tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post8583623672603195494..comments2024-03-28T04:19:56.449-04:00Comments on The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: Where would I find another baby-sitter as good as Mallory….BSC #47 Mallory on StrikeBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-17707373513296727352014-08-07T21:27:08.470-04:002014-08-07T21:27:08.470-04:00i still like mallory lol. she was my fave because ...i still like mallory lol. she was my fave because i definitely related in her frizzy hair, glasses and loving books and writing, though i was waaay more arrogant. i really liked her maturity and how responsible and practical she was sometimes (don't hit me). i also liked mary anne and stacey was quite the bitch sometimes, but her books were a lot of fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-39375903922819172582012-12-13T10:46:59.678-05:002012-12-13T10:46:59.678-05:00I agree. Vanessa, who is 2 years younger than Mal...I agree. Vanessa, who is 2 years younger than Mallory can help Claire and Margo wash their faces and she can make sandwiches for her sisters. The triplets can clean up their own milk and not act like little jerks all the time. No wonder Mallory was so upset! If parents expect their older children to do practically everything for the younger children, they have too many kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-45590195538061673482011-02-23T12:55:42.474-05:002011-02-23T12:55:42.474-05:00* It really isn’t fair for Mal’s mother to always ...* It really isn’t fair for Mal’s mother to always expect her to help out. I understand her kids are brats and it is hard to deal with, but that is Mrs. Pike’s own fault for not using birth control. <br /><br />I hope it's supposed to be funny cause it's an awful thing to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-17964947112001856382009-10-08T01:33:41.259-04:002009-10-08T01:33:41.259-04:00Okay, confession: I still like Mallory. Lameness a...Okay, confession: I still like Mallory. Lameness and all. There's something almost endearing about a character being that much of a loser.Jordynhttp://tencentnotes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-30127075888681990462009-07-29T17:26:22.194-04:002009-07-29T17:26:22.194-04:00"Mal wants to impress her teacher so she wear..."Mal wants to impress her teacher so she wears her “navy blue wool skirt and knit sweater vest with a white starched blouse and penny loafers.” Just to clarify she is trying to impress the teacher by looking studios, not hot. This is Mal, not Stacey."<br /><br />To be fair, isn't Stacey's idea of dressing up to impress a teacher *cough* Wes *cough* to dress in a Laura Ashley Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987985433501253596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-23406521420474414192009-01-21T17:57:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:57:00.000-05:00Mallory was also my favorite when I read these as ...Mallory was also my favorite when I read these as a child. However, like you, I have since realized that she is lame.Paigealicious!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01572524540040765768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-81414052906701932952008-06-11T16:18:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:18:00.000-04:00I'm a bit late in commenting because I just rememb...I'm a bit late in commenting because I just remembered the existence of this blog and now need to catch up. <BR/><BR/>I also pathetically identified not only with Mallory, but with Jessi as well, because I was a wannabe writer AND dancer. Oh yes. :P<BR/><BR/>Mallory's "mature" red tights really are a step up on the maturity scale from those white tights with red hearts she wore to her first BSC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-76120990667405520562008-05-29T23:33:00.000-04:002008-05-29T23:33:00.000-04:00I love kids... as long as they're not mine. I'd li...I love kids... as long as they're not mine. I'd like to borrow a couple for a day or so and then return them back... you know... like a grandparent? Spoil them so they like me best. heh.<BR/>I'd like kids in the future, but not now... <BR/>I can relate to Mallory, so I never minded her. Not being the oldest of a bunch of kids (I'm the baby of five) but writing and kind of being an outsider, and Donicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942524211760294146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-5649234313323151152008-05-28T08:36:00.000-04:002008-05-28T08:36:00.000-04:00DUDE. I totes remember reading this one. I rememb...DUDE. I totes remember reading this one. I remember thinking that Mallory going on strike was a great idea. Now, I agree, she was just a brat. Why not just say something? Why be so dramatic?whineyineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876412314300357980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-83080050547269985852008-05-27T22:23:00.000-04:002008-05-27T22:23:00.000-04:00I'm game, LOL.I'm game, LOL.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031208537680097954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-46568959310877352822008-05-25T20:42:00.000-04:002008-05-25T20:42:00.000-04:00When you said that you identified with Mallory, I ...When you said that you identified with Mallory, I knew what you meant - I, too, was a budding 11-year-old writer. But while that made me like her a little more, it didn't make her less boring.<BR/><BR/>And to answer your question, there would not be a special writing class for sixth graders in real life. Most of the elementary schools that I went to were kindergarten thru sixth grade, and I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-89930562843683882452008-05-23T17:51:00.000-04:002008-05-23T17:51:00.000-04:00Mary Ann, I could not agree more, you are totally ...Mary Ann, <BR/>I could not agree more, you are totally awesome!! Lets go kick children together!!BadKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148847237113337095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-72975660145093206472008-05-23T15:47:00.000-04:002008-05-23T15:47:00.000-04:00"It really isn’t fair for Mal’s mother to always e..."It really isn’t fair for Mal’s mother to always expect her to help out. I understand her kids are brats and it is hard to deal with, but that is Mrs. Pike’s own fault for not using birth control."<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU! Ugh, I hate kids... and as a Navy wife, I am one of the few wives that does not have any, and I can't stand when people complain about how bratty/troublesome their kids are. HelloMary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031208537680097954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-46057910930021253132008-05-23T13:01:00.000-04:002008-05-23T13:01:00.000-04:00I always remember this one as the one where they m...I always remember this one as the one where they make Mallory clean up after Byron spills a drink. Because ten year olds can't clean up their own messes, but eleven year olds can.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308681677644609553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-25278256614832968782008-05-23T08:48:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:48:00.000-04:00I used to like Mallory so much too. I also rememb...I used to like Mallory so much too. I also remember reading this the first time and being all "you go, girl!" toward Mallory. Then I read it later, and I thought Mallory was a brat. It's crazy what a couple of years does to our brains....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-58790312167885006372008-05-22T20:52:00.000-04:002008-05-22T20:52:00.000-04:00If you count my step-siblings, there were 8 of us....If you count my step-siblings, there were 8 of us. If I would have declared strike one of two things would have happened. <BR/>1 - Everyone would have ignored me.<BR/>2 - My mother would have kicked my ass for being a spoiled little brat<BR/><BR/>I swear I used to dress like Claudia, her outfit in this one sounds remarkably similar to my look in grades 4-6. Although she lacked my Mall Hair andBadKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148847237113337095noreply@blogger.com