I expected her hat to have holes in the sides of her hood for her pig tails. I now realize that no self-respecting child in an orphanage would cut holes in their nice coat. But I was disappointed nevertheless.
The Russian frog hat made up for it.
I’m glad to see that they are all friends again, but you’d think that after living with her for three years, they’d know about the gills and the flushing. Obviously Heather did. That’s how she knew WHY Selkie was going to the bathroom (hearing her wheeze) and knew the shirt would be off and available for the taking.
They probably have it in their heads as information that she does do the gills and flushing thing, but they’re children. Bathroom = bathroom things, regardless if you know of someone’s insulin, inhaler, or gill-flushing needs.
It could be looked on as this: Selkie is arguably a “special needs” child (no offense intended – that’s the best term I could think of). This is her first winter with New Dad. New Dad needs to learn what to expect when the winter symptoms hit. Yes, he got a list – but remember, we learn by DOING.
Maybe it’s also got something to do with the last time she had to gill-flush at school, her shirt got stolen. Over & above the “first winter with new daughter that goes into torpor when she’s cold” thing.
I grew up where we rarely got snow days. We could literally get nearly a foot of snow dumped on us and we still had school. The town was prepared for it and snowplows cleared and salted the roads enough for everyone to get around. What Selkie is going to school in looks like a normal winter day to me.
My family moved from Detroit MI to Vado New Mexico. We went from 6 foot drifts of snow to none. One day my sister and I hiked the 1/2 mile to the school bus in the light dusting of snow. No one was at the bus stop… No bus showed up, we thought we were late and hiked back home to tell Mom. She was miffed that we missed the bus and told us to watch TV while she got ready to drive us to school. TV news had the school closures in the area. Turns out, if there is visible snow on the ground, it is a snow day down south in some parts. It all melted by noon.
The idea of a school closing for less than an inch of snow is funny, but I gotta figure in some areas they may just have zero practice driving in it. I mean, I know it’s the same rules as driving in rain, but they probably don’t.
The water smelled/tasted like pennies in my school too, very old pipes.
I expected her hat to have holes in the sides of her hood for her pig tails. I now realize that no self-respecting child in an orphanage would cut holes in their nice coat. But I was disappointed nevertheless.
The Russian frog hat made up for it.
I suspect her pigtails are folded up on top of her head under the hat. All the better to keep them dry.
I’m glad to see that they are all friends again, but you’d think that after living with her for three years, they’d know about the gills and the flushing. Obviously Heather did. That’s how she knew WHY Selkie was going to the bathroom (hearing her wheeze) and knew the shirt would be off and available for the taking.
They probably have it in their heads as information that she does do the gills and flushing thing, but they’re children. Bathroom = bathroom things, regardless if you know of someone’s insulin, inhaler, or gill-flushing needs.
Even with her gill flushing needs, her father doesn’t have to wait outside the lavatory door. She can take care of those needs on her own.
He’s still learning about her health issues in cold weather. I’d expect him to stick around since he has no idea what could happen to Selkie.
Agreed. This is not a normal day, for her sake he has to act “weird.”
Remember, last time she had to flush her gills at school (or, at least, last time we saw her have to do so at school), her shirt got stolen.
Ah, child logic.
Hahahah! … Um, I mean on the Director Commentary LOL.
It could be looked on as this: Selkie is arguably a “special needs” child (no offense intended – that’s the best term I could think of). This is her first winter with New Dad. New Dad needs to learn what to expect when the winter symptoms hit. Yes, he got a list – but remember, we learn by DOING.
Amanda’s perception of Todd as ‘weird’ will have repercussions when their kinship is discovered, you know…
I think Todd is there to provide support. After all, the last time she washed her gills at school, she lost her blouse.
Maybe it’s also got something to do with the last time she had to gill-flush at school, her shirt got stolen. Over & above the “first winter with new daughter that goes into torpor when she’s cold” thing.
Mebbe it’s just me, but in conditions like these, we have a snow day round these parts. That’s a F**k-ton of snow to be going to school in.
Where I live, that much snow isn’t even a blip on the radar. They won’t call off school until it’s at least knee-high.
I grew up where we rarely got snow days. We could literally get nearly a foot of snow dumped on us and we still had school. The town was prepared for it and snowplows cleared and salted the roads enough for everyone to get around. What Selkie is going to school in looks like a normal winter day to me.
My brother lives in Minneapolis Minnesota, and he’s told me stories about having four foot snow drifts, yet everyone keeps on driving anyway.
My family moved from Detroit MI to Vado New Mexico. We went from 6 foot drifts of snow to none. One day my sister and I hiked the 1/2 mile to the school bus in the light dusting of snow. No one was at the bus stop… No bus showed up, we thought we were late and hiked back home to tell Mom. She was miffed that we missed the bus and told us to watch TV while she got ready to drive us to school. TV news had the school closures in the area. Turns out, if there is visible snow on the ground, it is a snow day down south in some parts. It all melted by noon.
The idea of a school closing for less than an inch of snow is funny, but I gotta figure in some areas they may just have zero practice driving in it. I mean, I know it’s the same rules as driving in rain, but they probably don’t.