tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post7487562049420978753..comments2024-01-05T04:13:16.946-06:00Comments on The Character Therapist: Thursday Therapeutic Thought - RelationshipsJeannie Campbell, LMFThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-5879788409662333922009-05-07T23:26:00.000-05:002009-05-07T23:26:00.000-05:00katie - the main thing people from single parent o...katie - the main thing people from single parent or "broken" homes would have as an expectation is more of the same. and research backs that up. children from single-parents homes are far more likely to become single-parent providers themselves. (esp. women). <br><br>glad everyone is thinking about those characters! :)Jeannie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-58976122475928985712009-05-07T21:40:00.000-05:002009-05-07T21:40:00.000-05:00You're making me think at 9:39 at night? My f...You're making me think at 9:39 at night? My fault for reading this so late, of course. LOL But now I'm going to be think, think, thinking (as Winnie the Pooh would say) all night. ;) Yeah, I have little kids. How can you tell?<br><br>Lynnette Labelle<br>http://lynnettelabelle.blogspot.comLynnette Labellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227593491562480538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-71443383882617061182009-05-07T18:13:00.000-05:002009-05-07T18:13:00.000-05:00Oh, great post. I write urban fantasy but the big...Oh, great post. I write urban fantasy but the biggest part of my characters' developments revolve around family, particularly the structure the family has. Of course my poor heroine is always plunked into a situation which is 180 degrees from what she came from, but its fun to see how the influence of family helps her through the situation.Renehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14966956368329586135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-1125023102978335702009-05-07T16:56:00.000-05:002009-05-07T16:56:00.000-05:00Interesting stuff... how would these two types of ...Interesting stuff... how would these two types of relationships impact chracters who grew up in single family homes? What expectations would they have coming into a marriage? Curious about Bethany! Thanks Jeannie!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-358944250114991152009-05-07T11:12:00.000-05:002009-05-07T11:12:00.000-05:00Thank you, I now have a new take on my MC and why ...Thank you, I now have a new take on my MC and why she ticks!T. Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-74285694419670990702009-05-07T11:02:00.000-05:002009-05-07T11:02:00.000-05:00I guess my husband and I are somewhere between the...I guess my husband and I are somewhere between the two extremes. I work from home taking care of the kids, gardening, sometimes cleaning, and writing. At this point I'm not paid. But I do expect him to help with cleaning, cooking, and child raising. <br><br>Is there a name for that? Probably...<br><br>None of my characters follow set gender roles. I think most the relationships are symmetrical. Maybe... I don't have a lot of marriages in my writing. Or romances. <br><br>Plenty of explosions though!Liana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-38353298641559317282009-05-07T10:07:00.000-05:002009-05-07T10:07:00.000-05:00Functional symmetrical relationships are good, I t...Functional symmetrical relationships are good, I think. My characters show up with personalities already in tact, and it's my job to discover as much as I can about them. I like that what can be perceived as a weakness can actually become a strength and vice versa.Danyellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-7504277573864669482009-05-07T09:29:00.000-05:002009-05-07T09:29:00.000-05:00that would be a great self discovery for that char...that would be a great self discovery for that character, patricia. Her disillusion would be great to write. <br><br>Jill, I'm glad this makes you think of your characters in different light. : )Jeannie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-41172949826404874272009-05-07T08:39:00.000-05:002009-05-07T08:39:00.000-05:00Great thoughts! My main character allowed herself ...Great thoughts! My main character allowed herself to be in a role of stay at home mom etc because her husband demanded it and now she'd changing because he is out of the picture.Terri Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-19533489688674898592009-05-07T08:11:00.000-05:002009-05-07T08:11:00.000-05:00And thinking outside of that "norm", as ...And thinking outside of that "norm", as there were working woman before the 1960's, if in the minority.<br><br>So what about a character who craves a complementary relationship based on perceptions about what that might be, because she's never experienced one (her mother worked all her life)? And she finds that it's not exactly what she expected?PatriciaWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-8089718582926178142009-05-07T08:04:00.000-05:002009-05-07T08:04:00.000-05:00Playing with characters is so much fun, but it'...Playing with characters is so much fun, but it's even more fun when they begin playing with their creator. Then you know they've come to life. <br><br>This kind of reminds me of the old opposites attract, they also create great conflict for a novel. Deviating from the steriotypical is definitely in for modern novels now.Eileen Astels Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-81698751147924869042009-05-07T07:41:00.000-05:002009-05-07T07:41:00.000-05:00I'm not writing a romance, but my characters a...I'm not writing a romance, but my characters are developing a romantic relationship. They kind of have a more complementery relationship, but as my heroine becomes more comfortable, she's becoming more assertive. This should be interesting! <br><br>Jill, isn't if funny when they do that?Ralenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890775905785233298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217391718085448472.post-82721407722966661112009-05-07T07:16:00.000-05:002009-05-07T07:16:00.000-05:00I love that you always make me think of something ...I love that you always make me think of something I hadn't dwelled on before. Thanks!<br><br>It hit me yesterday that my hero and heroine have reversed their natural roles in life (if that makes sense). She is normally calm and even-tempered. He is normally hot-headed and impulsive. But the situation they're in has caused her dormant passion to come out, and he has been forced to take on the role of being the voice-of-reason.<br><br>I didn't expect this to happen when I was plotting, but it's been an illuminating twist in the book. I'm really enjoying playing with these two!Jill Kemererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.com