Mrs. McGill

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mcpon said:

You've convinced me. She's not being picky. When I read that book, it just seemed like it had been years since she had divorced Mr. McGill.

well, it would have been years, if the bsc ever aged. in bsc-land, it was probably within the same year.

[wanderingfrog]

sugarmonkey said:

And then they argue over who gets what. Saying stuff like "I bought that, it's mine" "You bought it with my money." I honestly don't think she had a right to anything she didn't buy with money she earned herself.

I don't approve of Mrs. McGill spending thousands of dollars on frivolous stuff because she was bored, but I also don't agree with this. Maybe Mrs. McGill wasn't earning money by working outside the home, but she was providing childcare for the couple's daughter, and that's a job that's surely worth money. If Mrs. McGill hadn't been looking after Stacey, then Mr. McGill would have had to hire someone to do so, whether a full-time nanny (I don't mean now that she's thirteen, I mean when she was younger), daycare staff, or a succession of amazingly mature and responsible thirteen- and eleven-year-old girls. I'm sure none of them would do the job for free.

I think Mr. McGill is a jerk, so maybe he would say, "It doesn't matter that you looked after our daughter while I worked long hours every day of the week including Sunday. Nobody outside our home paid you for it, therefore you're not entitled to keep any of the furniture that I graciously allowed you to use while you were raising Stacey." But he's still wrong.

[ktag]

I know it's been said that the McGills couldn't have any kids after Stacey. I'm reading Graduation Day right now, and Stacey said her dad might have more kids with his new wife. So that means it's her mom who can't have kids anymore (if it's not an inconsistancy). I bet that contributed to their marriage going bad.

[lovelylemontree]

I'm reading Graduation Day right now, and Stacey said her dad might have more kids with his new wife.

That's exactly what Mr. McGill needs - another kid to ignore.

[macca]

So that means it's her mom who can't have kids anymore (if it's not an inconsistancy)

I think that's usually the case.

Funny about the McGills infertility. It was never really mentioned past Truth About Stacey.

[aln1982]

Heaven forbid a couple actually chose to have only one child. I could never stand it how Stacey always wanted a sister. Why couldn't the books feature an only child who didn't mind being an only? There are many, many advantages in my opinion. I guess Charlotte didn't complain about being an only child, though, so maybe that balanced it. Sorry, this is kind of off topic.

[sotypical42483]

^The grass is always greener. Every only child I've ever known has wished for a brother or sister because they get bored and want someone to hang out with when they're kids.

[aln1982]

I am an only child and have never been anything but happy to be the only one. I've heard other only children who feel the same way. I was always glad to not have to put up with a brother or sister and never missed having anyone to hang out with. Probably that was because I've always been very independent and don't mind doing things on my own (would have done well in a BSC super special

[lisa]

I have a brother and a sister, and I've never wished I was an only child. I think Stacey is jsut too picky.

[sugarmonkey]

Well, if Stacey had had a siblings she wouldn't have been nearly as spoiled.

[greer]

Nah, Stacey's dad seems to a)try to buy love with money and b)make enough money to spoil multiple children.

[sotypical42483]

I actually used to kind of want my parents to get divorced so they'd try to buy my love a la Mr. McGill. That's horrible, but I was like, 9 and I just wanted lots of stuff. Then again, I also revisted this thought when I was like 16 and despised my parents, figuring I'd see less of them AND get loads of new clothes and whatnot!

[starrynight]

My parents WERE divorced when I was around Stacey's age, and although my dad did pull a Mr. McGill every so often, I definitely wasn't spoiled and no one tried to buy my love.

[booboobrewer]

So Mrs. McGill spent thousands of dollars on fine jewelry from Altman's and Tiffany's, but wouldn't allow Stacey to buy the diamond ring she wanted from the mall. She was willing to give her ten dollars toward it, though. I'm not sure what to think about that. I agreed with her argument that it's basically inappropriate for a 13 year old to wear an expensive, conspicuous diamond ring (biggest thing is she might misplace/lose it), but I would have liked to have seen Stacey speak up about her mother's former addiction to costly shiny things. And when Stacey says she's certain her father would buy it for her, I have to wonder. Mr. McGill seems to "see" some of his ex-wife in his daughter, judging from their interactions in Stacey's Choice.

[liss31d]

I think Mrs McGill spending her time shopping was not only due to her boredom, but also a means of escapism as she knew her marriage was heavily falling apart. I know it was wrong that she spent so much money on expensive jewellery but people can go OTT when they're not feeling too great. I think she really resented Mr McGill being a workaholic, judging by their fight in Welcome Back Stacey. I hated his attitude when they were dividing up their things and Mr McGill's whole "You bought it with my money so I should have it!" Pathetic, rearing a child is just as hard, often harder than working and generally the attitude in a relationship when one stays at home with the child is that they're doing their part and deserve half of the income. He was very selfish...

Although the McGill divorce was tough, I thought Dawn's mum and dad's divorce seemed pretty nasty as well. It is even suggested that Mr Schafer had affairs, as he kept staying out at night with 'friends' and once went away for a few days without phoning. Then Dawn blames her mum for driving him away with her nagging and scatterbrained nature.