OutOfSightOutOfMind

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Aunt Judy
Miscarriage
Guilt
Ptsd from war
Wanting to keep studying
Deja vu
Then she shows up to track Lily down
And takes her with her
Ughhhhhh
What do you think of Aunt Judy?

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mcctrish I love Aunt Judy “I don‘t understand what you‘ve been going through …you‘ll just have to put up with me until I do understand” she loves her enough to learn. This is what our world needs, more aunt Judy‘s 10mo

Read4life I agree with @mcctrish. I also think she‘s trying to do her best as the family navigates through fear (especially Grace‘s) and self discovery. 10mo

Karisa Even though it was frustrating, the aunt Judy solution did seem to be a decent one. Lily left to deal with the aftermath at her school, no Kath, and Shirley types around would have been worse. 10mo

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Karisa My family visited the Musée Mécanique last year and were fascinated by the automatons. I didn‘t notice the one the book mentions. So much blatant visual racism in the past. It makes me want to go back and look again through a different lens 10mo

Deblovestoread That is one of the best lines and don‘t we owe our loved ones the grace to be their authentic self and do the work so we can support them wholly? @mcctrish Shirley would have made Lily miserable at school. 10mo

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread oh yes Shirley would have made life hell. How very sad. People and their hate filled agendas … 10mo

TheBookHippie @Karisa I felt the same. I feel the need to revisit SF again for so many things. Hoping to be there April 2025. 10mo

mcctrish @Deblovestoread I really think that Lily‘s parents made a decent choice in sending her to live with Judy. Shirley for sure would never have moved on from making Lily‘s life hell and the gossip would have kept on going #outofsightoutofmind as sad and angry as Lily was, she must have realized it eventually and yes it sucks it all had to happen at all #shirleyisarepublican 10mo

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DebinHawaii @mcctrish I loved that line & it made me appreciate Aunt Judy all the more. I agree @Karisa it was probably the best situation for Lily given Shirley & the fallout that would have happened to her at school. It also opened up more of the world beyond Chinatown for her. 10mo

mcctrish @DebinHawaii for sure it opened up her world 10mo

Karisa @DebinHawaii That‘s a really good point! Seeing more of the world was a great thing for Lily. I was surprised when she‘d said she had never really been out of SF before 10mo

Catsandbooks I was sad they we're making Lily leave, but it was probably the best for her. Aunt Judy seemed like the most understanding, or willing to understand, member of her family. Like others said, Shirley and others would have been awful to her. 10mo

kspenmoll @mcctrish Agree!!! Lily was pushed into forging her own path by Aunt Judy. I loved what you quoted that Judy said; I tagged that as well. Going back to her school would have killed her. (edited) 10mo

Sargar114 I agree with everyone, this was probably the best solution for Lily. I commend Judy for stepping in and supporting her probably knowing how her parents felt as well. This gives Lily the best opportunity to live the life she wants to lead. 10mo

mollyrotondo I felt so sad that Lily had to leave without seeing Kath. I know she communicates with her once she moves, but I'm sure it was painful to leave without saying a proper goodbye. But Aunt Judy is the best. She didn't judge or accuse. She was willing to give Lily what she needed and didn't try to change Lily. Leaving was only the best in order to protect her and protect her parents. I love Aunt Judy. 10mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Thank goodness for Aunt Judy! I was sad that Lily had to leave, but Judy seems to want to learn and grow to support Lily. They also have similar passions, so in the job front, this sounds ideal, too. No doubt they're would've been more scandal is she stayed, because I'd like to think that if Shirley got sassy with Lily, Lily would've just stuck Shirley's head in a toilet or gave her a good sucker punch. Honestly, I thought Judy may have been gay. 10mo

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Not a huge amount of reading this week. You may also note how little my #bookreport resembles last week‘s forecast or my books in progress. However, I am enjoying these (enjoying might not be the right word for River(

I‘ve *finally* settled into GC, and Mariannne‘s learning to fly ✈️
Ishikawa has a fascinating viewpoint, having been repatriated to North Korea as a 13 year old. It‘s an incredibly angry read.

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rockpools And the Portas is work reading, but it‘s hopeful & positive & I‘m getting a lot out of it.

Sure I‘ll get back to those other books I left lying around… one day! 3y

TrishB Have a good week 😁 3y

Cinfhen This is a very slimmed down #BookReport 😜♥️ 3y

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Cinfhen Glad you‘re enjoying your reads 🥰 3y

rockpools @Cinfhen I‘ve hidden the rest of my Currently Reading 📚under the 🛌 and am pretending they don‘t exist 😁. Don‘t tell anyone! 3y

Cinfhen #OutOfSightOutOfMind 🤫🤐 3y

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