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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 12:37 pm 
That's how it is, Sugar, when you have multiple children and one is "needier" than the others. My older sister had bad drug problems when I was an early teen (14-15). All their attention was on her and trying to keep her alive. I was the "invisible" child and pretty much could do whatever I wanted.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 11:21 pm
I just watched the latest episode tonight. I remember somebody here saying Randall is going to become a Senator. What I got out of the latest episode is Randall told his Mom about how he might become a Senator, but he was worried because if he did that, it would mean he would go all the way. And Rebecca knew exactly what he was saying but just said she knows and smiled. I took it to mean Randall knew if he agreed to be a Senator, he would one day be President. And then there was the flashback to when they were young adults 2 years after their Dad died and breaking into the swimming pool, and Kevin had beer, and the cops came, and Randall talked the cop out of arresting them, and among other things, told the cop, he might one day become President, and he couldn't have an arrest on his record. And the cop raised an eyebrow and slightly smiled and let the kids go.
I may have missed some discussion above, but am I the only one here who realizes Randall is going to become President???
Holy Toledo! What a gob-smacking ending that will be, and it may be about the perfect way they cannot have this series go on forever, as we would love it to.
<falls down dead with smoking brain> 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 12:39 am
No discussion here, but yes, that was certainly the implication, becoming President.
I doubt that will be the ending, but who knows.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 3:28 am
Juju, I heard the 'president' reference.
Maybe a future spinoff is in the works.
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Strategist
Member
07-01-2014
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 4:16 am
I caught that too, Juju. I do hope that the finale shows him as President. What a wow ending!
In fact, I hope that all the main characters get the life they want and deserve. For me, those are the most fulfilling series endings.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 12:27 pm
I think there is certainly indication that Randall or Rebecca think that Randall is White House Bound. There was no indication of that in the season finale that showed them all at the house Kevin builds presumable to say goodbye to Rebecca as she is dying. If he were or had been President, there would have been Secret Service Agents about.
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Strategist
Member
07-01-2014
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 12:50 pm
True. Maybe there was a perimeter? We'll have to see how far they will go with that storyline. 
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 1:42 pm
And how many "real life" things that would have happened they skip over to keep the ending secret from us.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 1:55 pm
It would be very cool if Randall were to become President or if that's implied to be a future possibility. We would have seen him grow up from being a baby to being President!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, April 01, 2022 - 1:58 pm
Agreed Sugar. He walked in to his daughters office by himself. No secret service agents. It may be that he eventually ends up President, but my guess is that they push out to see that in the future, after Rebecca passes. But, I do think he will be a Senator.
In regards to Kate’s box, I really didn’t notice how much was in there. In thinking about it, Kate has probably spent the most time with Kate, whereas both Kevin and Randall have not. It may be that she follows their lives in the press clippings, while she’s fully aware of Kate’s life. Just a thought.
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Strategist
Member
07-01-2014
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 3:55 am
my guess is that they push out to see that in the future, after Rebecca passes
What a great thought. It reminds me of the final scene in "Six Feet Under" where we flash to the end of life of each main character and we learn how they die.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 8:12 am
My parents were pretty involved in politics and entertained politicians at their home quite often. While not a president, they did entertain a First Lady. The secret service came the day before to check out the house, all the entrances/exits. When she arrive the next day, they mostly stayed outside and didn’t follow her around. So it’s possible since Randall was seeing his daughter, the Secret Service wouldn’t go in with him.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 9:27 am
That must have been exciting, Texannie.
What a wonderful episode. Randall’s road trips are the best! Very nice to see him spending some quality alone time with his mom. The flashbacks fit into the episode nicely as well. One of my favourite episodes of the whole series.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 10:56 am
But, I thought his daughter was in her work place, not a private residence. And yes, it would be very exciting to meet a First Lady. Can you share which one?.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 11:02 am
It was exciting. 2nd lady, Marilyn Quayle, who I wasn’t expecting to like at all who was so funny and witty. Barbara Bush, who is exactly what you saw but funnier.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 5:37 pm
Annie, what an exciting memory!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 7:31 pm
That would’ve been awesome to meet them.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 9:34 pm
Randall's road trips -- IIRC it was the last episode of the first season. Road trip home with his birth father. Biggest tearjerker, at least to date, in the series.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, April 02, 2022 - 11:07 pm
Awesome, Texannie!
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Sunday, April 03, 2022 - 8:04 am
Kind of a funny story when Marilyn Quayle was there. My first born was about 3 month old and spit up all the time! Mrs. Quayle grabbed him from my arms and was just snuggling all over with him. I am trying to hand her a diaper rag and telling her he spits up. She totally laughed it off and said “I am a mom too, I get it”. I said what about your dress. She winked and said she always had a spare. Later my son was asleep upstairs and I was holding the baby monitor. He started to cry so I ran upstairs to get him before he got loud. About halfway up the stairs, I am suddenly being followed by 2 secret service guys (who I swear came out of the woodwork cause they wren’t at the bottom when I started). I turned and showed them the monitor and said my baby is crying! They walked with me to the bedroom and said ‘aw what a sweet baby’ LOL
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Sunday, April 03, 2022 - 9:54 am
what a wonderful story!!
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Sunday, April 03, 2022 - 10:23 am
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, April 03, 2022 - 10:31 am
Very cool, Texannie!
#memories - smiley face cookies at Eat'n Park... but even better was their strawberry pie. Many many dinners brought home by my working mom, I always ate the pie first.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, April 03, 2022 - 11:53 am
Karuuna, we have the same memories.
My Facebook friend said she was in tears seeing the smiley face cookies.
She and her son, who passed away a year ago at age 40, spent hours at Ean n Park, just talking and eating. They both loved the cookies.
The strawberry pie was exceptional.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, April 03, 2022 - 12:00 pm
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