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A Perfect Disaster

Chapter 4: Helga

Saturday

Lisa Miriam Sherman and her brother Logan Robert Sherman had just woken up and were getting ready for their day. They showered, brushed their teeth and were getting ready for today. They were happy that it was Saturday and usually that meant a whole day of friends, fun and the works...if they could get away from their mother that is. Although today was a little bigger than the average Saturday to them.

Today it was a big baseball game against their cousin's team and the twins, especially Lisa, wanted to give it their all.

"Hurry up Logan, we don't want to be late..."Lisa said as she pulled her long, brown hair into her usual ponytail.

"Hold your horses, I'm almost done..."Her brother said from the bathroom.

Lisa rolled her eyes and then checked herself in the mirror. She was wearing her usual blue baseball jersey, jeans and sneakers. This is how she liked it, she was at her most comfortable in this style and not in the frilly, girly clothes the rest of her peers wore and her mother constantly insisted she should wear as well.

Dresses...ick!

She still couldn't believe she had to wear that dress last week just to go to auntie Helga's award ceremony for her new book. She loved her aunt with all her heart and it was only because she wanted to be supportive that she finally let her mother talk her into wearing that frilly dress her grandmother gave her. She didn't like the way she looked in that dress or with her hair down and styled by her mom. She looked...she didn't look like herself at all. If it wasn't for the fact that she had her father's dark hair and green eyes, she would look almost identical to her mom. She didn't like that either, she had enough of a problem having people constantly compare her school performance and lack of academic achievement with her mother's enormous legend on her, she didn't want to start being compared even more for her looks by suddenly dressing all like some froo froo girly girl.

That wasn't her.

In this jersey and jeans, she was herself and she liked it that way.

Soon she and her brother were done and they were on their way out.

"Bye mom..." Lisa and Logan said quickly as were almost out of the door before she called back.

"Wait! Where are you two going?..." Olga asked her children.

"Our game is today, remember...We're playing against Andy's team today and I intend to win..."Lisa said determinedly.

Despite her cousin being 3 years younger than her, he and his team were really good but Lisa was determined to win. Baseball was her passion and she always gave her all in each game.

"Oh, I remember..." Olga said.

If that baseball game was today, that meant that Helga and likely her husband Arnold would be there to support Andy and his team. Although they would also try and support Lisa and her team as well, as they always did.

"So I should expect you later..."Olga said.

'Much later, after the game, auntie Helga promised to take us, Andy and his friend out for ice cream to celebrate, win or lose..."Lisa explained.

"I see.., how...nice of her..." Olga said, trying to not be bothered by that.

Of course Helga would be feeling generous enough, not only to take time out of her busy schedule of a multi-award winning, renown author to see her children's game, but to celebrate with them as well. She could afford to after all, especially after winning the ""Hillwood Award for Literary Achievement", for the latest installment in her "Cecile" series, which had a $1,000 cash prize as well. As if she needed it since she already received plenty of money from royalties off her books and articles and her husband made good money as an anthropologist as well.

Anyway, the entire family was there and Olga went to support her sister like the good sister that she was.

However it was a particularly stressful day in general. It took a lot of convincing until she managed to get Lisa to wear a dress and Patrick to show up on time. She loved that man but he can never take anything seriously. The ceremony was lovely and Helga gave such a lovely acceptance speech, thanking her husband and children for supporting her and being her inspiration, along with her old friend Phoebe and she also mentioned Logan and Lisa as well.

However neither she, mummy or daddy were mentioned in that speech at all. Their parents didn't even notice as they were too impressed by Helga's award and the reporters who came to take pictures of the event to notice., It was much like back in Olga's childhood when she had won competitions and impressed their parents, except that it wasn't her but someone else with that attention now.

Olga had just smiled, congratulated her sister and took a few pictures but she couldn't get the fact out of her mind that she...and their parents...weren't mentioned in her speech at all but she didn't say anything. They had all gone out to celebrate after that and Lisa and Logan kept gushing on how cool they thought their aunt was. That was over a week ago.

Olga sighed, trying to fight down her feelings and addressed her children. "I hope you both have a good game today..." She started.

"You know that I will..."Lisa said confidently.

"I hope so...I'm going to watch too..."Olga said.

She rarely went to her daughter's baseball games since she was either too busy with work or at her acting classes but today she had nothing to do and she didn't want anyone to think she chose not to support her children. That would make her a bad mother.

She didn't notice her daughter cringed when she mentioned that.

"You are?..."Lisa said in dismay.

The last time her mother went to one of her baseball games, she totally humiliated her in front of her friends. One of her friends Tony had been feeling depressed over losing the game and her mother, out of nowhere, mentioned the night light she had until 5th grade to try and "cheer him up" and to not let failures get him down or something and used her as an example.

The end result was her being teased for a week straight and not speaking to her mother for the same amount of time.

"Mom, your not going to embarrass us again, are you..."Lisa said in a warning tone.

"Why on earth would you say that?..." Olga asked completely shocked she would say that.

"The night light incident last year..." Lisa said angrily.

"And the time you told my friends about my blanket in third grade..." Logan reminded.

Sure it was years ago but teasing like that can't be forgotten, especially when your a third grader trying to fit in.

"I said sorry about that, I didn't think it was that big of a deal..."Olga said with a sigh.

She didn't mean to embarrassed them. She actually thought Lisa managing to conquer her fear of the dark was admirable and had tried to use that to inspire Tony. She didn't realize until after the act was done that her daughter didn't appreciate it, the same with her son. His blanket accidentally flew away while it was drying and she went to get it and gave it back to him as soon as possible, not realizing that his friends were with it at the time.

"I promise that I won't say anything to your friends other than to wish them luck..."Olga said with a pleading look.

Her children still looked unconvinced, then they shared a look and then sighed, as if they made some kind of silent conversation.

"Alright mom..."Lisa sighed.

"Splendid, I'll go get your father and we'll all go together..."Olga said with a perky smile.

"Mom, dad said he and his band have to practice today..."Logan reminded.

"Oh yeah..."Olga said, a little deflated.

Her husband practices with his band at least twice a week, even when he was in between jobs. Olga loved him and she tried to be supportive of his dream but there were at times when it was a little inconvenient. He at the very least managed to get that supervising job at the News Stand, thankfully. It wasn't a glamourous or prestigious job but at least Olga could relax a little more with their expenses such as bills, rent, saving for the kid's colleges, her acting lessons, Lisa and Logan's tutors, their bi annual trips to New York so she could try and audition on Broadway (again) and many other little expenses here and there.

"Well come now..."Olga said as she took her car keys.

Lisa just remained quiet, only wanting to focus on the game and to avoid as much humiliation as possible today.

At Gerald's Field

The Sherman twins and mother finally arrived and Lisa and Logan immediately saw their cousin Andy and his team. It included his friend Kiara Johansen, Adam Berman, Courtney Gammelthorpe, Keisha Horowitz and a few others in his fourth grade class.

"Hey Andy..."Lisa waved.

"Hey guys, lets have a good game..."The football headed boy said as he extended his hand for good sportsmanship.

"Yeah, good game..."Lisa said as she shook his hand.

"Don't let us win too easily cuz'..."Logan said with a smirk.

"Oh, I won't and I hope you won't let me win too easily..."He said with the kind of smirk only someone with Pataki blood was known to have.

The kids soon separated and went to their respective teams. Lisa and Logan arrived to their seventh grade baseball team, who were all eager to await instructions from their captain.

"Alright everyone, remember that just because these guys are still in elementary school, don't underestimate them. I want you guys to give me your all like you do in every game, that's what's kept our winning streak intact this year..."Lisa said while she was in captain mode.

Her team nodded and soon went to their positions.

"Play ball!..."The umpire shouted.

Lisa grinned as she took her baseball mitt and went to her position.

Time to play ball.

The bleachers.

Olga went to go take a seat and soon found herself next to her sister and her husband. Megan and Henry were also there as well.

"Oh, hello baby sister..."Olga said as she took a seat.

"Hey Olga..."Helga said as she didn't take her eyes off the game.

"How are you?..."Arnold said politely as he held baby Henry in his arms.

"I am well..."Olga said as she turned to her niece and nephew.

"Hello there little Megan..."Olga cooed and pinch the girls cheek, not noticing that she was squirming.

"Aunt Olga..."Megan grumbled, not liking this.

"So, how is everything in school? Make any new friends? Oh, I love this bow, is it new?..."Olga said as she touched the hair decoration.

"I've had this bow since I was a baby..." Megan said, having said this at least once before. Her aunt only giggled and patted her on the head, not noticing that the 5 year old didn't like it very much.

"Oh little Henry, you are getting really big..."Olga said as she cooed the baby that was still in her brother-in-laws arms.

"Anyway Olga, where's Patrick?..."Helga asked, noticing that her children weren't really comfortable with their aunts over-affection.

"Oh, he couldn't make it...Band practice today..."Olga said, trying to sound like it didn't bother her at all... " Oh just to let you know, he managed to get another job, he's working as a supervisor now..." Olga said, trying to make it sound more impressive than it really was.

"That's great..."Helga said before suddenly jumping up and shouting to the players after Andy hit the ball.

"Faster Andy! Run!..." Helga shouted and cheered when her son was declared "safe".

'Alright, he did it!..."Arnold said proudly

"That's our boy..."Helga said proudly before turning to her other kids... "Just like you..."She cooed to Henry, who giggled and then turned to Megan... "And you are our girl"..."She said to her daughter who smiled at that.

"I am..."Megan giggled at that before going back to cheer for her brother.

Olga watched the interaction. She wished she knew her sister's big secret. Every time she saw her with her children, Andy, Megan and Henry always seemed so...she couldn't describe it but she wished Logan and Lisa would be more willing to be with her around their friends but like this morning, they were just worried she would do or say something to embarrassed them. She doubted Andy and Megan ever said such a thing to Helga, since she is such a wonderful mother. So "wonderful" that even Olga's own children preferred her sometimes.

It hurt a lot.

The game continued, with Andy and Lisa's teams each having about the same score. Olga didn't know how to feel about this. She didn't know a lot about sports, especially baseball. She had been a cheerleader in high school, amongst many of her other extracurricular activities and she dated quiet a few players but she didn't understand most of this, but Helga did apparently.

"Andy is doing real great..."Arnold commented as her son was now pitching.

"He sure is, Logan isn't doing too bad either..."She turned to Olga, who's son was on second base.

"Yes, he is doing well..."Olga said, wishing she just understood. It was kind of hard to tell who was in the lead if her sister and husband were cheering for both teams.

"I can tell Lisa is doing great as team captain, she is quite the leader..."Helga said with what look to be a proud look on her face.

Olga frowned when she realized her sister wasn't even really talking to her right now. She was just stating personal belief and the way she was talking, it was almost like she was praising one of her own children. Olga knew she shouldn't be upset that someone was complimenting her children, but they were her children. Not Helga's.

"Yes, my daughter is good at this..."Olga said, feeling so strange right now.

She still wished her daughter had put her attentions to more traditionally feminine, academic pursuits like music, spelling bee's and others but Lisa was very focused on this sport. At least if she wins this, a Pataki victory was a Pataki victory and that had to count for something.

Later

The game continued until later. It was the bottom of the ninth, the bases were loaded and Lisa was at bat. Andy's friend Kiara was pitcher now, Logan was on third base and Andy was in outfield. It was anyone's game at this point.

"This is getting intense..."Arnold commented as he gave Henry his bottle.

"Is Andy winning mommy?..."Megan asked, as she still a little confused on the game.

"He's doing really good...just like your cousins..."Helga said to her daughter.

It was obvious that regardless of who ended up winning, Helga was still proud of her boy no matter what. The same could not be said for Olga, who was trying hard not to give into her impulses. She had been in numerous competitions and even when they have been close, she always was victorious by a long shot, she rarely, if ever faced a situation like this and she didn't know how to handle this other than hope that her kids win.

"Good luck sweetie!..."Olga shouted, as she felt that was the appropriate response.

"So anyway Olga, after this we're taking the kids for a victory pizza and ice cream, would you like to join us?..."Arnold offered.

"Oh...That would be lovely..." Olga said politely while on the inside she was thinking... "Yes, to celebrate my kids victory..."

She then continued to watch, wait for her kids victory.

On the field

Lisa was at bat while the umpire behind her, Adam Berman, was giving Kiara signals. Lisa looked to her friend Tony who was also giving her a signal as well. Lisa was really elevated at this point. This was one of the most intense games she had in a while and she really enjoyed it, but now was the time to try and seal her victory.

"Let me have it!..."She said as she gripped her bat tighter, feeling the thrill of the game in her blood.

Kiara then threw the pitch and Lisa managed to hit it, sending it flying.

"Alright!..."She shouted as she and her team began running, while the rival team tried to catch the ball.

"I'm not letting you win that easy!..."Andy said as he ran faster, trying to catch the ball before it hit the ground, with Lisa and Logan nearing home plate, Andy, jumped as high as he could and managed to grab the ball before hitting the ground, still holding onto it...just before Lisa could make it home.

Andy managed to win the game.

"You're out! 4th grade wins!..."The umpire shouted.

Everyone in the stands started cheering and Andy's teammates ran up to lift him up, congratulating him on catching the winning ball.

'Andy! Andy! Andy!..."They cheered as they all carried their star player to celebrate.

Lisa only looked at that...but smiled proudly. Her cousin gave her a good game and that was all she wanted in the end. True, she wanted to win but she wasn't going to be a sore loser. She was better than that.

"I can't believe we lost to some wimpy 4th graders..." Doug, one of her classmates said and Lisa glared at him.

'"Hey watch it! That fourth grader is my cousin and he's not wimpy!..."Lisa said in defense before she went up to her cousin, with Logan right behind her.

"Great game cousin..."She said in an accepting tone.

"Same to you guys..."Andy was as he shook her hand.

"Yeah, I had fun..."Logan said

"Me too..." Andy said.

The Shortman and Sherman's, along with their team mates all gave congratulations and telling the others they had a good time in this friendly game.

Back with the parents

Olga looked sadly, not knowing how she was going to fix this. Her daughter must be feeling so devastated, the same with Logan. While she didn't totally approve of this baseball thing, Lisa loved it and now she ended up losing to her younger cousin.

Oh, she must be feeling awful...
"Andy won!..."Arnold cheered.

"That's our little Mickey Kaline in the making..." Helga said happily.

"Big brother won!..."Megan said while Henry only kept giggling.

They didn't notice Olga's emotional turmoil as the two teams came up. Olga just immediately went to console her children.

"Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry..."Olga said sympathetically, feeling bad that they lost.

"Uh, about what mom?..."Lisa asked in confusion.

"I know you both worked hard for this game and you must feel bad...Let's go home..."She said, looking like her parents did the day they thought she had gotten a B+ in college.

"Um...Mom, we're getting pizza and ice cream with auntie Helga and uncle Arnold, remember...Lisa reminded, feeling a little embarrassed by her mother's weird behavior.

Olga was stunned but figured her kids were just trying to put on a brave face for her. Before she could say anything else, Helga came in and gave the twins a hug, with her own kids right behind her.

"You both were amazing out there today..."She praised to her niece and nephew.

"So was Andy, you really didn't make it easy, did you?..."Logan commented.

"I said I wasn't going to...You both were great, I haven't had that much fun in a long time, so thanks..."Andy said as he held onto the baseball he caught.

"Thank you, you and your team were great out there..." Lisa said, meaning it.

Olga was completely perturbed by what she was seeing. Her sister and her son were acting so...and her children were so...what was going on here?!

"I'm proud of you, all of you...You were all amazing out there..."Helga commented and then turned to Lisa with a proud look on her face.

"You did pretty good as team captain...You should feel proud..."She said reassuringly.

"I am auntie..."Lisa said with a smile. Even if she didn't win, what mattered was that she gave a good game, Even her idol Mickey Kaline Jr didn't win every season but he still kept trying and always gave the best game he could muster. That was Lisa's motto as well.

Olga however looked appalled and started frowning, her own children didn't even look upset that they lost...to their much younger cousin...Their honor roll, student of the month cousin who just beat them again, despite being much younger.

"Well come on kids, time to go to Slausens for the victory feast..."Helga said, making the children cheer in happiness.

"Oh yes, to celebrate your son's victory...again..."Olga muttered under her breath until she realized what she did. Helga was looking at her suspiciously.

"And what's that suppose to mean?..."Helga asked with her hands on her hips.

Arnold immediately sensed the tension and knew he had to get the kids out of here before they witness something unpleasant.

"Uh, Helga, if it's alright, I'll take the kids ahead to Slausens..."Arnold suggested. His wife only merely nodded, not taking her eyes off her older sister.

"Come on guys, ice cream awaits us..."Arnold said as he took Henry in his arms and tried to heard the kids in that direction.

"But what about mommy and aunt Olga?..."Megan asked innocently, not understanding the situation. The rest of the kids wanted an answer as well.

"They'll meet up with us, now come on, we can decide on toppings on the way..."Arnold said as he took the kids and their teams to go out celebrating.

Now they were gone, with only the two Pataki sisters alone on the field. Olga remained silent while Helga looked at her accusingly.

"What was that about?..."Helga demanded.

"I don't know what you mean..."Olga said innocently.

"You know what I'm talking about...What's with the attitude Olga?..."Helga demanded.

Her sister tried to look dumb but soon looked like she was angry or something and then almost looked like she was about to cry.

"My children lost today..."Olga started, causing Helga to blink.

"That's it, Olga it was just a friendly game between friends, it's not like this was the twins official little league game..."Helga explained but Olga still looked upset.

"My children lost...and you were basically showing them that it's not a big deal!..."Olga suddenly started shouting.

"What?..."Helga said, shocked by her sister's sudden volume.

"You're always rubbing the fact that Andy is better than them at school and now at sports...and you have the nerve to always rub that in my kids face..." Olga accused.

"I have never done such a thing!..."Helga said, appalled by the accusation.

"I love Logan and Lisa, they are wonderful children..." Helga insisted.

"Yes, my children, not yours..."Olga shouted.

"What is wrong with you Olga? Why are you making such a big deal out of nothing?..."The younger blonde woman asked.

"NOTHING?! We are Pataki's and Pataki's never lose at anything...although you don't seem to understand that since your son won the game...and student of the month...and a spot on honor roll while my children can only get slightly above a B average..."Olga said, her bitter emotions coming out.

"Okay, what does this have to do with anything?..."Helga demanded to know.

"The point is that you don't even try to make sure your son excels and he still gets rewarded more than my children do..."Olga said, envy obvious in her tone... " Lisa doesn't even try to get better grades or even care about competitions and Logan is more concern with drawing than following the Pataki footsteps and I spent countless hours and money on tutors to make sure they succeed in life...and...and...you give them the idea that even if they don't succeed, it's not a big deal!..."The older blonde woman shouted.

"First off Olga, I do care about my children and their future but I'm not going to make the mistake our parents made with you and me..."Helga said, finally figuring out what this was about.

"What are you saying?..."Olga said, blinking.

"I'm not going to make them feel like they have to earn my love, that their worth is based solely on their test scores and how many trophies they won and I'm not going to make them feel bad the day they bring something lower than an A or if they come in second place...I'm not as over-competitive like our dad is..." Helga said harshly to her sister who was silent.

"Our parents were lousy with the both of us, they turned you into an inflexible perfectionist and ignored me because I didn't bring home any trophies and refused to let myself be brainwashed by them like you were..."Helga said sourly.

"How dare you? Mummy and daddy are wonderful and they love us!..."Olga said in defense.

"They loved you because you were "perfect", you brought them trophies and gave them a reason to gloat to everyone they knew. They only began to notice me after I got into Brown and started making money off my books and became a "somebody". They might not have meant to but they screwed the both of us up in different ways, you more than me it seems..."Helga said critically.

"What are you saying?..."Olga demanded in an offended tone.

" You just came here accusing me of having some insane conspiracy of wanting your kids to do worse than mine, just because I said they did a good game today..."Helga said flatly.

"One time you told me that you hated all the pressure our parents put on you and wished they didn't notice you..."Helga reminded.

Olga was silent at that. While she did sometimes wish her parents didn't expect so much from her, she was too used to it to try and change it. She was born and bred to be a winner...that was all she is...or she was.

"You still don't understand what it's like Helga...I was always expected to be a success...but for all my good grades and achievements, what do I have to show for it... You didn't have your dreams crushed, you never question if made the right choice marrying your someone and you never feel like your doing something wrong with your kids..."Olga said sadly.

"Come off it Olga. You're 46 years old and your still acting like a dramatic teenager! You think you have it hard now, you don't even know half the struggles I went through growing up before things started to get better. You had your dream crushed? You went through more dreams than the average person growing up, winning every competition you entered, getting a scholarship, traveling abroad and graduating class valedictorian at your college and being awarded "teacher of the year" on your first year in that profession. One day you decided you wanted to become an actress and for the first time ever, you didn't get what you wanted and you refuse to let it go and move on with your life!..." Helga began her rant.

"You wonder if you made a mistake in marrying a man you always tell me you love. One, if you don't like being married to the guy, get a divorce! Sure a failed marriage sucks but your only making yourself miserable just sitting there, hoping that things will change, even if they won't. It's not healthy, especially for the twins. And two, you have to figure why your so unhappy in the marriage, I don't care a lot for Patrick but if the only reason you don't like being married to him is just because he's not the rich, neurosurgeon our parents wished you married, than I can't respect that. You are suppose to love a person for who they are, not for their job title or how much money they make...I married Arnold, not because of the fact that he's a respected anthropologist but because I have loved him since the moment we met and I knew he was the one for me and I would still love and marry him even if he was homeless!..."She continued.

"And to answer your last question, the answer is YES! You are making a mistake with your kids...You're expecting them to be you! You apply the same standards our parents applied on us growing up, standards you admitted made you miserable and you make your kids feel bad just because they don't live up to them. You can't see that they are not you, they are their own person and they are both wonderful in their own special ways!..."Helga kept saying.

"You act like their is something wrong with Lisa just because she isn't a clone of you! You expect her to be a straight A student, win every pageant and contest you enter her in and you ignore her feelings on the matter. You can't accept the fact that she's not the girly, overachieving perfectionist you were. You can't see that she's a down to earth, tomboyish and brilliant athlete. Do you even know that the reason Lisa loves baseball so much happened back in first grade, when Arnold and I took her and our kids to Mickey Kaline Jr's first game and she caught a caught that fly ball in the stand and she decided then and there that she wanted to be a baseball player...Or do you even know all of the times she ran away to my house, crying because of how you made her feel?!..."She shouted.

Olga only remained silent but a horrified look was on her face at her sister's rant.

"As for Logan, you expect him basically to be what you and Bob think a Pataki man should be, a macho, blowhard that cares only about money and winning. You don't see the sensitive artist he is inside. If you took the time to look at his sketchbook, you would see what an amazing artist he is. I always save each and every drawing he's given me, like I do with each of my kids works of arts. Do you even know that he wants to go to art school? Or that his idol is actually my former classmate Thaddeus Gammelthorpe, who actually took the time to critique his work and say he has talent and potential? Do you even know that art is the best way he can express his feelings?!..."She continued and soon came to the end of her rant.

"Olga, I say this as a sister and a loving aunt. Get your life and priorities straightened out. They is nothing wrong with Logan and Lisa but there is a lot wrong with you! Even Patrick, as much as a loser as he is, actually tries to connect with them, accepts their hobbies and that's the only reason I tolerate him. And the only reason me and Arnold even bothered helping you out when either you or Patrick screw up is because we actually care about Logan and Lisa. They are good kids and the fact that you can't see that on your own is the saddest thing in the world!..."Helga said.

Olga was still silent, as her sister continued with her speech.

"Maybe I might have it a little better than you know but I didn't get it by crying over my failures, I worked for it. As a kid, I resented you for being our parents favorite child, I would have given anything for half the attention they lavished on you and there were times if I wondered what I was doing wrong but I realize that it was nothing. The only thing was that I wasn't you and I didn't try to be...And I'm never going to be you...I am proud of the person I am, the woman I have become and if I could change anything, it's that I would have realized what I know now a lot sooner..."Helga said to herself.

"You keep acting like your life sucks Olga but you can't see that you still have something wonderful, two things that are wonderful and they don't need to change. The only thing that needs to change is you..."Helga said before walking away to join her husband at Slausens, leaving her sister behind.

Olga only stood there in the vacant lot, all alone. She was frozen stiff until a tear fell from her eyes. She has never seen her sister look or sound that angry. Her words felt like being lashed with a whip countless times as she knew deep down, her sister was right. As the blonde woman realized that she was alone, she decided to go home, no longer in the mood t join her sister, her family and her children in their celebration.

She didn't have anything to celebrate about.

-To be continued-

Next time on A Perfect Disaster

Family

A/N(1): Just one more to go.

A/N(2): Edits made on 4/19/2021.

REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:

Ajay435: Thanks, I try...

Miyasa: Thanks.

Invader Johnny: Very well said, my friend.

Guest(1)Guest(5)and duel crystal: :Muchas gracias .

Nairobi-Harper: I always thought she had that problem to but was unaware of it, or just didn't want to admit that she had it.

metalheadrailfan: They talked and Olga is in tears about it. Pataki bad habits are hard to get rid of but at least Lisa and Logan have someone like their aunt and uncle to believe in them, and good cousins and friends as well.

Monvar: We all do but as shown here, she's mostly bring it on herself.

Guest(2): In that order:

1) As shown here, Helga and Arnold treat the twins like they are their own kids and try to include them in as many of their family outings as possible, so yes, at some points they have helped out only out of concern for Logan and Lisa.

2) As shown here, Helga's most famous book is called "Cecile' and it's a series, winning several awards.

3) The twins do have friends of their owns (Tony and the rest of their team) but I guess they are closer to their cousins more than anything.

I hope that this answers your questions.

Cece: In that order:

1) For the Sherman financial issues, it's mostly because they "invest" in their dreams and Olga's obsession with their children's academic improvement.

2) I hope this chapter answers that question. Basically a tomboyish, brunette Olga but less annoying Logan is just a male version in looks.

Guest(3): In that order:

1) Not exactly, she was criticizing him but not mocking him.

2) Better than with Patrick, I believe...

3) Thank you, that was what I was going for.

Shadowprove97 and QueenMoonButterfly: : I hope that this chapter was just as enjoyable.

Guest(4): Very good interpretation my good fellow. Bravo.

:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)