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Post by hitzpink on Feb 21, 2007 21:08:36 GMT -5
You guys, in Get Well Soon Mallory, when Mal is SICK IN BED WITH MONO, Mrs. Pike makes her babysit Margo and Claire while she takes the other kids shoe shopping. Mal isn't well enough to go to school and can't get out of bed (the idea of going downstairs to get the girls the sandwiches Mrs. Pike left in the fridge makes her feel weak), but she has to freaking babysit two of her siblings because Mrs. Pike can't possibly handle taking them all with her. Or, you know, waiting until Mr. Pike gets home so that he can watch the girls. In what world is that ok?! Even in BSC-world it's ridiculous!
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Post by aln1982 on May 26, 2007 23:33:35 GMT -5
Agree with Hitzpink but actually am reviving this thread with a different point. I have been noticing Mr. Pike's sarcastic humor a lot more lately and he seems like a kind of fun guy. I never really had an opinion on him before but I think my view is becoming more positive of both him and Mrs. Pike (if I ignore their ... interesting... parenting, fact that they are "breeders" and the way they treat Mal like a slave  |
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Post by lyricalangel on May 27, 2007 1:50:57 GMT -5
^ LOL. I also liked the descriptions of him cooking breakfast in Sea City. He seemed pretty good natured.
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Post by Lauren on Jun 15, 2007 21:38:43 GMT -5
I really like Mr. and Mrs. Pike. They seem like fun parents. I just don't like how they had so many kids that close together. I think they should have had Mallory and the triplets and maybe either Margo or Claire.
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Post by aln1982 on Jun 15, 2007 23:45:13 GMT -5
^ Agree. I was just telling my mom last night that they had 7 kids under the age of 5 at one time. That must have been crazy. It would have made a good movie ;D (I'm watching Cheaper by the Dozen now and always think of the Pikes). Even with all the kids, the Pikes still find time to help others. They seem like good people (though I sometimes question their discipline but have no idea what it would take to handle that brood....;D)
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Post by Lauren on Jun 15, 2007 23:50:19 GMT -5
I think they are nice people, just crazy for having so many kids in such a short period of time. My parents had 5 kids in 8 years and everybody thought they were crazy.
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Post by aln1982 on Jun 16, 2007 0:00:56 GMT -5
^ I guess it gets all of the harder years over with quicker ;D That's what a friend said who had 3 under the age of 5.
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Post by Lauren on Jun 16, 2007 1:20:52 GMT -5
That makes sense I guess. At one point the Pikes would have had 5 kids in diapers- oh the horror.
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Post by aln1982 on Jun 26, 2007 10:28:53 GMT -5
I was really glad to see Mr. Pike come out of his depression right away after Mrs. Pike put her foot down (I was also glad to see this) in Poor Mallory. I was mad at him for the way he neglected Claire but I think his reaction was totally understandable. Lots of people can probably relate to how he was feeling after losing his job. After he gets himself together in that book, I thought he was great. I loved the part where he was making the project with Claire and can totally see him as Mr. Mom (making "daddy stew" ;D) but was glad he got another job. I like the Pikes more each time I read about them.
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Post by sotypical42483 on Jun 27, 2007 17:45:18 GMT -5
Poor Mallory is one of the only times I DON'T like Mr Pike. I'm sorry but he is a grown man and he knew the situation would in the end be okay, he shouldn't have acted the way he did. He acted like a child and neglected his children in the process. In general though, I think he seems really laid back and fun  |
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Post by Lauren on Jun 27, 2007 23:04:23 GMT -5
It bugs me how the Pikes expect Mallory to do everything around the house. I agree that she should have to watch her siblings sometimes, but it shouldn't be her whole life.
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Post by aln1982 on Jun 27, 2007 23:46:19 GMT -5
^ That does bug me, too, but I try to ignore it by reminding myself that this is part of a lot of plots. It also makes Mal seem older and more responsible, which I like. Again, my "fantasy" of swooping in as a kid and having it all together like an adult and taking care of someone's life (loved Dawn and the Impossible Three and books like that)
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Post by memory on Jun 28, 2007 10:41:07 GMT -5
like in mallory in the strike
mal: i need to work on my project
mal mom: no way, Claire need a sandwich!
mal: ok but after i write
mal mom: no honey you need to sit Margo
mal: well i am now on strike!
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Post by booboobrewer on Jun 30, 2007 17:28:55 GMT -5
I'm reading Mary Anne and Too Many Boys, and Mr. and Mrs. Pike want Mary Anne and Stacey to take their evenings off separately so that they are able to go out every night and be sure that Mal and either MA or Stacey will always sit. I guess they didn't consider if MA and Stacey wanted to take a night off together, like in Boy-Crazy Stacey. It seemed a little weird...
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Post by Lauren on Jun 30, 2007 23:16:17 GMT -5
I think it's kind of irresponsible for Mr. and Mrs. Pike to go out every single night. I can understand them wanting to get away from their kids some, but they shouldn't dump all the responsibility on MA and Stacey.
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