Post by nora rothchild on Dec 28, 2020 23:16:40 GMT
---------------------------- THE OPINIONS
FRANKLIN: " You have no idea how happy I was to hear that I had a son. Not to mention a first born. I dedicated a lot of my time to Dean. It was the perfect life in my opinion. I could've stopped right there when it came to kids. However, Katherine would've never allowed that. She wanted the big family. At this time in our marriage I did whatever made that woman happy. Three years later came our second child, Nora Sylvia. She had me wrapped around her finger. Dean was the most jealous child because he suddenly was not getting my full attention whenever I was home. Nora was a very independent child. More often than not we'd hear on the nanny reports that she did not understand the meaning of no. She would throw the biggest tantrums and the nanny had a hard time calming her down. None of us could. It got better as she grew up. This is the part of her life that I didn't know much about. I feel a little bit bad. Dean was once again my priority. He would take over the business, he is after all the heir to the family fortune. I figured that Nora was Katherine's responsibility. Like we did with Dean, we sat down and asked Nora what she wanted to do with her life. It was a big surprise to hear that she wanted to take the business route after all. I tried to persuade her the other way. There once again was that spunky, fierce spirit that couldn't t take no for an answer. She applied to school at Cornell and got accepted. She's a very bright young girl. Passed all of her classes while making some poor decisions, none of them ever leaked to her mother and I. Nora just recently graduated and I could tell that she was very offended that I didn't offer her a spot with Dean and I. Since her teenage years I feel like she has been secretly striving for my attention..not that I blame her. She didn't want to take the route her mother did; party planning and events. It made me a little proud to hear that my brother offered her a spot interning. She didn't ask me whatsoever. I think it might be too late to offer any fathering advice. We are all living under the same roof in the brownstone in New York. I can tell that she avoids me, or tries to have little conversation with me. I hurt her feelings. She does continue to take my money. I guess that's what us fathers are good for. "
KATHERINE: " Oh my sweet little girl. Me and her father have truly failed her. She's always been too good for our family. I should've recognized her spirit when she was younger. It's the lifestyle to blame. I was constantly busy. Planning all sorts of events and attending galas with my notorious husband. I am atlas a little better than her father. Franklin's radar only searches for Dean. Nora and I would spend every summer together down in Georgia, once the elder Rothchild's purchased the property. Bernadette had introduced her to horses and I could see the love blossom in her eyes. She had a hobby. Part of me feels a little bit sad that she didn't want to life like me. Planning parties and hiding away in a large home. I love my life. It's luxurious. Nora and I speak once a week. It was like pulling teeth in order for me to get her to come home for the holidays. I know she didn't want to be cooped up in the house with her father and I. I just couldn't stand the thought of her being alone in New York City. She would've pulled off that she's fine, I'm honestly sure she would be. She doesn't need me anymore. I still love to shower my only girl with everything I have. Out of the two of us, she favors me. How could she not? Franklin can be a ...something. "
DEAN: " My sister used to drive me fucking nuts. That is until I realized that I was dad's favorite. It killed her. She would watch all of her friends talk about being 'daddy's little girl' when she got to be our neurotic mother's favorite. After that, Nora and I started to become close. Honestly for a while all we had was each other. Despite being my father's favorite, we were stuck together. Our parents would leave us days/weeks on end to attend parties, vacations or any other fun thing that popped up for them. She's only four years younger than me and I know that sounds like a good gap it wasn't for us. She wasn't that annoying sister that tagged along to everything. I went off to college and she was starting high school. Our age difference didn't even phase me then. During my breaks I made a point to hang out with her. By that time Conor had joined the family and it was a weird dynamic now. Not me and Nora, just the family in general. I got myself into a bit of trouble when I was at university. That's when Dad gave me the big talk. I needed to get my shit together and focus or everything that I had been promised as a young boy would disappear. I finished college, luckily. Nora was starting, she was constantly asking me for advice. It wasn't a problem at first they were simple questions, until she was a junior on college. I was done interning at that point. Starting at a new job where I was getting up at 6am I just didn't have the patience for it. Working long hours was killing me. It was hard work. My texts slowly faded into barely any responses. She was gone most of the time, being at university herself. We were finally together for a family holiday when she blew up on me. She just doesn't understand. The pressure, the workload, the constant need to get approval from our dad. She won't ever understand. I know she misses the old us. I'm not sure I can go back to that with how much I hurt her feelings. Things have been better living under the same roof again. I can tell though that is is guarded. "
Conor: " I wish Nora lived at home again. At least someone would be nice to me while I'm home for boarding school. I get really mad at mom and dad when I think about how much younger I am than my siblings. Nora is the only one that makes an effort though. She calls me every wednesday. We FaceTime. It's pretty nice, she's cool. All my friends think she is pretty...so gross. "
