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Iola and Thelma Were So Far Apart In Age

posted 9 years ago by rebel5
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They seemed like contemporaries, but they weren't. Iola was Vint's age. Thelma was Iola's only friend - her words. In the flashback episode, Iola was 8 or 9, and Thelma was a full-grown mother. Who would have thought these two would become future bosom buddies?

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[–] tinkerbell_jonna 9 years ago

I don't think Iola was necessarily a misfit, I think she just had interests more in common with Mama...like sewing, crafting, etc.....

Again, when it comes to friendships, things like interests, personality, etc... trump AGE.

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[–] tinkerbell_jonna 9 years ago

Like at first Iola had a great friendship with Arlene who was closer to Iola's age, b/c they liked the same things, only when Iola got to be too smothering was Arlene put off.

[–] blakgard 9 years ago

Cannot disagree with that last point more. She's like the worst wife imaginable.

[–] tinkerbell_jonna 9 years ago

Personality can trump biology in many ways.

[–] caligirlbr323 9 years ago

I think for Mama ,she thought of Iola as the daughter she never had!! I know Thelma had daughters, Ellen and Eunice, but Mama had more in common with Iola than her own daughters.

[–] freebird1987 9 years ago

I always thought it was interesting that Thelma and Iola were best friends despite their age difference.