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There was a Greek god of Sluts??? Yes, I did know Poseidon's other attributes but JP is a superb horseman and earthquakes come from deep in the earth and strike suddenly and unexpectedly and both of these sort of fit JP as well.... Poseidon was always seen as more deliberate and less emotional than most of the other gods and this just fits JP better than Zeus, who was always driven by his emotions. Okay, a question here... Do you think Brad would really react worse to being challenged by Claire rather than JP??? I would have thought that Brad would have reacted worse to another male challenging him rather than Claire... I have to admit, I have never been nor had any desire to be an Alpha male so maybe I don't get this. It just seems that most Alpha males I have known have more of an issue with being challenged by another male rather than a woman. I know that Claire is the younger sister but she has always been able to exert a certain quite influence over Brad and Ace as well. Wouldn't Claire's challenge be easier to take than JP or another male??? I would really like some feedback on this....

Claire was always the one that brought Brad and Ace in line quicker than anyone else. I do think in the end it will be her with support from JP that get Brad to understand the situation. I never really saw JP as a Zeus type personality. He always struck me as more a Poseidon, still waters often run the deepest. I also don't think JJ is anything like MaryEllen. JJ spent a long time in the background just being happy go lucky while his brothers had the spotlight. Now, he has the spotlight but his brothers aren't around to present a buffer against outsiders so he has developed this I'm rich and fabulous persona to protect himself from the outsiders but is finding it harder to turn the persona on and off around family. This along with feeling overshadowed by his physically mature but younger brother as he starts puberty is causing most of JJ's issues in my opinion. I think the happy go lucky kid is still there, just buried under the bitchy outlayer of protection... methodwriter85 used the Blair Warner analogy and I think this is spot on, the waspish rich girl with the heart of gold....

Okay, I don't know who Bonnie is, I only know the one guy in the DA's office in San Diego County and he works in the special operations division??? So I am not even really sure what type of cases he works but I do know that before he worked there he worked in another jurisdiction dealing with sex crimes. He is either really out of the office or just not taking my calls now over my Star Wars comment but I did go back to the professor. He says firstly he can't believe anyone is getting this worked up over online fiction, but I said it was just the best.... He says the assualt is nothing, just the one case of child porn production and distribution would be more than enough to get Jeanine's parental rights terminated. He did say they would have to go to trial and convict her but under the scenario I outlined that didn't seem to be much of a stretch. He said the fact that Brad knew about the incident and did nothing could also open him up to charges as well depending on the situtation. The prof did say he hadn't been in a jury trial in years but has appeared quite regularly in appelate or supreme court cases on both the state and federal level in the last eight years so doesn't feel he is completely out of touch with the profession...

Regadless of my previous post, I agree with Daddydavek; I don't think that emancipation is Will's endgame. He is going to use this to shake up Brad and try to get him back on track. I think Will feels that Brad has left him with no other option but to involved the family and outsiders in this dispute to get Brad to see the seriousness of his mistake...

Okay, I am going to deal with this part first... I talked to my friend in DA's office in San Diego County again and a guy I know that teaches at UT of Austin School of Law; he use to teach at Stanford Law but left about three years ago... They both said that under both state and federal statutes what Jeanine did was aid in the production of and distribution of child porn. They said you can't argue that you produced and distributed child porn for the benefit of the child, unless you are truly psychotic. Secondly, Jeanine has a history of physical abuse of Will that can be documented by the police in Norway and maybe others. Thirdly, if you want to get as convaluted as your argument, they said a prosecutor could argue that Jeanine took Will across international borders to facilitate the production of child porn and could then be charged with human trafficking for the reason of child porn; the fact that Micheal has pictures of JJ from California and then Will and JJ in Norway with another underage male shows it is international in scope. Now, they both said the last deal would be hard to prove but it could at least be charged. No, what my friend said and I verified today was that unless you can prove that Lark knew an underage Will was watching him, you could not successfully charge him for any crime... Both the DA and the Professor here in Texas want to know if you are an attorney or just a layman reading something online and trying to decipher it. The DA says he is not getting into a pissing contest with someone he doesn't know about a fictional story but you are wrong. He says that emancipation would be easy for Will to get from Jeanine because her parental rights could easily be terminated but as I stated in my earlier post it would be much harder to get from Brad and there would be questions of why another familty member wouldn't act as guardian. The Professor says that without going back and getting all the information presented in this scenario he would not argue but he did say that emancipation in California is possible for a minor without parental consent. He says that if a judge decides that the behaviour of the parent is so ergregious that they can terminate parental rights and emancipate the minor, he says that Jeanine's behaviour clearly already fits this standard....

Okay, I have talked to two people one that works in the District Attorney's office in San Diego County and the other is a private attorney in California and both say that while it is hard to get emancipated if one or both parents object; it isn't impossible espeically if you can show cause for neglect or abuse. They both said like anything in civil court the burden is not as high as criminal court on proving neglect or abuse either. I called both of them after this was posted today and asked because it seemed a little out of left field for me but they both said it was quite possible. Now, the private attorney is a corporate lawyer so he admits this isn't his field but he said he handled a case right out of law school in the 90's were a 15 year old got emancipation from his parents in LA County and the guy in the District Attorneys office said he had seen in several times in cases of sexual abuse or abuse. I gave both of them the rundown on Jeanine arranging for Micheal to take the pictures and send them to a third party and they both agreed that in California that would easily met the standards needed to bypass parental consent at least for Jeanine. They did say that the situation with Brad was a little more murky but still might be doable as well. My friend in the District Attorneys office did indicate that I really should stop getting so involved in online fiction stories but I told him to get over himself and stop collecting Star Wars collectibles... They did both agree that the courts would question why Will would not just attempt to get another family member named as guardian instead of emancipation. I told them to stop being so technical this was fiction, that I had just wanted to know if it was possible and the answer from both of them was yes... They both said the key was the fact that Jeanine had someone take pornographic pictures of her own child and then had them distributed. They said in California this would met the requirements for charges of child pornography being filed... I really don't know that I agree with Will taking this type of measure; I have become even more disenchanted with Brad than before, I never have paticularly liked him. That being said, there appears to be several options that Will could explore before taking such an extreme measure. I am equally puzzled by JJ's apparent desire to sweep this under the rug. I understand him just wanting this even to be over but it seems he would be more concerned about the possibility that Micheal might have other pictures of him somewhere else and they might pop up at a later date... I can always tell that it is a great chapter when so many people get so riled up and passionate about what is going on... Keep up the great work Mark...

Really enjoyed the new chapter of Paternity posted Saturday. I just love how Matt and Wade play off each other and how their whole relationship works now. I really like that Matt understands Elizabeth well enough to know that there is something more going on than even Wade thought about at the moment that he got warned about the coming disclosure. Elizabeth may have just trained one of her kids a little to well for her own safety... I enjoyed Wade's interaction with JP. They are so much alike in some ways and yet there is a core of cold steel in JP that I am not sure Wade possess or at least has yet... Not saying it is a bad thing, after all, JP does have a body count... Made a point about Claire in a post before the latest chapter got posted and then there was that little discussion between Wade and JP that seemed to bring up what I was talking about... I can see some drama coming down the pike... Great job as always Mark, keep up the great work....

The new chapter is up and the ship is finally underway... I am so excited about this voyage. I am sure that there will be all sorts of adventure and danger along that way for Granger to overcome; that being said, I would not be upset if a certain 1st Lt did not survive the trip... I am so glad to see Gaitling back on board with Granger. I always liked his character but hate to hear about his falling out with Lt Roberts... I have a feeling that Gaitling may come out ahead of Roberts after this voyage... I have been out of pocket so missed a good deal of the discussion this week but Mark took up the slack about the trip from East to West and the possibilities. I was so wanting to point out Brazil was a Portuguese colony... In addition in the 1790's there were large areas of modern day Chile and Argentina that were unoccupied or explored. Even the Straits of Magellan were not as well controlled as previously indicated, the Spainish did have nominal control but not to the point of the exclusion of anyone else having access...

Well, I was out of position and just got around to reading the latest chapter of Paternity... I really enjoyed Will and JJ interaction. I think even with all the fighting that goes on between the two that they have a deeper bond that most of the people around them maybe even themselves realize. I really do think that Will would do almost anything to protect JJ and JJ in the end would do the same for Will, especially from those outside the family. I really do like how Claire adds such a dimension to the stories that she is in, she really acts as a good counterbalance to Brad in certain ways. I really enjoy the stories that she makes an appearance in. I do think the fact that she understood when JP needed to be brought up to speed is another way of showing that she really is JP's actual succesor in her generation regardless if Brad thinks he is or not... I also really like how Will stood his ground with Brad about spending time home with the family, not just him. Everyone understands that Brad has a business to run and other matters to attend to but think about what happened the last time that Brad let his life get out of balance badly...

Ah, good song for a cute moment... Plus reminds us all that JJ was always sort of sweet before he was hit with the skating bug...

Field Marshall, hell... JP is whatever the position is that controls not only the army but navy and air force as well... Maybe that makes him the Emperor of Online Armed Forces...

" Oh what a tangled web we weave, when at first we practice to deceive ".... Well, you just have to wonder what type of web Granger will be sailing into when he reaches the Far East... Don't you know Maidstone is going to go ballistic when he reaches there and starts running things only to have Granger show up with the authority to order his replacement... I forsee quite a few profitable occurences in Granger's trip to South America... Plus, this is a good way to tie in some scenes that involve Americans that can be used in future stories in this series... Keep up the great work on this series, Mark; it really is the best series online ever...

I so agree with this... I really could handle having JP as the only narrator... In the end, this whole saga is really his life.

Oy Vey, I swear some people are just never happy.... LOL....

Sometime, true life can be just so much more interesting that anything you can possibly make up...

Usually love your selections but just not a Nelly fan here at all.... Can we have some more Heart???

I could take you anywhere Mark...

Well, the new chapter is up and magnificent is the only word that comes to mind... I just love Claire so much... I know at some point someone described Claire as enough to turn a gay man straight and Jack enough to turn a him back again... I think that is happening to me... I really am starting to question Brad's behaviour as much as Jeanine's in all of this... OMG, I just can't wait for the next chapter...

I am voting for Wade; I have come to love Will but I just relate a little more to Wade. Having said that, it really doesn't matter... Your average chapter is so much better than everything else online that it is truly scary....

And don't we all just love him for it....

Well, the new chapter of Paternity is up and what a doozy... We come back to Wade and find his life is just as drama filled as Will's. I really liked how Wade and Matt interacted in this chapter, you can just feel the connection between the two; all it takes is a look for them to understand each other. I think Carl has big balls of brass to bring his brother to Wade and expect him to help. That being said, once Wade realized that the Jason was really innocent; it became a no brainer for him. It is really amazing how some people can fall in love and just not even really know the other person at all, Jason has learned his lesson the hard way. I can't wait to see how this plays out and how it effects the election; is this the start to the downfall of Senator Danfield. If he loses because of this it will really be Elizabeth's fault but somehow I don't think she will few it as such... Great chapter Mark, can't wait to see where you lead us on this merry ride...

Well, you know about half the men on the ship perished on their trips to the tropics; wouldn't it just be terrible if Maidstone was one of them that didn't make it...

I really don't know if I can live an enjoyable life with just one chapter of Odyssey a week. I am so excited to see the chapter show up and then as I get closer to the end of the chapter, my misery starts again, how long til the next one is here... I really did enjoy this chapter. I have to question why a man such as Maidstone is being sent that far abroad, even by his own request. It was a rare Englishmen that could travel to the tropics and survive much less thrive. I realize that money may be a prime motivator but it seems like there is more than that involved here. Even if the man is wealthy, why go out of the way to antagonize the Earl and his family. They also have wealth plus a better position in society and with the King. I can't really see Fox being behind much of this but it wouldn't suprise me to find a Wilcox or two in the woodpile. I do think that there is more to the Baron Kingsdale than we have seen so far. I can understand why Hood would want him on a smaller ship with more chance acquire prize money and promotion but what is Hood's connection in the first place. The Baron makes it seem like he barely knows Hood at all??? I think the young Baron may very well add a great deal to the Bridgeport saga at some point down the line. I am glad to see that the Duke of Clarence is willing to help Granger and find out what is going on with Maidstone. I would think that even if the Prince of Wales falls on Maidstone's side, the King and the Duke will balance it out in Granger's favor. I was really glad to see that George and Caroline are moving to repair their relationship. They have always been a great team and I think they will be that again. I can see Caroline taking the cause of the young Baron to heart and working to help him as well. Mark, as always, a great chapter; I can't wait for the next one.... p.s. OMG, I forgot to mention Arthur... Even though he was in the background, I am so glad that he has regained his balance, he always was a great supporter of Granger. I suppose it was worth it for Granger to give up a good sailor to help an old friend..... LOL

You pay for your own upraising... and isn't Brad starting to really learn this... For those not from Texas that means that whatever you were like as a child, you get much more of the same from your own children... Well, I am so glad to be getting rid of Micheal, really can't believe it took this long for him to do something stupid enough to get fired for. I do think this will be another blow to JJ, his support system is sliding away rapidly. I do have to say that while I think Will is more in the right than wrong on his actions, JJ does have a point to his argument. The problem is with JJ and his presentation of his side of the issue. He just comes off as so bitchy that it is hard to take him seriously. I really like how Will handled the situation with Shane and the officials. I would think that Brad would have been more interested in what Will said if he really thought there was more to what Will said than bluffing but that is another story. I think the next few chapters with Will are going to be interesting. Will is going to have to deal with Jeanine whether he likes it or not and I don't really think Will is the kind of person that will just take any of the situation laying down. Menlo school here we come?!?!

But isn't that what we keep coming back for????