First told to go to hell by rebelling teenage offspring?

[cnj]

Who of the BSC would be among the first to be told by their teenage offspring to either go to hell, eff off or be called by their first name during an argument?

[andrew]

I'm thinking Mallory, with runner ups Kristy and Claudia. I think and hope the others would have better relationships with their kids and calmer kids, Mallory and possibly Kristy and Claudia would expect their children to be obedient but cause more resentments.

[cnj]

May 18, 2021 9:21:03 GMT -5 andrew said:

I'm thinking Mallory, with runner ups Kristy and Claudia.

I'm curious...why Mallory, even before Logan, Abby or Mary Anne?

May 18, 2021 9:21:03 GMT -5 andrew said:

I think and hope the others would have better relationships with their kids and calmer kids.

Even kids with good relationships with their folks still occasionally tell their parents to eff off or go to hell, especially in the rebellious teen years. 😁😁😁

May 18, 2021 9:21:03 GMT -5 andrew said:

Mallory and possibly Kristy and Claudia would expect their children to be obedient but cause more resentments.

I'd think Mallory would be a lenient, very loose parent...but yeh, once her kids hit those tumultuous teen years, they may still eff off to her.

Kristy and Claudia I can definitely see...and they'd take it in stride, especially when they remember their own teen years.

[CharlotteTJohanssen]

This is the oddest phrased title I swear. I dunno, I could see Kristys kids go off on her as she’s pretty bossy.

[cnj]

May 19, 2021 9:11:05 GMT -5 CharlotteTJohanssen said:

This is the oddest phrased title I swear. I dunno, I could see Kristys kids go off on her as she’s pretty bossy.

That I can see, LOL. And Kristy would have a funny smart remark back for them, but in the grand scheme of things would take it in stride.

She'd be sort of akin to Roseanne Conner from the 1990s Roseanne comedy.

[andrew]

May 19, 2021 2:55:42 GMT -5 cnj said:

May 18, 2021 9:21:03 GMT -5 andrew said:

I'm thinking Mallory, with runner ups Kristy and Claudia.

I'm curious...why Mallory, even before Logan, Abby or Mary Anne?

Something about the way she interacted with her siblings, I think she and Claudia, more than the others, can be annoying while very much not thinking they are, also expecting family members to agree with them and take their side, which could be particularly aggravating to their children.

[cnj]

Jul 14, 2021 0:14:38 GMT -5 andrew said:

May 19, 2021 2:55:42 GMT -5 cnj said:

I'm curious...why Mallory, even before Logan, Abby or Mary Anne?

Something about the way she interacted with her siblings, I think she and Claudia, more than the others, can be annoying while very much not thinking they are, also expecting family members to agree with them and take their side, which could be particularly aggravating to their children.

Hmmm...I wonder when this was...can you give me a few examples from the books where Mallory expected her family to agree with her...?

[booklover85]

I can see Kristy and Dawn's kids saying that to them, given how bossy and controlling they are. Especially as the series went on.

[cnj]

Jul 25, 2021 1:12:07 GMT -5 booklover85 said:

I can see Kristy and Dawn's kids saying that to them...

Completely. I can totally see Kristy having funny comebacks for her kids like the 1990s Roseanne Conner while Dawn would be cool and collected.

[CharlotteTJohanssen]

Mary Anne, I dunno why exactly but I can see her enforcing the rules as best as she can.,

[cnj]

I also kind of see Mary Anne, Mona Vaughn and Ran Zak's kids knowing each other.

And in the rebellious phases, their kids would take refuge at one of the others' houses.

[CharlotteTJohanssen]

I’m surprised there’s no votes for dawn, but then again she might not even have kids.

[booboobrewer]

^i can see that, actually!

[cnj]

Me too! And I think Dawn would be perhaps the most laid back and would joke about it to friends.

I see her having kids later in life, perhaps her late thirties, early forties by either adoption or artificial insemination.