<p>Fall break was not mentioned. But I believe I saw a poster with a kid at Cornell had her kid on fall break this week. And many kids are on fall break right about now so I am extrapolating. I know why Julia was called in. Just surprised that all the partners were there in suits on a Saturday. Why could it not wait until Monday?</p>
<p>OK, so I kind of remember that when they were talking about the game (shortly after the missed recital) that they said it was Friday afternoon or evening. So it would make sense that the partners were there in suits.</p>
<p>Yes, I think they said Friday. Nice that everyone has a job that allows them to go to an afternoon game on a weekday.</p>
<p>Just watched this week’s episode. I thought it was good. Hey, it’s not a documentary; it’s TV.</p>
<p>For all we know, Haddie has taken a leave of absence for the semester. It’s early enough in the semester that she’d get a partial refund. </p>
<p>My own offspring could charge on my credit card up to the limit. I did a fast search for fares round trip between Ithaca and SF leaving tomorrow and returning Monday. Got $702 as the lowest fare. It’s not that hard to believe that a college student could charge that amount.</p>
<p>“Partial refund”. I guess my thought on this (and yes ,it’s a TV show) is that an 18 year old should not be leaving school, adding airfare charges, and potentially leaving financial consequences behind without discussion with the people who are most likely paying. Not discussing the implications of her actions could possibly add even more stress to an already stressful situation.</p>
<p>I found a rt flight for Haddie for $637. Why I googled this, I have no idea! I thought Julia’s breakdown was the best script she’s ever been given. She looked appropriately exhausted. With all the other drama, I am actually bummed we’re not exploring the Vistor storyline more. But everyone, shockingly except Crosby, is in the midst of an enormous life change/challenge. My husband and I have both been teary at this show for about 4 weeks in a row (since we took our last kid to college) and I’m done!</p>
<p>jumping in late, I keep up with the show but dont watch it every week. I love Lauren Graham but mostly becaue I loved Gilmore girls. she does act rather similarly. My H finds her really annoying. I just wish could eat like Lorilai could.
I am wondering if I would find the breast cancer a little close to home. I got diagnosed with a second primary when my oldest went to college. The diagnoses were 15 years a part and quite upsetting. I would not have wanted her to come home and she didnt. She sought counseling at the school, what you want is for this to have as liitle impact on your family as possible. We all got through and she is a senior now. Ithink I may tune in to see how they handle it.</p>
<p>Am I the only one who wonders why no one seems to have any inlaws? Kristina hasn’t ever spent a holiday with her side. Now she gets cancer and has no mother, father, sibling or even cousin or best friend to talk to?</p>
<p>Same thing with Joel and all the baby drama. He never had a family member support him? </p>
<p>We have seen jasmines mom but that’s it. I think an episode where they negotiate who spends thanksgiving at which house would be much more realistic!!</p>
<p>I do love the show even as I know it manipulates me.</p>
<p>We did see Zeke’s mom early on.</p>
<p>Agree about Joel, but they have made repeated references to Kristina’s difficult relationship with her parents growing up and her unwillingness to have contact with them as an adult. And we have met not only Jasmine’s mother, but also her brother and various uncles and aunts. The two families’ conflicting demands was a plot point in one episode in the first season (at least I think I remember that). </p>
<p>But . . . you would think Sara’s children would have another set of grandparents as well as a father, right? And that someone would have a friend who was not a sibling or a sib-in-law. The fact is that real people’s lives are more crowded than TV can handle.</p>
<p>There was once mention about Joel’s deceased mother (dead-bird episode).</p>
<p>How do these college kids just take a week off of classes? I just finished watching Friday Night Lights on Netlix and Julie takes a few weeks off in the middle of a semester. Anyhow, setting all of that aside, I can’t believe Adam and Kristina chose to lie to Haddie after promising to be honest. How do they think they can pull that off? Will she not notice Kristina losing her hair when they video-chat? Is Max not going to spill the beans? Imagine being across the country and finding out your whole family kept this from you. </p>
<p>Sarah, still driving me nuts. She so obviously did not give Drew a second thought. “I thought about you but now about how you’d feel about moving, etc.” Well, then, what did she think about when she thought about him?</p>
<p>I agree. How would they possibly be able to hide from Haddie that Kristina is going through chemotherapy? Even as she was saying everything was great after the surgery, her voice and facial expression betrayed her. If Haddie is smart enough to get in Cornell she should be able to figure it out. I’m still betting that Haddie ends up staying at home (and on the show).</p>
<p>Seems to me Sarah usually thinks of herself first in most situations.
Glad to see Drew step up and tell her how he felt about it. </p>
<p>Like the blooming relatioship between Amber and Matt Lauria’s (forgot his Parenthood name) character</p>
<p>Just finished watching on Hulu as I didn’t get to really pay attention last night. Cried, of course. I don’t know why they lied to Haddie. She’s going to be furious when she finds out. I can’t wait for ds to watch. He’s going to be furious on her behalf.</p>
<p>Loved Drew. Loved Amber. Loved Julia creating a chart for visitation. Crosby screwed up as usual.</p>
<p>ETA: Amber’s new love interest is Ryan.</p>
<p>These parents just want Haddie’s life to go on. They don’t want to be responsible for her Cornell dream to be interrupted. They haven’t thought it through, and their decision is flawed. But that’s what makes the characters so believable for me. </p>
<p>Saw “Amber” in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Liked, didn’t love, the movie but she was great.</p>
<p>So enjoy this show. But, what about Max? Of course it makes nice TV but it was so unrealistic that Max won the election–is he really going to be able to run student council meetings and do whatever else is required? And he made a promise to return the vending machines…can’t really imagine that’s within the rights of a middle school student council!</p>
<p>Was very surprised about the lie to Haddie. Of course she’ll find out and I don’t think that their parenting style is to lie. </p>
<p>I’m with others that find Sarah annoying and irresponsible but I still love her from her Lorelei days!</p>
<p>Lastly, I was a little surprised there was no discussion between Joel and Julia about her decision to quit, how that will impact them financially, etc. I guess that’ll come up in a future episode–along with two stay at home parents and the dynamics there.</p>
<p>I enjoyed the episode. I think I would have lied to Haddie too. I wouldn’t want to spoil her dream. She should be living her life. My niece was sick towards the end of last semester and missed at least a week, maybe two. She is at a small private school, she talked to the dean and her teachers and made up the work over the summer. Also a lot of classes are “podcast” now, so she could be keeping up that way. </p>
<p>I was glad Max won the election. Does a junior high student council do that much anyway?</p>
<p>Max goes to school in the Berkeley area. Many school districts in CA have removed all junk food from campus and all vending machines in the last several years. That’s a decision made by the board of education and it’s not something a student is going to just overturn. So I guess we’ll watch Max hit a bureaucratic wall which is not exactly going to be entertaining. </p>
<p>I think Haddie’s parents could have sat down and told her the truth and if Kristina had said, “This is what I need. I really need to know you are thriving in school. I need to be able to video chat with you and hear about your life. It will upset me greatly to think you are missing school because of me. I need you to trust that I know what I need. And I will talk to you every single day, morning and night if you need it. I will not leave you out of the loop.” Something like that. Lying breeds mistrust and trust is hard to regain when you’ve trashed it by lying, no matter the reason.</p>
<p>Sarah never thinks of anyone but herself, so I was glad that Drew pointed that out to her. But the seemingly easy resolution at the end with all three of them watching cable was so fake.</p>
<p>Hated the fact that they lied to Haddie about the cancer. I think she does need to go back to school, but they should have been upfront with her about it. She’s going to be so hurt when she finds out.</p>
<p>Adam and Kristina should have had that talk with Haddie the first time they Skyped her: “I really need your support, and here’s what I need you to do to support me. I need you to stay in school, and tell me about what you are doing, and let me know that you are engaged and learning there. Just like you, I have been dreaming for years about you going to college, and learning and being happy there. Cancer is going to take a lot out of me, don’t have it take away that dream, too. And I need to be paying attention to myself, not worrying what’s going to happen to you. You know I’m not going to be able to avoid worrying about Max and the baby, but please step up and be a source of strength for me, not tension.”</p>