Post by oldmeanie on May 26, 2024 12:27:14 GMT -5
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I guess it just feels OTT, like when she yells at him for being a terrible father.
I'm surprised, that with how strict Richard is (and he really is strict in this book), that he allows Mary Anne to babysit.
Mary Anne learned how to baby-sit in The Summer Before. She helped Kristy with the Pikes, where Richard made her call and check in every half hour. Richard's original rule was that she always had to sit in pairs with a friend even if it was for just one kid. Mrs. Newton heard that she was trying out sitting and asked her to sit for Jamie for like 3 hours in the afternoon. She had to beg Claudia to come with her and convince Mrs. Newton to let a second girl come over and basically watch Jamie take a nap. Then she organized a special day for Kristy's birthday, and Richard was impressed enough with her maturity to allow her to take solo jobs.
I guess all of this flew out of my head XD. I read The Summer Before, but somehow forgot all of that (for some reason, I mainly remember meteors being a big deal). That does make a lot of sense. I think it might be fun to read TSB then KGI sometime.