Re: (ReacTor) Five Stories Featuring Highly Supportive Parents

In article <103ep1q$25kbv$1@dont-email.me>,
Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:

On 6/24/25 10:13 AM, James Nicoll wrote:

In article <mbvk3nFt9fqU1@mid.individual.net>,
Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:

In article <103e5eq$20muc$1@dont-email.me>,
Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:

On 6/23/25 12:18 PM, James Nicoll wrote:

Five Stories Featuring Highly Supportive Parents
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Encouraging the next generation of space pirates and superheroes...
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https://reactormag.com/five-stories-featuring-highly-supportive-parents/

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Hm...aside from your mention of Cordelia and Aral Vorkosigan, the only
others that come quickly to mind are the Weasleys from the Harry Potter
series, and the Carpenters from the Harry Dresden series.
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Tony

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I would add _Have Spacesuit, Will Travel_ (for some value of "supportive")
& _The Rolling Stones_. [Ted]

 

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I missed all Heinleins while I was a child/teen, and once I circled back
in my 20s-30s, I learned that I'm pretty much Heinlein-blind. These two
are not amongst the few I have read.
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The dad from TRS should be a list of parents who understand that at
some point their boys will be serving long prison sentences... unless
they get killed first.
 
That said, he treats Meade poorly and the rest of the family isn't much
better. [James]

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Interesting difference of opinion.
Tony
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My recollection is that Stone continues a job he hates to support his family,
and creates a family enterprise they can all work together.  I recall mom
as supportive, but setting definite limits.  The twins can sell racy
calendars, Good Hustle!  But not *too* racy.  You're 13!

In HSWT the dad is Socratically supportive:
"Dad, I want to go to the moon."
"You have my permission"
"But how?"
"Well now, that sounds like your problem..."
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