Reviewer: Morwen80 Signed [Report This]
Date: May 31, 2018 1:35 pm Title: A Real Family Affair and the Book of Revelations is Opened...The Final Bite

Hi Ladies,

Well, there I am… again to slow… and leaving reviews to two chapters:

50: So Lynette is about to turn the table on her mother and Lindsay. The Lady seems to be an unstoppable force all on her own and it is a satisfying prospect that it seems she has the drive and the money to squash the leeches in her family. Ron has chosen his favorite daughter wisely even if I'm sure that he originally hadn't wanted to choose and differentiate.

This whole conversation of the Peterson's shows clear what convoluted views of the world around them and life in general Nancy and Lindsay have. Why do they begrudge the kids their presents? Do they think Lynette should bring the new baby up to be as much of a spoiled brat as Nancy did with her favorite daughter? As a narcissistic, egomaniacal, unable to share and greedy parasite? Well, this would surely be the masterplan if Lindsay would raise the kid herself.

It's still incomprehensible to me how people can be so self-absorbed. There is not the littlest consideration of anything that is not immediately profiteering for either of them may it be money or even the health of supposed loved ones. I'm so hoping that Ron can cut them of the money-supply, so that they will really struggle to support themselves and maybe learn a thing or two.

The Grassi/DeVore's are continuing to delude themselves about the chances they have to step back in Brian's life because these are exactly nil. The idea alone that Brian would waste a single positive thought on Michael is ridicules and even the negative ones will diminish and disappear once the trial is thru.

Robbis confrontation with them was hilarious. Michael seemed to think his headmistress has good memories of him? Well, wrong in so many ways. Didn't he hear that she was there because of her 'favorite' and 'A*' pupil? Both descriptions clearly don’t fit Mr. DeVore at all – but well, we all know that he thinks of himself as of genius-level intelligence… he even said so himself in an earlier chapter…

The icing of the cake was Cynthia appearing on the battle line. Oh how long has this girl waited for her chance to have a go at Michael? And she delivers the cold hard truth beautifully and formfitting. Some extensive restraining orders and every single ugly piece of unwanted and unfitting memorabilia destroyed and discarded at Michael's feet (or his head) - if he still doesn’t grasp that Brian really, absolutely and finally don’t want anything to do with him anymore, there is nothing that will help him anymore.

And yes, Deb will wait an eternity for Michael to 'be a man'; she herself saw to it that this will never happen. Only it seems as if she finally would begin to see what an hopelessly warped creature her son actual is… but that realization is slow going, so very slow.

51: Lynette and Ron finally fulfill the roles they deserve: Aunt and Grandpa. And it looks like they enjoy it. It's so cruel of Lindsay to deny them a relationship with Gus (and Jenny), but it fits in well with her antisocial behavior: after all the children could take the focus of attention away from her. How inappropriate. Nobody should get more attention (as in interpersonal and certainly monetary) than Lindsay, not even her biological son let alone the not-biological daughter whose father is an eternally penniless simpleton.

Well well well, look what reveals itself in the car! To all their assembled faults Nancy and Lindsay have, they are at least borderline racist. The father's heritage is of no consequence because Lindsay won't keep the baby? What utter bullshit! It shouldn't matter at all! I get very cross with people who look at the color of the skin to determine if they accept a human being or not... worse of course if it is also a family member. Ok, so, what will happen when Lynette adopts the kid and it isn't white? Anyway, I think it would be of no consequence because Lindsay and Nancy will never have an relationship with him/her.

Nevertheless I'm hoping that anyone had thought of bugging the car because both Nancy and Lindsay have freely admitted that they were unfaithful. I don’t know if Lindsay will seek spousal support from Mel again but this would go down the drain with a taping of this conversation, as are the claims Nancy would bring up in a divorce from Ron. Evidence of infidelity could strengthen his position significant.

I don’t know how I should summarize the conversation between the four vultures at Debs house. Has anyone gained anything from that? It may be not so wise on Debs part to give Lindsay her new number, but all in all this was a bust in my opinion – or I simply don’t get it…

It only became clear that Michael's mental instability is progressing. He becomes more and more violent and I'm sure Lindsay was lucky that Deb interrupted at the time as she did. He would have attacked her

The highpoint of this chapter clearly was the destruction of Mrs. Joan Kinney's attempts to join a new parish. I'm glad that Claire, Robbi and Vic stood up before the congregation and set things straight for them. There is progress in the catholic church, it may be slow but it happens and Father Shaw shows it. It is significant that Joan is more worried about a possible excommunication than about the ongoing trial against her or the fact that she is becoming increasingly isolated from any other human being. Firm faith is one thing, but to believe that one has the sole interpretive power of the scriptures and their meaning is presumptuousness in the most extreme form.

I'm really sorry for Brian because he certainly hasn't done anything to deserve so many mental ill people in his environment and I hope he can get rid of them for good... and fast.

 

I am so very impatient for the trail to progress and I can't wait to see them get what they deserve.

And on this note, I'm stopping…

Greetings

Katharina

 

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It will take some time until I can leave the next review here, I'm going on vacation next week ...

Author's Response:

Hiya Katharina,

Wow, another long and great review.

Yes I too get bothered by people who discriminate. Not only on the color of the skin but also on gender or sexuality.
Can I say I love you for being so outspoken? Yes, I can and will. Girl, I admire anyone who can and will be so outspoken in this.

THank you for another lovely review.

XOXO

Soirsa

Ps. Wünsche schöne Ferien!!!

 

Reviewer: The SNO Signed [Report This]
Date: May 29, 2018 5:38 pm Title: A Real Family Affair and the Book of Revelations is Opened...The Final Bite

Well done! Joan is out and won't be able to attend any other mass. What a vengeance!

Reviewer: YumYumPM Signed [Report This]
Date: May 29, 2018 2:44 pm Title: A Real Family Affair and the Book of Revelations is Opened...The Final Bite

Did Lindsay try to convince Michael that her child was Brian's?  At last the church sees Mrs Kinney for the wicked person she is.

Author's Response:

For one brief second she did. but Debs saw through that. And yes they finally see Joan as the Devil's Disciple and not the Sweet Saint she purports to be.

Happy reading.

MissMerlot

Reviewer: bksbracelet Signed [Report This]
Date: May 29, 2018 12:16 pm Title: A Real Family Affair and the Book of Revelations is Opened...The Final Bite

Hi I have read every chapter in one go and have laughed and hissed at the baddies lol. Interesting hate you have going on against Debbie lol I totally agree she could have done more for young Brian. I think it’s great to have Lindsay and Michael as narcissistic psychopaths because their level of jealousy and constant need for Brian is real