Status Updates From As Brave As You

The ending with the birds and grandpop saying maybe about letting the birds go like grandpop and Ernie and the dad and genie were brave the whole time …Crab was a little brave coming back to face them too ig

MY EYES ARE MISTY

Sorry but grandma is being mad ignorant and selfish ugh I get this book is also supposed to make the reader consider generational differences and kids internalizing adults issues with intimacy and bonding but GRANDMA IS DOING TOO MUCH!!!!

I think this is hard to read on purpose bc grandpops self isolation is more of a punishment he carries on within himself due to trauma and guilt

Tess is so young but cares for her mother so well her character is really cool because she doesn’t pretend or enable her moms reality but helps her as best as she knows how to

This is really crazy to me though because if the 14th birthday “celebration” was a lesson then everyone failed the assignment but is being weird about it because they are simultaneously looking for someone to blame but unsure who to blame 😭 like there’s layers to this!!! Especially since Crab made a stage left and grandpop is literally stuck mourning and grieving

It’s like this weird heaviness of uncertainty about who is supposed to take responsibility over the pain/problem #dysfunctionalaf

The dynamic between grandma and grand pop is kind of crazy like when he feels bad or is dealing with more difficult emotions they have an understanding how to interact and not interact with each other but something about grandpop locking himself away and dwelling seems crazy yet unsurprising

SECOND OPINION

Peanut head LMAOOOO

“Now, remember, keep your elbows a little bent and your wrist tight for the kickback. AIM at the can, and when you got it, squeeze the trigger.”