tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post7724326691524913022..comments2024-03-28T04:19:56.449-04:00Comments on The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: “Who could take care of a baby better than us”…..BSC # 52: Mary Anne and 2 Many BabiesBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-81101683964071684922020-07-24T01:07:08.320-04:002020-07-24T01:07:08.320-04:00In one of the schools where I used to work, they d...In one of the schools where I used to work, they did the egg baby project in 6th grade. I remember seeing a smashed egg baby on the stairs one morning.<br />And 2,000 for a 2-bedroom apartment in the 90s sounds way too expensive! I lived in a suburban area in Georgia when I was a kid/teen, and in 1999 we lived in a nice duplex with 3 bedrooms and a large kitchen. We paid $800 a month. Maybe if Marianna Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969656701576883802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-73157414740759943292018-10-08T18:42:17.582-04:002018-10-08T18:42:17.582-04:0032 pages single spaced report for 8th grade!!!!!!!...32 pages single spaced report for 8th grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???!!!!!!Langsather Lettershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060819106532640509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-25722140296392172402012-09-07T08:52:29.428-04:002012-09-07T08:52:29.428-04:00I did the egg baby thing in 9th grade. My egg got...I did the egg baby thing in 9th grade. My egg got seriously cracked by like day 2. Also, I never did anything other than taking it to school, then made up a bunch of stuff for the report. I got an A. Also, I now have three kids of my own and that project did not prepare me, at all. Nothing really can.edkchestnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041214826689182006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-67512396552836030072011-08-03T19:36:02.599-04:002011-08-03T19:36:02.599-04:00I just discovered this blog in July and I'm en...I just discovered this blog in July and I'm enjoying going back and reading through it!<br /><br />I don't think I reread this book many times, but I remember my favourite part was the Mary Anne bookmark that came with.Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-84763181945787599032011-04-03T21:40:15.603-04:002011-04-03T21:40:15.603-04:00haha I always got a kick out of the end of the boo...haha I always got a kick out of the end of the book where one of the guys at school is talking to MA & Logan about the next project in "Modern Living" being "Health" and how he's excited because they might talk about -SEX- haha I remember the first time I read that I was like "Ummm WHAT?!" I was so shocked that Ann M. would even ALLOW that word in the BSC Nixxi6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15453241895924287594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-9430559906591591362010-12-26T22:28:02.049-05:002010-12-26T22:28:02.049-05:00I don't know if it was Dawn that made you thin...I don't know if it was Dawn that made you think about not changing your last name or if it was the movie/book My Girl. Vada talks about how hard it is to look up old girlfriends because they're married. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-49825784426596501862010-04-17T14:37:09.522-04:002010-04-17T14:37:09.522-04:00I just read this and I couldn't stop laughing ...I just read this and I couldn't stop laughing about how in the book it kept talking about how their bodies were reading to have children and basically it was about not having sex....but MA wicked annoyed me in this book..Dawn too more and more I hate them both!!!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273012086494191001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-67287766434708496172010-04-04T13:36:32.276-04:002010-04-04T13:36:32.276-04:00Mary Anne spends all this effort dressing up the b...Mary Anne spends all this effort dressing up the babies in fancy matching outfits and talking about how she would do that with her own babies all the time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> is Mary Anne's new name Mrs. PrezziosoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-27046584041085764922009-07-15T20:12:52.804-04:002009-07-15T20:12:52.804-04:00I didn't mind the baby talk too much my siblin...I didn't mind the baby talk too much my sibling and I did that occassionally wondering what a baby brother or sister would be like and baby names but I'm kind of glad AMM went with Richard and Sharon not wanting a baby. Not everyone who marries or marries twice has kids each time. <br />I went through the egg thing although it was a sack of flour in high school which I did nothing with itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-16718068519198169552009-03-03T21:58:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:58:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Dawn and MA would chang...Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Dawn and MA would change their tune pretty damn quickly after awhile when they were also being woken up every two hours by their newborn sibling's crying. Or having their plans forcibly fall through because they need to babysit and having their words and promises to take care of their little brother/sister thrown back in their faces. <BR/><BR/>Jeez, the two of them Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481098325767870150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-23963470455327137362009-02-23T17:08:00.000-05:002009-02-23T17:08:00.000-05:00No, I don't understand why parents are so eager to...No, I don't understand why parents are so eager to leave their tiny babies with 13 year old girls. And the girls acted so offended (when they were 12!) when Mrs. Newton didn't want to leave newborn Lucy with the BSC members. Aren't most moms reluctant to leave their babies even when they're left with relatives/friends?Sadakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164802394129505587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-82257815665721811262009-02-15T17:05:00.000-05:002009-02-15T17:05:00.000-05:00Dude, $2000 in rent a month is absolutely insane. ...Dude, $2000 in rent a month is absolutely insane. My roommates and I pay $600 + utilities for a three bedroom, split between the three of us. Good grief!<BR/><BR/>Dawn and MA trying to force Richard and Sharon to have a baby is so mean. Why would two newlyweds who already have three annoying kids between the two of them want another one in the mix?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-66610522506470815192009-02-13T10:04:00.000-05:002009-02-13T10:04:00.000-05:00I wish that I'd have had an egg or sack of flour! ...I wish that I'd have had an egg or sack of flour! We had one of those robot babies that are like, the same weight as a real baby. It had sensors so that it could need to be changed, be fed, or just fussy. The first time I had the doll, I sorta failed. I dropped her head a couple times hahha! But then I had to take her the next night and I was extra careful and got 100% haha. I turned into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-69065549803257485032009-02-12T20:46:00.000-05:002009-02-12T20:46:00.000-05:00I never did the egg thing in school either.So Mary...I never did the egg thing in school either.<BR/><BR/>So Mary Anne and Logan have broken up and gotten back together, and he still can't trust her --she says in MA vs. Logan that she realizes they don't always trust each other, and he can't always be counted on in a crisis. And here he is again, not able to stand her being alone with their child. Logan is so lame and not worth her time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-81291310869110223852009-02-12T15:03:00.000-05:002009-02-12T15:03:00.000-05:00Never read this one, but I agree that Mary Anne an...Never read this one, but I agree that Mary Anne and Dawn seem obnoxious.<BR/><BR/>I never got to do the egg/flour baby in school. They do it all the time in books and on tv, and I had been looking forward to it! I guess I took the wrong class, because some students got to do it, although they had fish. They carried them around in a little box w/a handle. I thought it was pretty cool.zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331351853662489682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-1199288725721636782009-02-12T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-12T14:57:00.000-05:00I love on how the poll no one thinks Dawn will be ...I love on how the poll no one thinks Dawn will be a good mother. I think she'd be a lot like Kate Gosselin -- Don't let the kids get firty! Don't let them eat something that isn't organic! No fun for the kids!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-41383963717568218182009-02-12T11:39:00.000-05:002009-02-12T11:39:00.000-05:00When I read this book as a kid I couldnt believe h...When I read this book as a kid I couldnt believe how stupid Mary Anne (and even some of the other bsc'ers) were! Like, the one time when Mary Anne and Logan go to the movies and she ends up losing the egg at the theater.. and then talks about how they cant do anything fun when there's a baby around... except, HELLO, I think that Stoneybrook has this thing? I think you're part of it? its called Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247838098096710695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-83607994962005571442009-02-11T17:09:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:09:00.000-05:00The human development (or something like that) cla...The human development (or something like that) class at my middle school had a similar project. Reportedly, the kids used to take care of eggs, but the janitors complained so they switched to carrying around stuffed egg-shaped dolls that looked like Humpty Dumpty.<BR/><BR/>Great blog, by the way. 8-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-91995251439134419762009-02-11T14:06:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:06:00.000-05:00I never did the egg/flour sack baby thing either. ...I never did the egg/flour sack baby thing either. <BR/><BR/>Last year, my middle stepson took the Modern Living home ec class, and he got a ROBOT baby! It was the same size and weight of an infant, and it cried (loudly). He had a set of keys that plugged into the baby's back to stop the crying. Each key was different, one was for hungry, one was dirty diaper, etc. The best part of this project BananaBombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219593086619324614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-73785040294174721582009-02-11T10:15:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:15:00.000-05:00Anonomys - Mary Anne actually talks about how hard...Anonomys - Mary Anne actually talks about how hard it was to wait six months before the BSC was allowed to sit for the babies.BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-61562861862922128292009-02-11T09:47:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:47:00.000-05:00I somehow never read this one...Dawn and M.A. soun...I somehow never read this one...Dawn and M.A. sound truly obnoxious though. How could they not understand that a mom deals with things that a babysitter doesn't? Like 1 am feedings, follwed by 2:30 am feedings, 4 am feedings and 6 am feedings, chafed nipples, sitz baths, post partum depression, being pooped on constantly, not being able to even leave the house for ten minutes without having to nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137551380843110484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-75204592985907838252009-02-11T05:22:00.000-05:002009-02-11T05:22:00.000-05:00What obnoxious little twerps MA and Dawn are. Ugh...What obnoxious little twerps MA and Dawn are. Ugh. Just cos they baby-sit a couple of times a week, put on a few plays here and organise a couple of carnivals there, does not make them equal thirds with an actual parent!! Ugh. That is so obnoxious! And creepy.<BR/><BR/>And there's no way I'd leave six month old twins with a thirteen year old baby-sitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-24798988264824680942009-02-11T04:08:00.000-05:002009-02-11T04:08:00.000-05:00We did the egg baby thing at school, once. I dropp...We did the egg baby thing at school, once. I dropped mine on the way home from class the very first day. I am going to be the worst mother ever! <BR/><BR/>This is definitely one of the books I only read maybe once or twice. I think I found it pretty boring when I was a kid - babies really aren't that interesting to read about, and Logan was an epic jerk in this one. Although that's nothing out ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-81194381553594437102009-02-11T00:36:00.000-05:002009-02-11T00:36:00.000-05:00Regarding the age to have a baby...my aunt and unc...Regarding the age to have a baby...my aunt and uncle had theirs before they turned 30. Then the kids are gone before you're 50, right? And they were...then, due to (non-life-threatening) medical issues and home remodeling, all the kids ended up moving back in, including a son-in-law and a grandchild. They're back down to one now, and he'll be moving out (again) in June. Aunt and uncle will be 58 SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.com