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From: Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five Stories Featuring Highly Supportive Parents
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:59:22 -0400
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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
>>>>
>>>> Encouraging the next generation of space pirates and superheroes...
>>>>
>>>> https://reactormag.com/five-stories-featuring-highly-supportive-parents/
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Tony
>>
>> I would add _Have Spacesuit, Will Travel_ (for some value of "supportive")
>> & _The Rolling Stones_. [Ted]
> 

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.


> 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]

Interesting difference of opinion.
Tony