Lucky Girl - Completed
Updates Wednesdays Evelyn "Evie" Kilbride has always been the quiet friend, a shy girl who never had much to say, happy to wait in the wings as her best friend Kelly, the loud, confident ...
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@hellohannah2
I did not mention this before because my comment was already long, but I think the title's meaning comes across neatly and clearly. I noticed earlier that Kelly literally tells Evie that she's a lucky girl (when I read that I was like “the title!!! :smiley: ”). It’s easy to see that Evie feels similarly about Claire but not in such a negative way (and sometimes it seems like she feels that Kelly is lucky too). It's a clever title.
Yes. Be confident. :) I never saw Jude's personality as being any worse than the personality of any of your other Sims. He does some questionable things, but he never seems malicious to me (in Part 1 at least). He seems like he's young and learning/growing up like everyone else. I did think he was just playfully teasing his younger sister about the piano as well as telling her the truth and that there weren't any hurt feelings involved because Ivy mocks him in return. I'm glad to hear that he can depend on Shane and Jen.
I feel like the "I could have done something better" mindset can be a positive thing, but it can also be a trap. Technically, most people could have almost always done something better but thinking that and doing something over again (and again and again and …) may not be worth it. What you've done with Lucky Girl is already great. Specifically regarding Jude, I never saw him as horrible so changes there would have no effect on me.
I don't think many people are motivated by negativity. If they do something well, then they want to do it again and perhaps see if it can be done a bit better next time even though better isn’t necessary, but if it doesn't go well, I think it's discouraging ("I didn't do a good job at all so I should give up”). You’re doing well and teaching everyone more about Ireland at the same time.
Evie and Claire are good friends, and they'll only become closer after this but it certainly will take a while for Evie to see Claire as a real flesh and blood human rather than some angelic specimen that she can only aspire to be This is what I was getting at with the title of the story, kind of. Each of these girls is looking at one another and believing that one is luckier than the other, the point being that you're never satisfied with what you have.
I did not mention this before because my comment was already long, but I think the title's meaning comes across neatly and clearly. I noticed earlier that Kelly literally tells Evie that she's a lucky girl (when I read that I was like “the title!!! :smiley: ”). It’s easy to see that Evie feels similarly about Claire but not in such a negative way (and sometimes it seems like she feels that Kelly is lucky too). It's a clever title.
Actually, I'm glad you said this, because I have this horrible habit of second guessing myself and starting to feel unsure about what I've written. When this scene played out in my head, Jude was just messing around the way that older brothers do sometimes and it really wasn't intended to be mean. When it was out there though I thought "Oh darn, maybe I overplayed his teasing and he seems like a horrible guy now" so I just accepted it and rolled with it and thought "hey, yeah I guess he's the worst." I suppose the lesson is to be more confident in my writing. I always default to assuming I could have done something better with it lol.
Yes. Be confident. :) I never saw Jude's personality as being any worse than the personality of any of your other Sims. He does some questionable things, but he never seems malicious to me (in Part 1 at least). He seems like he's young and learning/growing up like everyone else. I did think he was just playfully teasing his younger sister about the piano as well as telling her the truth and that there weren't any hurt feelings involved because Ivy mocks him in return. I'm glad to hear that he can depend on Shane and Jen.
I feel like the "I could have done something better" mindset can be a positive thing, but it can also be a trap. Technically, most people could have almost always done something better but thinking that and doing something over again (and again and again and …) may not be worth it. What you've done with Lucky Girl is already great. Specifically regarding Jude, I never saw him as horrible so changes there would have no effect on me.
I don't think many people are motivated by negativity. If they do something well, then they want to do it again and perhaps see if it can be done a bit better next time even though better isn’t necessary, but if it doesn't go well, I think it's discouraging ("I didn't do a good job at all so I should give up”). You’re doing well and teaching everyone more about Ireland at the same time.
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