The Whittaker Saga - 1950s (updated 02/21)
I was vastly inspired when reading the decades challenge, and as a history teacher, I could not stop myself from giving it a try. Of course, true to my nature or refusing to do things by the book, th...
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@Daravi Thank you! I'm so happy you're enjoying it. This chapter was also fun to write, and play - although it took a bit of imagination how to work the police screenshots, but the burglar aspect of for rent helped. :)
@flauschtrud No, I'm not, but I have updated my mods, including better buildbuy so no obnoxious shopping cart and so far no major issues just a few LEs on loading.
And yes, Emily's situation is a bit delicate. Legally, a divorce would likely be quite simple. In Louisiana at the time, divorce could be had based on a few reasons - infidelity, criminal activity, abuse or abandonment - if you could prove any of it. Here Emily has two very viable reasons that are easily proven (as it is in the press and Frank is arrested), yet in societies eyes... well it was never a good thing to be a divorcee, or the child of one. And no matter what, it was always the woman who was blamed. So she takes out her anger where she can. Caroline is an easy target and not an entirely innocent one.
@flauschtrud No, I'm not, but I have updated my mods, including better buildbuy so no obnoxious shopping cart and so far no major issues just a few LEs on loading.
And yes, Emily's situation is a bit delicate. Legally, a divorce would likely be quite simple. In Louisiana at the time, divorce could be had based on a few reasons - infidelity, criminal activity, abuse or abandonment - if you could prove any of it. Here Emily has two very viable reasons that are easily proven (as it is in the press and Frank is arrested), yet in societies eyes... well it was never a good thing to be a divorcee, or the child of one. And no matter what, it was always the woman who was blamed. So she takes out her anger where she can. Caroline is an easy target and not an entirely innocent one.
