1970s: Two Birthdays and a Funeral
Around the same time that 1977 becomes 1978 Cindy becomes a teenager. The entire family, apart from Cathy who cannot make the long trip, gather at Arthur and Claudia's place. They eat on the patio, as well as inside, and generally have a great time together. Then Cindy blows out her candles, and Claudia sees her youngest go from little girl who hugs teddy bears to a beautiful young woman. She cannot help but to feel a pang of sadness that time has passed so quickly. The next night, it's time for Steven to attend prom. He's not really interested, especially since he doesn't have a date, but his parents insist that he will regret it if he doesn't go. Perhaps they'd be right, because once there, he sort of does have fun. He doesn't dare to ask the pretty girls to dance, so he mostly dances on his own. Then he sees that Sandra does too. She's plain enough that he dares ask her to dance. She even listens to his crazy theories on how robots will take over the...