The thing that stands out for me with Margaret was the belt with hooks that was worn to attach the pad (!)  There was always outdated material in Judy Blume books, but that was the only one that was a real wtf is she talking about for me. All the other old timey stuff worked, but I honestly did not know such a…

The first thing I thought of when I clicked on the article was "please ask about Alison's book!" 
I always related to Stephanie the most of any Judy Blume characters.  Her parental situation mirrored mine so closely it was kind of bizarre.

It always struck me as Judy Blume's version of Beaches.

So…explain it to Owen Wilson?

I am living a real life Kathy/Cathy situation in my current job.  Except the ridiculous women in this office are Debbie and Debi.  The margaritas at lunch time jokes and never ending inquiries about weekend plans…

She will always be Sarah Stanley to me.