tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post8799656907369818880..comments2024-03-28T04:19:56.449-04:00Comments on The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: “But his job is important”……..BSC # 39: Poor Mallory!BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-50006062693172023192016-01-02T23:36:29.511-05:002016-01-02T23:36:29.511-05:00I remember at the end how the mom makes a comment ...I remember at the end how the mom makes a comment about how much she appreciated the extra money from the kids. Are you fucking kidding me? My parents would NEVER accept money that we kids tried to give them, ever! What kind of snarky ass parents are the Pikes, anyway?!Haidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444011994921631055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-53028071481978055902012-09-07T08:25:38.926-04:002012-09-07T08:25:38.926-04:00I had this book and actually liked it for some biz...I had this book and actually liked it for some bizarre reason. The overuse of "dibble" is incredibly annoying though it didn't bother me, then. Also, Claudia's job was to supply the meeting place and the phone and feed everyone. It says this in every chapter 2.edkchestnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041214826689182006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-13344587464526975862012-01-02T06:32:59.752-05:002012-01-02T06:32:59.752-05:00I've never been fond of Mallory's narrativ...I've never been fond of Mallory's narrative style, and yes, her constant use of dibble was absolutely annoying in this book.<br />I am rather surprised the baby-sitter's were allowed to watch over kids swimming at the pool, even if the neighbor is right next door. Of course, I recall in a future book (Mary Anne to the rescue, book 107 or 109) that the neighbor just happens to slip Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-50541813972274128882010-12-08T04:24:08.425-05:002010-12-08T04:24:08.425-05:00If I'd written BSC the kids would talk about S...If I'd written BSC the kids would talk about Star Trek all the time.<br />I feel that this would be cooler.<br />I remember this book very vividly because it was one of the ones we had with us when my family went to Hong Kong, and my sister and I both got the terrible, um, vomity-diarrhoea-from-not-realising-you-shouldn't-even-brush-your-teeth-with-the-tap-water, and although my sister The Kitten Temphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475643488108222681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-44316341901774545862009-10-08T01:25:01.435-04:002009-10-08T01:25:01.435-04:00I actually doubt Claudia could do Mary Anne's ...I actually doubt Claudia could do Mary Anne's job for some reason. I mean, she can't even spell "little" correctly, how's she supposed to actually schedule things? (What IS her job anyway? Is it just to have plenty of candy around at all times? Because it sounds like a very wonderful job. I could probably handle that one.)Jordynhttp://tencentnotes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-45171421898932235212009-03-16T12:39:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:39:00.000-04:00I had a summer job working as a nanny and I had to...I had a summer job working as a nanny and I had to watch kids in the pool but I was in college by that point and typically it was just a one on one with a kid wearing a life jacket.<BR/><BR/>You forgot to mention my favorite part of this book which was when the BSC prank call all the mean bitches that were rude to Mallory and they do all the classics.MsJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765668495941714351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-35607860628718160952009-03-01T11:37:00.000-05:002009-03-01T11:37:00.000-05:00Susan - I sort of meant both...I think kids in mid...Susan - I sort of meant both...I think kids in middle school are often mean for the sake of being mean. Mallory is not exactly portrayed as cool, so I can see people being mean to her.<BR/><BR/>But I think they would found other reasons.BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-29578271114290534092009-02-28T02:08:00.000-05:002009-02-28T02:08:00.000-05:00It's really not that far-fetched. I knew about a l...It's really not that far-fetched. I knew about a lot of old tv shows/movies when I was their age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-75059089487264823352009-02-27T12:12:00.000-05:002009-02-27T12:12:00.000-05:00Ann M. Martin's influence is so obvious in parts w...Ann M. Martin's influence is so obvious in parts where the Babysitters and the kids all seem to be very interested in things like I Love Lucy and movies like the original Parent Trap. <BR/>Okay, no kid or teenager is really going to know about these shows and movies that old people watched.<BR/>Totally unrealistic.mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311099990382284384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-54005584582031340632009-02-27T10:29:00.000-05:002009-02-27T10:29:00.000-05:00Well. Keep in mind, this is Mallory. The 8th grade...Well. Keep in mind, this is Mallory. The 8th graders didn't need much of an excuse to start calling her Spazz Girl after they did that project where the kids taught classes.Sadakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164802394129505587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-65560497124432324062009-02-27T01:37:00.000-05:002009-02-27T01:37:00.000-05:00"I know teenager girls can be bitchy, but I didn’t..."I know teenager girls can be bitchy, but I didn’t (and still don’t) think sixth-graders would use that is a reason to pick on someone."<BR/><BR/>Do you mean kids would pick on any other kid for lots of reasons, or that they would find other reasons just for Mallory?SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-19759205160710053852009-02-26T15:42:00.000-05:002009-02-26T15:42:00.000-05:00I am most likely going to be laid off next month. ...I am most likely going to be laid off next month. I should read this book! Yeah, I agree that it is pretty ridiculous to think a few dollars from babysitting is going to help the family that much. If I get laid off, I am getting a severance package and I plan on sitting around on the couch watching tv for at least a week or so! Nothing wrong with that! ha.zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331351853662489682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-85488788134883327632009-02-26T13:36:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:36:00.000-05:00Ann M. Martin's bio says that "I Love Lucy" is her...Ann M. Martin's bio says that "I Love Lucy" is her fave show, which I guess explains the numerous references, although I still think it's kind of contrived.Devikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373267206347492500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-48034921263413654072009-02-26T13:11:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:11:00.000-05:00Claudia could keep the record book, but nobody wou...Claudia could keep the record book, but nobody would be able to read it. "Kristee sofbul" and "Stacee Nu Yrk" and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-58815158940910056492009-02-26T00:54:00.000-05:002009-02-26T00:54:00.000-05:00Pity noone ever invited Karen over for a nice, lon...Pity noone ever invited Karen over for a nice, long, permanent "swim" in the neighbours pool. Or Charlotte Johannsen, or Jamie Newton. Ooh, that's mean hey. But of course I don't really mean it!<BR/><BR/>I think I must have stopped reading after #36 or #37, cos I didn't actually know until now what "dibble" was supposed to mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-47857486756916016292009-02-25T18:05:00.000-05:002009-02-25T18:05:00.000-05:00That pool sounds like a death trap. A season-defyi...That pool sounds like a death trap. A season-defying death trap.Sadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794091589222172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-54520030667696269372009-02-25T08:49:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:49:00.000-05:00I gotta say, allowing your kids to swim in the poo...I gotta say, allowing your kids to swim in the pool while only an 11 year old is there (with a next-door neighbor at home) is redonkulous. I babysat some kids who had a pool when I was 15 and 16, and those parents didn't let their kids swim with me there! <BR/><BR/>Which I totally understood.nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137551380843110484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-10696940591773146852009-02-24T22:39:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:39:00.000-05:00I know in one early Super Special when the sitters...I know in one early Super Special when the sitters are returning from a trip, the triplets are holding up a welcome back sign that was printed out. The exact line was something like, "Apparently their computer did graphics." Oh, the 80s.Carihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686274013804103710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-48982528377640213932009-02-24T20:40:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:40:00.000-05:00I always thought it was kind of weird to get paid ...I always thought it was kind of weird to get paid to watch your own siblings. Did Mrs. Pike pay her even if it was just a situation like, "Running to the store, make sure the kids stay out of trouble"? Then again, Mal had so many of them, I could sort of see why.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, didn't they only get paid something like 3 dollars an hour, plus snack privileges?Sadakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164802394129505587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-75171792297381647072009-02-24T19:43:00.000-05:002009-02-24T19:43:00.000-05:00For kids to be able to swim during the school year...For kids to be able to swim during the school year in Connecticut, it'd have to be a very warm September (or August-September if it's not exactly a month) or else June. In May there's still a chance it could be 50 degrees out. <BR/><BR/>I love how these girls think their babysitting money will feed their families. I think that happens elsewhere with Stacey. Wouldn't it make more sense, thoughKait W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14444489050806749601noreply@blogger.com