enjoy it, Mary!I hope you enjoy it, Mary!Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40562401874354782482019-04-16T00:29:21.096-04:002019-04-16T00:29:21.096-04:00I remember my high school counselors telling us th...I remember my high school counselors telling us there was no way to study for the SAT, just arrive rested and do our best.<br />Years later, my high school students were taking test prep. classes, because if everyone is prepping, it's a disadvantage not to.<br />Now to find the book because I want to know what happens. ;-)<br />Mary Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952344253284240716noreply@blogger.com