Rich’s Decision

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    • September 1, 2023 at 10:03 am #1204
      Anne Goff
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        @anneg

        What do you think about Rich’s decision to use their life savings to buy the land without discussing (or even telling) Coleen?  I know this was the late 70s and things were different.  But wow, I can’t image making such a big decision without discussing it.  If I were Coleen, I don’t think I could have forgiven that.

         

      • September 2, 2023 at 7:49 am #1235
        Beth H
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          @redrider412

          I agree it was quite brash.  I considered the history for him that his grandad and dad had both pined (heh heh) for that land.  That longing was deeply ingrained.  I was annoyed that he took so long to tell Colleen. It got so stressful to wonder how he was going to make each payment.

          I learned something about the ups and downs of the logging industry and the seasonal aspect of income.

          • September 3, 2023 at 6:09 pm #1270
            Anne Goff
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              @anneg

              Pined–ha ha!

              I totally understand why he wanted the land so much.  If I were Colleen, I would even have supported him in buying the land though it was a big risk.  But to not even mention it.  Definitely a jerk move and then, as you say, he had to stress about the payments on his own.

          • September 2, 2023 at 5:34 pm #1262
            Jaimette
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              @jaimettemcculley

              I think the age difference along with the time period played a role.  Also, Colleen and Rich didn’t seem to have a relationship based on communication.  She had her own secrets.

              • September 3, 2023 at 6:07 pm #1269
                Anne Goff
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                  @anneg

                  I agree they did not have good communication.  She had her own secrets, but her secret keeping increased after Rich started walking on egg shells after her last miscarriage.

                  I hadn’t thought about the age difference, but I agree that probably influenced Rich.  Definitely, yes the time period played a part.  But I was a young woman (younger than Colleen) in a relationship with a man 12 years older than I in 1977.  I don’t think I would have forgiven him for spending our life savings without so much as a word about it.

                  • September 4, 2023 at 7:23 am #1275
                    Jaimette
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                      @jaimettemcculley

                      I agree, not sure I would have been forgiving.  The book was all about hard choices.  This was just another

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