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Full House Chronology updated, plus filling in 99.75% of stuff
Posted Mon, 01/12/2009 - 20:23 — Somebody252The Chronology is updated, rkoradio and I can't think of anything else to add, and it's all been fleshed out well. Thanks to all who helped. You can find it e-mailing fullhousechron (at) aol.com, and check the fan fiction of "Me" and "RKORadio" at www.fanfiction.net, too.
While it was begun as a suggestion on yahoo groups to explain loose ends and such, it served to answer a few complaints, too. More may have been done in figuring out that other 99.75% - if any of our childhoods had only had the worst 1/4 of 1% shown, you'd get a far different picture than viewing the whole. And, that's the view quite a few take on this board; that's fine. (Even the well behaved kids would have trouble with that one.)
If not for two things, I might have gone with that, and the Chronology might have been a good deal less fun. 
One was the professional element, which writers either didn't know or care about; I know how pediatricians handle things, what they tell patients, etc.; I know more child development than some. It's interesting that someone pointed out that maybe Danny didn't use negative consequences because that wasn't his strategy by that time; that might have worked if he hadn't used them with D.J. and Stephanie. 
The other is the complaints. For anyone who lost out on the polls as to how Michelle would be handled, if you voted that D.J. wouldn't/couldn't do much, you can thank those who insist so stronlgy someone had to do something. Instead of just hearing someone had to do something, the Chronology was all about figuring out what *did* happen. And, a joint effort, with Danny facing minor depression issues, was seen as best. D.J. having to get mighty tough at times was seen as best. As you can see reading, it flows well, if nothing else.
At least you can have the satisfaction of knowing a few episodes, or things in episodes, were totally written out as not having happened. Like a pen pal who wants to tell a joke but doesn't really tell you what actually happened. You can at least take satisfaction that everyone realized there was so much weird with "A House Divided" it was seen as a dream; the whole thing was! I'll bet it not happening really brightens some days. 
I think a lot of fans, even if they weren't vocal complainers, felt something was wrong with how Danny wouldn't discipline, and that Michelle would be adversely affected in a very bad way unless someone did something. Fans reasoned that D.J. would have known Pam the longest, as far as how she handled stuff. To show a spirit of working together, and accept hat she wouldn't know everything, not only her guidance counselor and the doctor, but Becky gets mention as people who advise D.J..
Thanks to the one who inspired me to put Dr. Landress as a contributor, by the way.
I think some of the complainants, too, miss a very important point that they may not want to see if they're girls or women with a crush on Jesse. Jesse's influence was the main reason why Michelle isn't a lot better behaved. His attitude - "rules are meant to be broken" - is so prevalent in Michelle sometimes, that there's another reason why it was decided not to go with the notion that this 1/4 of 1% was not a true indication of Michelle's behavior. Again, if you want to say this wasn't a true indication, that's fine, but it seemed to most fans that Jesse's influence was huge; huge enough that Michelle needed D.J. to intervene quite a bit.
Anyway, thanks to all for reading and contributing, and God Bless. Happy reading.
