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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2012 22:13:35 GMT -5
Hi guys! new poster here..I used to LOVE the baby-sitters club book growing up but something always bugged me about reading the stories...I tried to find if this question had been already asked but couldnt find it (so apologies if it has already been answered) but, How come none of the baby sitters ever had jobs when the meetings were on? Seems kinda inconvenient to be unavailable for half an hour three times a week??  |
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Post by anzuhana on Mar 20, 2012 8:20:49 GMT -5
^ I think they did. I think one time that it happened is in Snowbound, where Mallory and Mary Anne had to baby-sit during club hours (though the club was cancelled for the day that they were sitting since many of the club members were busy that day). Unfortunately I can't think of any other moments.
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Post by u4me on Mar 20, 2012 16:52:35 GMT -5
That always drove me crazy, too! And mostly because Kristy would get mad if the girls were late to meetings because sitting jobs ran late. You would think they would expect that.
Welcome to the boards, BTW!
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Post by virgoscorpio on Mar 20, 2012 22:13:31 GMT -5
I think also, at times, the PARENTS tried to re-arrange their schedules based on the club meeting times. This happens so many times throughout the series, where a parent will say, "I know you have a club meeting so I'll be back at five" or whatever.
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Post by u4me on Mar 21, 2012 7:35:06 GMT -5
^You're right. I forgot about that.
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Post by wanderingfrog on Mar 21, 2012 20:46:20 GMT -5
It was pretty unrealistic that the BSC members almost never were on sitting jobs during meeting times, but the really weird part is that if a club member was late to a meeting because her sitting job ran late Kristy would still be annoyed. What did she expect them to do? Leave the kids alone so they could get to the meeting on time? Teleport?
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Post by virgoscorpio on Mar 22, 2012 12:12:04 GMT -5
The whole thing was very ironic. It made them seem very responsible (that they always went to club meetings and showed up on time) but then cut in on babysitting times, which was the whole point of the business. Essentially the girls would loose out on money because they'd HAVE to be at Claud's for a certain time and it frazzles the parents, having them work around the BSC meeting schedules (which they already have to do when they want to call for a sitter).
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Post by candykane on Mar 22, 2012 18:33:47 GMT -5
It was pretty unrealistic that the BSC members almost never were on sitting jobs during meeting times, but the really weird part is that if a club member was late to a meeting because her sitting job ran late Kristy would still be annoyed. What did she expect them to do? Leave the kids alone so they could get to the meeting on time? Teleport? Bring the kids with them to the meetings, maybe? ;D In Claudia and the New Girl, I remember her coming home after skipping a club meeting to find a note from Mary Anne that read "You're scheduled to sit for the Marshalls on Wed. from 3:00-6:00." That was early days of the series, of course, so Kristy was more lenient in general. Her character wasn't completely militant yet. |
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Post by zoar3 on Mar 22, 2012 19:38:19 GMT -5
Candykane said:
^Now, that, would have been awesome to read about! I can just see it now. Kristy and the others are shaking their heads at the racket coming up the stairs to Claud's room. K throws open the door and sees her suspicions were true. It is the Pikes storming the castle so to speak. Maybe she (K) tells the triplets and Vanessa to be "Junior Sitters" on the spot? Maybe the "kids" are somehow involved in the meeting? I still bet the older charges would have loved to sit in on a BSC meeting.
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Post by anzuhana on Mar 22, 2012 19:43:06 GMT -5
I know Stacey brought Charlotte with her in Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook.
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Post by zoar3 on Mar 22, 2012 19:46:55 GMT -5
^I came back to edit, you beat me to it. Charlotte doesn't really count just because those meetings (some of them) were "emergencies" and I don't think much of any club business was discussed otherwise. Certainly nothing got done when the Pike triplets came in "Dawn and Too Many Sitters." I meant a regular meeting with some curious charges. Lol, it coud be a version of "take your kid to work day" only "bring your baby-sitee" to meeting day!  |
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Post by anzuhana on Mar 22, 2012 19:56:51 GMT -5
^ The meetings might end up being very quiet since the club members wouldn't want to talk about any of the clients in front of the one that's there. Then again, the client(s) in Claudia's room might be excited about being in Claudia's room during a meeting that they won't notice the time passing by.
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Post by wanderingfrog on Mar 24, 2012 20:37:02 GMT -5
^Karen would be so excited about it that she would be literally bouncing off the walls, and Kristy would have to tell her to use her indoor voice approximately 3752 times.
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Post by anzuhana on Mar 25, 2012 8:52:10 GMT -5
^ Kristy would probably tell Karen to use her indoor voice even more than that.
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Post by Honeybee on Mar 30, 2012 0:42:59 GMT -5
^Karen would be so excited about it that she would be literally bouncing off the walls, and Kristy would have to tell her to use her indoor voice approximately 3752 times. LOL. I can see it now. Kristy: This meeting of the Baby-Sitters club will come to order! Karen: (getting everyone's attention) THIS MEETING OF THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB WILL COME TO ORDER!!! Kristy: Karen!! Indoor please. Karen: (thinking) boo & bullfrogs. I was just trying to help. Stacey: Due Days. Karen: DUE DAYS!! All: (including the kids, that came for the meeting.) Indoor voice, Karen!!! Karen: *pouting* I was just trying to help out. Kids eating piece of candy, that Claudia sneak around, while the baby-sitters weren't looking. Kids bouncing around in Claudia's room. Kristy: (in her direct chair) Who's idea was this? Mallory: according online. A user name CandyKane. ;D ;D |
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