My Shifting Realities Experience

My 1950's DR

So I explained my DR a little bit in the last chapter, but now I have my script nearly finished and thought I'd share a little more, especially the people.

[disclaimer, if you are related to ANY of these people leave and forget you saw this]

Also I'm trusting you all to not like stalk me or anything :/

I am shifting to my town in summer of 1955, a few weeks before I start my freshman year of high school.

Me! '59
My name is Margaret Ruth Kendall, but I go by Peggy. I was born March 16, 1941 and have lived in the same small town in Washington my whole life. I live with my mom and dad and have no siblings. My family owns a small corner store on Main Street where I work on the weekends and summers to make some money. My moms parents live in town and so do both my uncles and their families. I am, more than anything, a people person. I love to talk to people and laugh and bond, and I'm the kind of person that everyone knows they can trust. A lot of people share with me and confide in me and I always give good advice and am there for them when they need me to be. I am also very stubborn and can be competitive and I hate letting people tell me what to do. I major in mathematics, which is a very male-dominated field and am one of the best in the class, better than most of the boys. I have no intention of settling down and being a housewife and plan on attending the UW and getting a job myself, working even when I do get married and have children. I am a very successful student and excel in my classes with ease, and am also involved in numerous activities. I am a co-founder of the drama club, get casted in good roles in nearly every play, am active in stunt and class dance, write and edit for the school paper, play the violin in the school orchestra, I'm a member of the Latineers, honor society, and Torch Tri-Hi-Y, I may go to a few Girls' Club meetings, and I am elected senior class vice-president. I love to dance at the Rec and school dances and I love Buddy Holly and Paul Anka. I enjoy having fun and sometimes might be a little reckless, but I always know where to draw the line and stand up for myself. Sometimes I worry too much and make myself miserable and sometimes I spiral, but my friends always pull me back. I love my friends and my family and I will always stand up for them and be there for them. I can get too stubborn sometimes and I'm scared that I'm too friendly and push people away. I dance around my room at night, I sing along to my favorite music, and I am one of the most sentimental people you will ever meet. I love people unconditionally and fully, and even if things don't work out I never stop loving them in a way. I trust too easily sometimes and it can lead to me getting hurt, but I always see the good in people. I am an optimist, and an idealist, and an imaginator.

My Family

My Dad
My Dad, Arthur Kendall, was born in 1918 and grew up in California. He had a little brother who died in World War II and his parents moved to Washington shortly after I was born. My grandma Kendall died when I was 11, but Grandpa Kendall still lives nearby. Shortly after I was born my dad had to go off and fight in World War II, but as soon as the war was over he came home to us. He likes to tell me about all the friends he made and the fun times they had, but he doesn't like to think about the sad parts. My dad can be a gruff man, he doesn't do well with first impressions and doesn't trust easily. He takes a lot of warming up, but once he likes someone he is a good friend to them. He can be very protective of me and often tries to intimidate my dates. He loves Karren and he doesn't care for Len at first, but he gets along with him and starts to see him as part of the family. He gets on well with Mike, Len's dad, and they're always off chatting in the sitting room when we get together for dinner. He takes a long time to warm up to Jerry, mainly because he can tell we aren't just friends, but Jerry never gives up and they end up having a good relationship. Even though my dad can upset me sometimes, scaring away my boyfriends and such, I love him so, so much.