10 [Report This]Date: June 25, 2010 08:49 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 15
Okay wow. This is almost the exact same discussion I had with my mum. I thought Jim handled that BRILLIANTLY. And the "I trust you," is definitely the best thing a parent can say to you. Excellent chapter. I'm gonna miss these!!
10 [Report This]Date: June 25, 2010 10:05 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 14
LMAO at the Vespa, you forgot the sandles - they always wear sandles when riding their vespa's in Italy lol :)
I really loved how dramatic Cece is, it's sooo spot on for a bratty teenager of her age, and the dropping dead of embarrassment line, where he said no one has died from that before was just perfect!!
10 [Report This]Date: June 25, 2010 08:54 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 14
I remember doing pretty much the same thing when I was that age. Isn't it ironic how kids say things like 'you don't care about me at all,' when parents are just trying to keep the kid safe? It's crazy. Now I'm feeling guilty about doing that to my parents too... maybe I'll go buy a cake or something... Looking forward to more of these little snippets.
Author's Response: Oh yeah. And it never completely ends. I'm 30 and I swear my mother can still push my buttons in a way that sends me back to being 13. In my defense, however, if I say "Mother, I don't want to talk about that," she tends to keep pushing. But I find myself bordering on hysterical around my mother from time to time and almost never around anyone else.
Date: June 25, 2010 07:51 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 14
Ivy, I have a 17-year-old son (who has had his license for two months) and a 15-year-old niece. I can feel Jim's pain. Your characterizations are really spot on, and you've captured the perfect combination of concern and humor. I got a good chuckle about the Vespa and Pam's comment :D
Author's Response: Thanks so much for saying the characterizations are good. I'm not a parent, so I'm guessing based on my friends/coworkers who have kids and memories of my own years as a teenager.
The driving thing... I really do want the age changed to 18. I want a kid to have to have a high school diploma and pass a civic responsibility test in order to get a license. I've been nearly run over by teenage drivers too many times.
I can't take the Vespa.
Date: June 25, 2010 07:01 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 1
Wow I so love this story :)
I told my mom "I hate you!" once, and only once. You would have thought that I had just killed someone. Let's just say she didn't talk to me for a week and I was major grounded.
Date: June 25, 2010 04:04 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 14
sigh--I remember those days. Thanks for sharing this with us :) I'm loving this story so much, I'd love to see maybe some longer chapters, they end too soon!!
10 [Report This]Date: June 24, 2010 10:43 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 14
Oh God, she sounds exactly like my sister! Anyway I completely love this story and I'm really embarrassed that I've waited 14 chapters to review, but keep it up! So great and so realistic; I bet she's caught with a zephyrhills bottle full of liquor next chapter :)
Date: June 24, 2010 10:31 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 14
Oh, poor Jim. Cracks me up that you managed to slip in a Vespa dig in here.
Date: June 24, 2010 10:18 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 4
I LOVE that this kid said "That's what she said"...HILARIOUS.
Date: June 24, 2010 10:06 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 1
Aw this is fun! What a gem that line was about Cecelia being reluctant to grow up and how Jim could understand that. Haha! Love that.
Date: June 23, 2010 06:04 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 13
You and me, Ben & Jerry's, right now, 'k? So cute and delightfully awkward. It seems that for each year you've chosen the perfect representative vignette, ivy. Well done.
Date: June 23, 2010 06:00 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 12
You handled this inevitable situation in just the right way IMHO. Jim's response to CeCe's plight was perfectly in character. Clever of you to have Pam working late. Great job, ivy!
Date: June 21, 2010 07:21 am Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 13
Very honest, well done body language moment. I could just see the poor boy approaching. Really, Jim, you should have been a little easier on the guy. *grin*
Date: June 20, 2010 09:43 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 13
Yeah, bring on that ice cream. Whew! So this is where the boys really come into play, huh? Yikes!
Date: June 20, 2010 09:40 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 12
The way you write Jim as a father seems so in character to the way he would deal with this situation. She's a lucky girl to have him as a daddy.
Date: June 20, 2010 09:34 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 11
These are getting sadder and sadder :( Just, you know, the growing up thing. Still great writing, though. Amazing, actually!
Date: June 20, 2010 09:27 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 10
Sad, but wonderful memories he has (you know, cause he's not fictional, right?) That's funny about the ticket :)
Date: June 20, 2010 09:22 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 9
Wow, I ask the question about work and here it is, next chapter, answered!
"But since when was he “Dad” instead of “Daddy?” It was a little heartbreaking, actually." Yeah, that's hard.
Date: June 20, 2010 09:16 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 8
This story makes me realize how much I don't want my baby girl to grow up!! Question: Do they still work at Dunder Mifflin? This may be answered in future chapters, huh? I should wait and see, right?
Date: June 20, 2010 09:12 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 7
Aww! That was cute. Running away to the end of the driveway :) Sweet
Date: June 20, 2010 09:07 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 6
These do get better and better! I'm so glad I gave this story a chance :) Gawd, I'm dreading the day my little one asks me that!
Date: June 20, 2010 09:03 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 5
Ohhh NO! Ha-ha, that is great! NEVER ever trust when they are quiet... that's when there's trouble brewin'!
Date: June 20, 2010 08:53 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 4
Dougie Webber Stinks is the best name of all the names.
Date: June 20, 2010 08:50 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 3
Nightmares are the worst- don't they just break your heart? "You Are My Sunshine" never fails to put a lump in my throat make me teary-eyed while I sing it. Such a sad song.
Date: June 20, 2010 08:45 pm Title: Cecelia Halpert, Age 13
Ice cream? Hell to the YES I want some :)
Aww, I love how he's watching his baby grow up and how difficult he's finding it. As usual, this was made of wincakes.