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Patsy Loski is Bryce and Lynetta’s mother, Rick’s wife, and Chet’s daughter. She’s depicted as a good mom who loves her kids, but as the novel progresses, it is revealed that she’s at a crossroads in her marriage. From an outsider’s perspective, she and Rick appear to have an idyllic life: two healthy kids, a nice home (that they own), wealth and relative security. But after one night at dinner when Rick and Chet get into a fight—largely due to insensitive comments Rick makes about the Bakers—Bryce catches his dad sleeping on the couch, a sign his parents have been arguing. Later in the novel, Patsy confides in Trina, admitting that after two decades of marriage, she’s only now begun to see him for the ugly person he actually is. Patsy’s arc ultimately mirrors Juli’s in an inverted way: both are coming to see a Loski man in an entirely new light—Patsy at the end of her relationship, and Juli at the beginning of hers.
Patsy Loski Quotes in Flipped
The Flipped quotes below are all either spoken by Patsy Loski or refer to Patsy Loski. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3: Buddy, Beware! Quotes
Mom and Juli’s mom do talk some. I think my mom feels sorry for Mrs. Baker—she says she married a dreamer, and because of that, one of the two of them will always be unhappy.
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Chapter 7: Get a Grip, Man Quotes
He pulled my curtain aside and looked across the street. “One’s character is set at an early age, son. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.” He was quiet for a minute, then dropped the curtain and said, “I hate to see you swim out so far you can’t swim back.”
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Chapter 8: The Yard Quotes
At last he turned to me and said, “Get beyond his eyes and his smile and the sheen of his hair—look at what’s really there.”
The way he said it sent a chill through me. It was as though he knew. And suddenly I felt defensive. Was he telling me his grandson wasn’t worth it?
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Chapter 11: The Serious Willies Quotes
And who were we? There was something spinning wickedly out of control inside this house. It was like seeing inside the Bakers’ world had opened up windows into our own, and the view was not a pretty one.
Where had all this stuff come from?
And why hadn’t I ever seen it before.
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Chapter 12: The Dinner Quotes
As I looked around, it struck me that we were having dinner with a group of strangers. We’d lived across the street for years, but I didn’t know these people at all.
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Patsy Loski Character Timeline in Flipped
The timeline below shows where the character Patsy Loski appears in Flipped. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Diving Under
...block her from grabbing him, their fingers accidentally tangled, leaving them holding hands—before Bryce’s mom (Patsy) came outside and he pulled away. After that, Juli became obsessive, always asking Bryce’s parents...
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Chapter 2: Flipped
...six years later, she’s still convinced that Bryce would have kissed her right there if Mrs. Loski hadn’t stepped outside, interrupting their moment.
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Chapter 3: Buddy, Beware!
Last year, in the seventh grade, Bryce’s grandfather, Chet (Patsy’s father), moved in with the family. At first, he spent most of his time sitting...
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Chapter 6: The Eggs
...fresh eggs. Soon, Juli was selling them to several neighbors. But then she thought about Mrs. Loski , who had always been such a kind neighbor, and she decided to give the...
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Chapter 7: Get a Grip, Man
...cord wrapped too tightly around his neck, cutting off oxygen to his brain. Hearing this, Patsy bursts into tears and flees the table, with Rick following and shooting Chet a hard...
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...been so quick, he could have ended up like Juli’s uncle (David). That was why Patsy broke down. Chet then suggests he and Bryce take a walk. They spend the evening...
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Chapter 9: Looming Large and Smelly
...asleep on the living room couch—a clear sign his parents have been fighting. At breakfast, Patsy announces they’ll be inviting the Bakers over for dinner, and Rick is unenthused. Privately, Bryce...
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Chapter 10: The Visit
When they return home, Trina tells them that Mrs. Loski has invited them all over for dinner this Friday night. But later that week, on...
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Chapter 11: The Serious Willies
...to record, the brothers explain they’d saved up for years and did the recording themselves. Patsy reveals that Rick once played guitar in a band, too, though Rick brushes it off...
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Chapter 14: The Basket Boys
...she’s been trying to get over him. But then her mom shares some surprising information: Patsy has confided that her marriage with Rick is falling apart, that she’s only now understanding...
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