starrynight
Sitting For The Kuhns
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Post by starrynight on May 30, 2014 20:19:35 GMT -5
I think any of the times that the parents let the kids use their credit cards was a little irresponsible. Although...wasn't Richard the only one who did that? It worked out okay in #10, but not so well in #114. Even so, not the best parenting move.
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scrounge
Sitter-In-Training
Boo and bullfrogs!
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Post by scrounge on May 30, 2014 23:36:49 GMT -5
I thought of another one. The parents letting Charlie, a teenage driver who hadn't had his license long, drive all the girls around, including in some books where it was described that some of them had to sit on each other's laps, so obviously no seatbelts for the lap sitter. (First example I found was in #42, Charlie drives 6 of the club members all the way to Stamford and Mallory has to sit on Claudia's lap the whole way.)
The subplot in Mary Anne and the Music Box mystery, where the Barrett/DeWitt family is having an addition built on their home. Mary Anne and Abby show up for a sitting job and Mrs. Barrett tells them that she's let the kids invite over 6 friends, so then Mary Anne and Abby also call Claudia and Mallory, meaning that with the seven Barrett/DeWitt kids, the six friends, and four sitters, there are SEVENTEEN children aged 13 and younger milling around while the contractor attempts to work. And no adults are home to watch them.
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Post by Honeybee on May 31, 2014 0:30:27 GMT -5
I think any of the times that the parents let the kids use their credit cards was a little irresponsible. Although...wasn't Richard the only one who did that? It worked out okay in #10, but not so well in #114. Even so, not the best parenting move. Wait a minute. I thought, it has be sign by the person, who owns the credit card? That's not realistic, giving credit card to teenagers.
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Post by candykane on Jun 2, 2014 8:19:53 GMT -5
Here's another Barrett one - when Mr. Barrett took Buddy for the day without telling anyone, thinking that Mrs. Barrett was home and would realize she'd mixed up the dates for visitation once Buddy was gone.
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Post by greer on Jun 2, 2014 9:27:49 GMT -5
That one was just nuts!
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Post by Honeybee on Jun 2, 2014 12:02:22 GMT -5
^I agreed. That is nuts. (What book, was that in?)
Here's another one. Mr. & Mrs. Pike leaving Mallory and her friend, Jessi at the mall. Do shopping. Anyone can kidnap those girls. My mom would never let me go to the mall alone, if it was just me and other friend.
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Post by greer on Jun 2, 2014 12:44:25 GMT -5
^I agreed. That is nuts. (What book, was that in?) Here's another one. Mr. & Mrs. Pike leaving Mallory and her friend, Jessi at the mall. Do shopping. Anyone can kidnap those girls. My mom would never let me go to the mall alone, if it was just me and other friend. I think eleven is okay to go hang out at the mall alone. Random stranger kidnappings of preteens are greatly exaggerated. I definitely got dropped off at the mall with my friends at that age, and my brother is sixth grade and will do this with his friends. Younger than that, though, is probably not a good idea.
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Post by wenonah4th on Jun 2, 2014 12:52:07 GMT -5
Check out the stats- and the "Free Range Kids" blog. We only think things like that happen a lot because they get SOOO much attention on the rare occasions they do.
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 2, 2014 13:14:23 GMT -5
^I agreed. That is nuts. (What book, was that in?) Here's another one. Mr. & Mrs. Pike leaving Mallory and her friend, Jessi at the mall. Do shopping. Anyone can kidnap those girls. My mom would never let me go to the mall alone, if it was just me and other friend. It was in Dawn and the Impossible Three.
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Post by wenonah4th on Jun 2, 2014 13:15:11 GMT -5
When we first met the Barretts.
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Post by zoar3 on Jun 2, 2014 15:59:27 GMT -5
Mr. Barrett taking Buddy to "teach Mrs. Barrett" a lesson truly made me so angry. I just felt horrible for the girls and especially Buddy to be directly in the middle of that. It also came across as though Mrs. Barrett wasn't the best of mom's to Buddy in this book or in Mystery Diary. She seemed to put him on the back burner.
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Post by greer on Jun 2, 2014 16:19:53 GMT -5
In regard to Mystery Diary, I know Mallory is an excellent student, but if your kid is having issues at school, shouldn't you hire a professional, and not an eleven-year-old?
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scrounge
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Post by scrounge on Jun 2, 2014 17:00:00 GMT -5
At least Mrs. Barrett hired Mallory, who was a good student and really did work at helping Buddy. The times that Claudia acted as a tutor totally made me shake my head.
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Post by zoar3 on Jun 2, 2014 17:14:45 GMT -5
Mystery Diary is one of my very favorites and I did enjoy very much Mal helping Buddy and wish that had continued. The problem I had was when Mrs. Barrett and in front of Dawn no less, was up in arms about not having time to help Buddy with his reading. To me (I could have read it wrong and/or drifted back to #5 when it did sound to me like her kids were not her first priority)that came across shades of Mrs. B not having time for Buddy and that just broke my heart and is so wrong. I also remember in Mystery Diary there was an afternoon when Mrs. B was home and yes I was thrilled she did spend time with her daughters, I think she possibly could have also spent extra time with Buddy, too. As for Claudia and Shea, I did like when they worked together in "Claudia's Friend," I didn't feel the same bonding as between Mal and Buddy but it was very sweet and awesome they helped one another. Claudia and Emily just seemed totally random though absolutely loved Emily and the balloon and of course when Emily answered the phone. I'm sure this bothers me because I never felt Watson and Elizabeth did spend a whole lot of time with Emily. Also she was only a young 2 1/2! First and foremost she needed to truly feel safe in her new home and attached to everyone in it. Clearer and more frequent communication would probably come naturally. Emily should have been the total focus. I promise not to get going on this, just something that is close to home.
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Post by greer on Jun 2, 2014 18:02:55 GMT -5
^i just don't understand the parenting logic that results in hiring an eleven-year-old, or CLAUDIA, to do something like early intervention or being able to read. Like, if I were Watson and a millionaire and my kid was delayed in some way, I'd hire the best specialist in the area, not Claudia Kishi.
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