oldhickory
Sitting For The Arnolds
Heather Loves Boys and Gym
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Post by oldhickory on May 8, 2010 21:10:40 GMT -5
something that always bothered me about the pikes was the fact that margo and claire were two years apart. the rest of the kids are one year, so why did they suddenly skip a year? and since it goes girl-boy-girl-boy-girl-girl, i always imagined that another boy belonged in between margo and claire. a little six year old boy. haha.
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Post by zoar3 on May 8, 2010 23:12:54 GMT -5
^Yet for a "second or two" I admit to being suckered into thinking, almost hoping, that Mrs. Pike really was pregnant in "Christmas Chiller." Right before Mrs. Pike announces that "Mary" will be staying with them, Mallory assumes/wonders that what her mother is about to say is that she (Mrs. P) is having another baby. Mal wonders how Claire will deal with no longer being the youngest. Maybe it's just me, but right about then, something brand new like that with a regular family could have been most interesting--shaken things up. It would have been more realistic than Stacey and Claudia's stalking almost being killed in NY. The Pike kids really were close in age. Was this even safe for Mrs. Pike? I guess so.... Also, I just now had this thought, the Pikes were fortunate that not one of their brood seemed to have any birth issues or genetic problems. I could see, after Mallory was born, (maybe not THAT soon, but you know) her parents wanting to give her a sibling, possibly wanting a boy. So they get 3. Now there's 1 girl and 3 boys. Time for Vanessa. At this point, all 5 kids were still close in age and there was sort of balance, giving better chance that no one would feel left out--ahem Nicky. So Dee and John give into hormones or lunacy and "try" again maybe so they can lay claim to having a pack of even number gender (3 and 3). Let's see when Nicky was born... Mal was 3, The Triplets, 2, and Vanessa 1 that makes 6 kids under 4! A * gasp* 2 -year break is taken. All I can deduce is the triplets must have been monstrous for th egetgo to Nicky, provoking their parents to try for another (younger) boy. Instead arrives, Margo. At this "mature" place in Pike history , Mal is 5, The Triplets 4, Vanessa 3, and Nicky 2. Way to give your 2-year-old who quite probably did not feel very loved or belonging in his family, more support by neglecting him further by another kid! Poor Nicky. Less than a year after Margos birth, Dee and John might have said "what the h***, can't please Nicky. Let's please Margo (heck 'ourselves') by going at it again. Hi Claire, welcome to the Pikes. The end. Now we have: Mal, the surrogate mother at the tender age of 6. Adam, Byron, and Jordan: 5 Vanessa: 4 Nicky 3 Margo 1 By the time Claire strikes being 1 year old: Mal is 7, Triplets 6, Vanessa 5, Nicky 4, and Margo 2. Lo and behold the "problem" has not been resolved. Nicky is still left out! Seriously though, both Pike parents do have admirable moments especially during the Buddy crisis. As I've said before I thought Dee was great in Christmas Chiller and John in Island Adventure. I do admit to thinking their food policy was awesome, at least in theory. Could be because I have eating issues ot cause of Dawn's definite food producing headaches on her readers or both. I definitely thought it was refreshing that they simply bought in bulk, had healthy choices on hand, and that was that, One question though that plagues me is since on a given night, anywhere from all 10 family members to (I'd think) only 2 (both parents) would eat a prepared meal, how could any meals be prepared in mass quantity I mean? It seemed like, a lot of last minute food choices were always being made. To me that is a huge waste and not okay. And here I thought this would be a very quick post! I hope some of it at least made sense.
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Post by murderedmymuse on May 9, 2010 6:04:01 GMT -5
Reading this thread and what you guys have written about the BSC Club Notebook has made me wonder - did any of the parents (Mrs Newton, Mrs Barrett, etc) know that the BSC kept a pretty detailed account of their childrens day-to-day life? This notebook was filled with both personal stuff (Jamie's jealously of Lucy, Charlotte and Nicky feeling unpopular/unliked, Kristy's experiences with Susan) and semi-mean stuff (calling Jackie a walking disaster, Mallory complaining about the Arnold Twins, the prank war on Betsy, Kristy/Stacey dealing with the 'snob' children in BSC #11). Imagine the notebook falling into the wrong hands - like Kristy taking it home to read, and having Karen accidentally find it and read it. She could start calling Amanda/Max 'snobs', or make fun of Charlotte for feeling unpopular. It could take an amusing turn. Remember in the movie 'Mean Girls', the mean girl's slambook was photocopied and handed out to everyone in school, and hijinks ensued? What if the BSC had a secret enemy who wanted to take them down? The enemy steals and photocopies the notebook, and gives a copy to every parent. The fit hits the shan. The BSC are sued for millions by Mrs Delaney because of Max and Amanda's 'mental anguish.' The BSC's baby-sitting earnings are garnished for the next 30 years to pay off the lawsuit settlement. Kristy has to resign as CEO of the BSC. ...okay, okay, I'll stop now
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celaeno
Sitting For The Papadakis's
I have to share a room with Vanessa
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Post by celaeno on May 9, 2010 7:28:55 GMT -5
^lol!
There was actually an episode of the TV show (Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets) where the kids find out that the BSC take personal notes on them in their notebook, and they're upset about it.
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Post by murderedmymuse on May 9, 2010 8:57:29 GMT -5
There was actually an episode of the TV show (Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets) where the kids find out that the BSC take personal notes on them in their notebook, and they're upset about it. I can definitely see why kids (and possibly parents) would be upset. But I believe the BSC and Ann M. Martin's heart was in the right place, and they wanted the notebook to be used to get to know the sitting charges better and to help them with their problems (even though I'm rambling about how dodgy the notebook is a few posts above).
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Post by zoar3 on May 10, 2010 22:05:39 GMT -5
Weather-wise, there must have been a snowy, icy afternoon or night (besides in Snowbound) that delayed parents in coming home. Or, something I thought of a couple days ago, what if (sort of like Bart in Snowbound), one of the Baby-sitters got trapped due to incliment weather at a Charge's house? That could have been interesting because we'd have gotten to see that Sitter's pov on the family while the parents were at home.
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Post by candykane on Jun 10, 2010 16:35:26 GMT -5
The one thing that really makes me wonder is that the sitters got so many jobs. What did the parents do all day? I think in "The Truth About Stacey" it's mentioned that the girls usually had between 13-14 jobs a week - and that was when there was just the four of them! It must have been worth it for the parents to pay them a few bucks per sit so they could run errands or whatever without toting the kids along.
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Post by sparklymouse on Jun 27, 2010 19:17:59 GMT -5
Watson probably didn't do stuff just because he was a generous guy. He got tax write-offs for all his donations.
Maureen and Sharon made unintelligent decisions with the houses they chose to purchase after their divorces.
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Post by sparklymouse on Oct 4, 2010 19:24:44 GMT -5
Double posting because it's been a few months. So...these books...is it supposed to be like we're reading their diaries or we're just some random friend that they're telling all this to? The last book I read I actually stopped and thought "Who is she talking to when she said she would explain something later? Is she talking to . . . me?!" Lol. The back covers have the statement "The best friends you'll ever have!" on them. I never realized how depressing that sounds. Did these books manipulate little lonely girls into thinking they had friends?
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Post by sparklymouse on Nov 13, 2010 16:06:39 GMT -5
Triple posting...
I never realized that BSC can stand for Batshit Crazy. It suits them, actually.
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starrynight
Sitting For The Kuhns
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Post by starrynight on Nov 13, 2010 20:25:23 GMT -5
^ Ha! I guess you're right.
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oldhickory
Sitting For The Arnolds
Heather Loves Boys and Gym
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Post by oldhickory on Nov 13, 2010 20:31:23 GMT -5
I never realized that BSC can stand for Batshit Crazy. It suits them, actually. oh my god, i love it.
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Post by zoar3 on Nov 13, 2010 21:34:24 GMT -5
Sparklymouse, I think the narrator must be "talking to us." Perhaps the "idea" of the BSC books are recounts of their adventures "back in the day" that were "written" long afterwards like when the girls were older or even ancient.--sort of like a "looking back on our younger days" or even the entire store of the BSC. LOL to B.S.C. meaning.
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Post by wenonah4th on Nov 14, 2010 13:54:44 GMT -5
That can't be, because when they describe themselves it's in the present tense "(I have long blond hair, etc.)
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Post by zoar3 on Nov 14, 2010 18:23:14 GMT -5
^True...then I guess all of us are the "random" friends unseen by all!
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