I know exactly what you mean and, having watched my own kids grow and now my grandkids 7 is really the perfect age-seriously independent but still cuddly and lovable and once you to be directly involved in everything they say and do. As you suggest about your oldest, once they hit the teams they know everything you know nothing and they can't understand how you survived long enough to put them on this Earth in the first place hahaha
The teens are too scary to contemplate at the moment. We are barely surviving second grade homework and starting to play netball at the same time as junior choir. These past two months have literally been the most eventful of her life. It's been great, but busy busy. And baby sis is just along for the ride. I'm doing my best to make the most of it and enjoy it while it lasts.
Interesting twist... Enjoy your week off, and happy birthday to a little 1. My granddaughters are now almost 25 and 15 and in my heart they will always be 7, No matter how many times they insist they are all grown up :)
Thankyou Dave! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, little one is getting bigger, big one is 7 going on 13. Too big for her boots. In some ways seven is the perfect age. In other ways bigger is better. I think the trick is to enjoy them at every age. Which is sometimes easier said than done, though there's usually something to appreciate. And truly my children fill my life with so much joy. I can't imagine what it would be like without them. 🧡
I don't think honey-pot is the right term. In espionage, that was usually a beautiful woman that a man fell in love with, slept with, and then got blackmailed by.
I think Stockholm syndrome might be a better term. That's when a hostage starts becoming friends with their captor and will do anything to keep them safe.
And yes, Cathy is a hell of an actress. But if Elle ever uses her full abilities on her, it will fall apart.
Elle has had so few real friends that this trick could backfire badly. Remember, she doesn't handle betrayal well.
Hey there JW. I've been thinking pretty much non stop about your observations on this morning's post, and I feel the need to elaborate. I was originally going to explain why I thought the term applies, probably because on some level I knew it didn't really fit, (probably why one is supposed to do at least a little research) but halfway through writing the explanation I realized that it would end up giving away half the plot so I deleted it again and started over and decided to give less context and see what happens. Okay, what I originally wanted to say was, I know that the term 'honey pot' usually applies to a boy/girl thing, and this is a platonic thing, but the concept remains, it's a relationship, Cathy is giving Elle exactly what she needs right now, a seemingly loyal friend, then she gets privileges and support, and as soon as she is comfortable and secure in the relationship, it gets used to manipulate her. I hadn't thought of Stockholm syndrome, since it applies to hostages. You may be right that it is a better fit, and I might end up changing it at some point, editing the subtitle and rewriting the intro to go in a completely different direction, but if you consider that Elle is in that cell on her own terms and for her own reasons. She has submitted to the incarceration, and if she wanted to get away she still could, so she isn't really a captive or a hostage. Cathy has her believing that she is a friend, and Elle is so desperate for friendship that she can't see through it, and the manipulation is still the same. Just my two cents. I'll shut up now.🤐
Ah yes, the honey pot...It is brilliant! (The scene is also!!) And I can hardly wait to hear Elle's side of the story... And congratulations on celebrating (surviving) these first two precious and formative years with your daughter!🎉
Why thanks my dear Frank. I'm so glad you liked it. Elle's side is coming soon. And thanks for the congratulations and commiseration regarding the birthday party. She's our second, so we've been here before, and I know what's in store for me, but as it is for General Morgan, knowing that it is to be expected, doesn't make it any easier to deal with. Another year or two, and it gets better. Just to hold out till then.🤷🏻♀️
I know exactly what you mean and, having watched my own kids grow and now my grandkids 7 is really the perfect age-seriously independent but still cuddly and lovable and once you to be directly involved in everything they say and do. As you suggest about your oldest, once they hit the teams they know everything you know nothing and they can't understand how you survived long enough to put them on this Earth in the first place hahaha
The teens are too scary to contemplate at the moment. We are barely surviving second grade homework and starting to play netball at the same time as junior choir. These past two months have literally been the most eventful of her life. It's been great, but busy busy. And baby sis is just along for the ride. I'm doing my best to make the most of it and enjoy it while it lasts.
Your hair color will change before they will come to understand how lucky they were to have you as a mom, but they will eventually:)
I'm hoping that day will come. It did for my mom and I but I know it doesn't for everyone.
Interesting twist... Enjoy your week off, and happy birthday to a little 1. My granddaughters are now almost 25 and 15 and in my heart they will always be 7, No matter how many times they insist they are all grown up :)
Thankyou Dave! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, little one is getting bigger, big one is 7 going on 13. Too big for her boots. In some ways seven is the perfect age. In other ways bigger is better. I think the trick is to enjoy them at every age. Which is sometimes easier said than done, though there's usually something to appreciate. And truly my children fill my life with so much joy. I can't imagine what it would be like without them. 🧡
I don't think honey-pot is the right term. In espionage, that was usually a beautiful woman that a man fell in love with, slept with, and then got blackmailed by.
I think Stockholm syndrome might be a better term. That's when a hostage starts becoming friends with their captor and will do anything to keep them safe.
And yes, Cathy is a hell of an actress. But if Elle ever uses her full abilities on her, it will fall apart.
Elle has had so few real friends that this trick could backfire badly. Remember, she doesn't handle betrayal well.
Hey there JW. I've been thinking pretty much non stop about your observations on this morning's post, and I feel the need to elaborate. I was originally going to explain why I thought the term applies, probably because on some level I knew it didn't really fit, (probably why one is supposed to do at least a little research) but halfway through writing the explanation I realized that it would end up giving away half the plot so I deleted it again and started over and decided to give less context and see what happens. Okay, what I originally wanted to say was, I know that the term 'honey pot' usually applies to a boy/girl thing, and this is a platonic thing, but the concept remains, it's a relationship, Cathy is giving Elle exactly what she needs right now, a seemingly loyal friend, then she gets privileges and support, and as soon as she is comfortable and secure in the relationship, it gets used to manipulate her. I hadn't thought of Stockholm syndrome, since it applies to hostages. You may be right that it is a better fit, and I might end up changing it at some point, editing the subtitle and rewriting the intro to go in a completely different direction, but if you consider that Elle is in that cell on her own terms and for her own reasons. She has submitted to the incarceration, and if she wanted to get away she still could, so she isn't really a captive or a hostage. Cathy has her believing that she is a friend, and Elle is so desperate for friendship that she can't see through it, and the manipulation is still the same. Just my two cents. I'll shut up now.🤐
You know what JW, you might be right. Thats does seem like a better fit. And as to how Elle handles betrayal… 🤐
Ah yes, the honey pot...It is brilliant! (The scene is also!!) And I can hardly wait to hear Elle's side of the story... And congratulations on celebrating (surviving) these first two precious and formative years with your daughter!🎉
Why thanks my dear Frank. I'm so glad you liked it. Elle's side is coming soon. And thanks for the congratulations and commiseration regarding the birthday party. She's our second, so we've been here before, and I know what's in store for me, but as it is for General Morgan, knowing that it is to be expected, doesn't make it any easier to deal with. Another year or two, and it gets better. Just to hold out till then.🤷🏻♀️