tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post4018145276500763342..comments2023-08-06T05:53:49.308-07:00Comments on The Former Anne Spollen's Author Blog Is Being Retitled to "Notes from Living Upghetto": Happy Birthday, Philip!Anne Spollenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-48776311728595066452010-04-15T07:48:08.202-07:002010-04-15T07:48:08.202-07:00Wow, Doreen, that's a novel! Amazing that all ...Wow, Doreen, that's a novel! Amazing that all four became parents at the same (sort of assigned) age. And that's still young, by today's standards. But the odds...Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-53182642940600172482010-04-14T22:53:04.677-07:002010-04-14T22:53:04.677-07:0016 was fairly normal chaos for me..at 17 a lot cha...16 was fairly normal chaos for me..at 17 a lot changed I became a mother..I raised 3 daughters and 1 son and the rule was..you must finish school, no drugs, no drinking, be respectful of elders and if you have a baby before you are 21 I will kill you..All 4 of my kids listened and adhered to these simple rules and all 4 of them became parents at 21...Doreen McGettiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691803968607905576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-91608451728140217362010-04-10T18:23:39.393-07:002010-04-10T18:23:39.393-07:0017 seems to be the year -- kids do look so differe...17 seems to be the year -- kids do look so different at 17 than at 14, Mary. It's an amazing transformation. And lol - thank God for it; I know exactly what you mean.<br /><br />I thought that was you, Shannon : )<br />So 17 again is the year of change. I'm starting to think 16 is special because it's the last year before you really have freedom.Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-52193392381406275892010-04-06T17:34:12.509-07:002010-04-06T17:34:12.509-07:00-This is Shannon from the Donne/doom letter- What ...-This is Shannon from the Donne/doom letter- What I remember from last year is the sense of freedom. I could drive anywhere I wanted within a general time frame - once I turned seventeen, I could drive my friends, so all the better. Grocery hopping is still a big deal - especially since they have the new automated checkouts, and you can use Mom's card and slip in something extra, like gum. In CA, we have a curfew for sixteen year olds but once you're seventeen, there's no curfew. (I think). So then the later hours, plus the ability to get a job and make money.Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-17194558966291993982010-04-06T13:24:40.350-07:002010-04-06T13:24:40.350-07:00Happy Birthday to your son. I've got one who&#...Happy Birthday to your son. I've got one who's almost 16 too, and it's sobering to me.<br /><br />I didn't change until I hit 17. That was when I really underwent a metamorphosis. When I was 16, I was awfully disappointed that I still looked the same as I had at 14. At 17, I was utterly transformed and could hardly believe my eyes. (And I thanked God for it too.)Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-5524614117234431642010-04-05T16:26:54.062-07:002010-04-05T16:26:54.062-07:00I know, K.C. - when older people said that to me g...I know, K.C. - when older people said that to me growing up, "You're getting so grown up!" I used to (mentally) say, "Uh yeah, it sort of isn't something I have anything to do with." But you get it after you watch them grow up, and then you do the awful thing: you say it. <br /><br />So many writers, and I mean YA writers, had teenage experiences with extra doses of pessimism and apathy, that I'm starting to think it's a requirement for the job, Medeia.Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-43637164944573545722010-04-05T12:08:53.927-07:002010-04-05T12:08:53.927-07:00Happy b-day, Philip!
I don't remember turning...Happy b-day, Philip!<br /><br />I don't remember turning 16, so my guess is that I didn't care too much (I recall being filled with apathy and pessimism).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-63324183204137322732010-04-05T08:32:13.977-07:002010-04-05T08:32:13.977-07:00Happy birthday to Philip! 16 is a momentous birthd...Happy birthday to Philip! 16 is a momentous birthday. I hope he had a good day.<br /><br />My oldest nephew turns 13 this week, and I just can't wrap my head around that. I still think of him as a little kid, but he's getting so grown-up--taller, with complex pursuits (guitar, Tae Kwon Do) that mark him as having stepped over that invisible line that separates little-kid-ness from I'll-be-in-college-before-you-know-it. Scary how fast it happens.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-36002845409499394282010-04-03T18:12:30.652-07:002010-04-03T18:12:30.652-07:00Hi Cynthia, and thanks! Philip is a good kid, most...Hi Cynthia, and thanks! Philip is a good kid, most of the time... It seems everyone could drive at 16 except us folks in NYC. <br /><br />I do see that line, Marcia. I didn't then, when it happened to me, but I do now. There's this weird change...dare I say maturity? that comes over 16 year olds. They are just a little more responsible. <br /><br />Driving again, Jemi - everyone everywhere at 16. There must be a line then because insurance agencies are good with stuff like that. <br /><br />Hi and welcome, Rick. That's amazing - you actually did that? I used to run away to my girlfriend's house about half a mile away. That's a YA novel, that experience.Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-38656395995716931902010-04-03T17:59:46.788-07:002010-04-03T17:59:46.788-07:00Great family photos!
What I remember most about t...Great family photos!<br /><br />What I remember most about turning 16 was reading Atlas Shrugged, then running away to New York City (I'm from Detroit) to meet the author.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-62742287655320952762010-04-03T16:45:43.511-07:002010-04-03T16:45:43.511-07:00Great looking kid! 16 is fun - driving was the abs...Great looking kid! 16 is fun - driving was the absolute highlight for me - loved it! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-34744814557639213882010-04-03T14:59:41.189-07:002010-04-03T14:59:41.189-07:00Don't you just love hugging those big, strappi...Don't you just love hugging those big, strapping sons? :)<br /><br />When I was 11, my cousin was 15 and really bent out of shape about turning 16. That's when I learned it was a big deal. Besides driving (most places), I think 16 is considered "the line" between "adolescent teenybopper" and REAL teen, if that makes sense.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-80499738942636072502010-04-03T14:14:14.600-07:002010-04-03T14:14:14.600-07:00Your son is very handsome! You must be incredibly...Your son is very handsome! You must be incredibly proud! I too have a 16-year-old, and it's a fun age.<br /><br />At 16, for me, it was all about driving (in Ontario it's 16, as well). I can still remember how terrified I was at the driving test! <br /><br />Happy Birthday Philip!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467591840338329224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-55347193903119563372010-04-03T12:24:52.162-07:002010-04-03T12:24:52.162-07:00People do say Philip looks like me, but he's j...People do say Philip looks like me, but he's just a tad taller, Bish. Yeah, I remember 17 better, too. I think that's because you're still a sophomore at 16, and at least in NYC, you don't have a driver's license. Being a junior and having a license changes things.<br /><br />I know, Glynis. His 15th bd pix he still looks like a kid. And he just trimmed his beard in these - he looked about 20 when his beard was fuller.Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-22704311732608252692010-04-03T10:47:02.397-07:002010-04-03T10:47:02.397-07:00Wonderful pictures! It is amazing how our children...Wonderful pictures! It is amazing how our children grow into adults within the blink of an eye.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837908059809422462.post-75081373595399315882010-04-03T07:50:56.276-07:002010-04-03T07:50:56.276-07:00My what a handsome young man. He looks like you Mo...My what a handsome young man. He looks like you Mom!<br /><br />What can I remember about being 16? It was the year before I turned 17 which is when a lot of stuff happened for me.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com