Jessi and the Bad Babysitter Chapters 6-10

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Chapter 6

Wendy and Jessi arrive to sit at the Barretts. Marnie is in the playpen, but Suzie can lift her out of it and does so at every opportunity. Apparently she thinks the playpen is inhumane. I never had any problems with playpens, but I have heard people complain about the connotation of the word playpen. I don’t recall caring much about playpens when I was four. I just remember how easy it was for the Rugrats to escape the play pen. By the way, is it safe for a four year old to lift a two year old?

There’s a crash. Suzi tried to lift Marnie out of the play pen and fell over. Marnie rolled out of her arms. I guess that answers my question about the safety of a four-year-old lifting a two-year old. Buddy comes in and he and Suzi argue about Marnie not liking the playpen because she doesn’t make the ham face when she’s in there. Wendy gets Marnie to make the ham face by making funny faces at her. Wendy suggests that they pretend to be lions in the zoo and use the play pen as a cage. Buddy wants to be a hunter, but Jessi and Wendy forbid him to do that because of Dawn’s “no guns” rule. This prompts them to say that they miss Dawn. I have no idea why anyone would miss Dawn. I would be ecstatic if I could eat junk food in peace without her lecturing me about how unhealthy it was and that I was going to get clogged arteries. I could eat a juicy steak without Dawn scolding me for not caring that the steak was once a living animal. But I guess they did bond with Dawn over having divorced parents.

Wendy suggests writing Dawn a letter, but Buddy gets the idea to send a video. Jessi suggests getting all the kids Dawn babysat together and making a play. . And now we have the newest BSC project, because there must always be some sort of project in BSCland. What was wrong with having the Barretts sending Dawn a video saying that they missed her and telling her what they were up to? I think that’s a sweet idea, but I don’t see why the BSC needs to involve every kid in Stoneybrook in everything. And it’s not like Dawn has any special charges, aside from the Barretts. She was always closer to them, so it would make sense for them to send them a video. When I think of the other kids, I just imagine them sighing in relief because they can eat junk food without a lecture.

All the BSC members will want to help. Of course. It’s a wonder they don’t insert themselves into every project a child has in Stoneybrook. To be fair, I can understand wanting to be involved in a project to send to your friend. Wendy turns out to be a great sitter. She organizes a fun game, feeds them snacks, and reads to them. Jessi has to take a shot at Mallory by complaining that this job was the opposite of the one she had with Mallory, because Wendy did everything and Mallory just lazed around on her tired ass. I know I’m probably biased because I know Mallory has mono, but come on. Mallory was tired. She stayed home from school. Do you really expect someone who stayed home from school to babysit? Never mind, the answer is probably yes. Not even death should stop someone from babysitting. Now I’m imagining the BSC coming back as zombies to babysit. Then they’d starve because no one has any brains in Stoneybrook.

Jessi further annoys me by commenting on how it’s a nice break to let someone else sit back and be in charge. Yeah, I remember how Jessi would have to do all the work on all the sitting jobs while her babysitting partner sat on their ass and read magazines- wait, no I don’t-because that never happened. Seriously, when has Jessi been the poor-put-upon babysitter? When did she ever have to do more than her fair share of work? When was she working herself to exhaustion babysitting kids? That job with Mallory does not count. Mallory isn’t in the habit of just sitting around and letting someone else do the babysitting. Stop acting as though what happened with Mallory the other day was a routine thing. Since when does Mallory laze around and let you do all the work? Never! So stop acting like you do all the work on your babysitting jobs.

Jessi calls Kristy when she comes home and gives Wendy a glowing performance review. Kristy tells Jessi that she, Mallory, and Wendy can be alternating alternate officers. Jessi is going to be a black woman in a position of power. She’s moving on up. Jessi thinks that if the younger members learn all the jobs they can move into other club positions when they’re older. You weren’t hoping to become President, were you, Jessi? I’m sure an assassination attempt wouldn’t stop Kristy from performing her presidential duties. I really don’t think the duties of the BSC officers are that complex. All you have to do as the President is say, “Order!” and ask if there’s any new business. There’s not a requirement to have some sort of project all the time. So I guess if someone was subbing in for Kristy they would just sit in her chair and say, “Order!” ask if there’s any new business, and just sit there for the next thirty minutes. Claudia is only vice president because it’s her room and her phone, so if Claudia couldn’t come to a meeting, I don’t know how someone is filling in for her. I’m sure that Claudia will allow the BSC to use her room if she isn’t there and tell them to help themselves to snacks. The treasurer just has to count and collect money. The secretary just has to open the record books and check to see who is available on a certain date. I don’t think this requires a great deal of training.

Jessi also tells Kristy about Buddy’s idea to send a video to Dawn and she says she wishes she thought of it. After Kristy hangs up, she’s going to throw a gigantic tantrum that someone thought of any idea. Only she is allowed to think of ideas. I don’t think Kristy would have thought up an idea to send Dawn a video because I don’t think Kristy cares about Dawn. I don’t think Kristy cares about anyone, besides what they can bring to the BSC. She doesn’t care about them as people- she sees them as slave labor. When I thought about what kind of video Kristy would send to Dawn, I imagined her sending a video with the kids in Stoneybrook looking sad and a voiceover saying that the kids needed her and missed her and how could she just abandon them like that? I get the feeling Kristy would be a prima donna director.

Jessi feels happy that she suggested Wendy to the club. She calls Wendy to tell her that she’s an official member of the BSC.

Chapter 7

Mary Anne goes to the Barretts’. Buddy and Suzi haven’t decided on a play. Suzi wants to do a fairy tale, like Snow White and the Seven Zorbs, which is how she pronounces dwarves. This just makes me think of a futuristic Snow White tale when the dwarves are robots or cyborgs. Buddy wants to do a Captain Planet play because Dawn would like that better than a fairy tale. I’m just amused that they referenced a TV show that wasn’t l Love Lucy. Suzi and Buddy argue some more, and Suzi says to “Think again, Buckaroo!” Mary Anne is shocked. It’s not like Suzi said a curse word. Suzi heard the word on a cartoon and has made it her catchphrase. I guess Mary Anne is shocked that kids watch TV when they aren’t being babysat. Just because the BSC thinks that television is unholy and unnatural doesn’t everyone else does.

Mary Anne puts an end to the arguing by suggesting they combine both Captain Planet and Snow White. The wicked Queen could poison Snow White with a radioactive apple and Captain Planet can take her back to the lab to give her a secret potion. The dwarves can be super special planeeters. This sounds like fun. Mary Anne calls Jessi and the Braddocks to come help them with the play. Aside from the Barretts, I never got the impression that any of the charges were really close to Dawn. I thought Jessi was closest to the Braddocks. Jessi and the Braddocks come over and they get to work. Mary Anne mentions that the Walt Disney version isn’t the only version of Snow White. Now I want to read the children the Grimm’s version of the fairy tale. Suzi is horrified that Walt Disney could be a plagiarist, but Mary Anne tells her that retelling fairy tales and other works has been going on for a while.

They work on the script. Snow White is a lovely princess who wants to keep the earth clean. If Dawn was playing the Princess, she’d be described as having flowing golden hair and flowers would spring up wherever she walked. In reality she would probably so sanctimonious and obnoxious that even people who agreed with her views got tempted to eat steak and litter. Then there’s an evil queen who hates Snow White because she likes polluting, so she tries to get rid of her by shoving her in a polluted swamp. I hope someone throws Dawn into a polluted swamp. A monster named Swamp Thing saves Snow White and sends her to the forest where she meets the seven zorbs and goes to find Captain Planet. I like how the kids are coming up with the script themselves. I find that when they’re involved in the writing of the skits, they tend to be more entertaining. Maybe because it involves the kids being creative, instead of acting like stilted robots.

Mary Anne says they need help with the dialogue for the scene where the witch is talking to the magic mirror. I know what the BSC would say- “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the best babysitter of them all?” Haley comes up with, “What a fine day. I think I’ll pollute it. But first I’ll check up on that nerdy Snow White.” I think this is hilarious. Sometimes it’s just fun for a villain to do everything for the evulz. It’s kind of like they wake up, eat a box of kittens, tie a maiden to a railroad track, and them go eat a box of puppies for lunch. I’m also having fun imagining Alan Gray waking up and thinking, “What a lovely day for trolling the BSC!”

The play is written and the zorb hats are finished. However, they still need props, so Jessi suggests going to a party goods store. This is a video made by children to send to their babysitter. It’s not like it’s being entered in a contest. Do you really need to go shopping for this? If the BSC has projects almost once a book and has to go shopping for them, why aren’t they broke? I always thought that they charged pennies to babysit. Then again, parents who call for a sitter every time they need to take a dump probably keep them in business.

Chapter 8

Jessi opens up this chapter by being a total asshole to Mallory. Mallory is still tired and Jessi is yelling at her to go to a doctor or get better. I don’t think she’ll get better just because her rotten best friend yells at her to, Jessi. Mallory was supposed to go with them on the shopping trip, but she’s too exhausted. Does Jessi care that Mallory is exhausted? Of course not. I could see Kristy not giving a crap if someone is sick because all she cares about is someone’s usefulness to the BSC, but I thought Jessi was Mallory’s best friend. If my best friend was feeling tired constantly, I’d probably ask, “Hey, are you okay? Haven’t you been getting enough sleep?” But that would show compassion and empathy for others and we all know the BSC just isn’t capable of that.

Jessi shames Mallory some more for being too tired to go on the shopping trip, but Mallory says it’s not her fault. Thank you, Mallory. Lay off, Jessi. You’re a horrible best friend for making your best friend feel like rubbish because she isn’t feeling too well. Jessi is torn. She’s usually sympathetic when someone is sick. Given Ann’s attitude to sickness, I find this hard to believe. I thought her attitude was that sick people weren’t allowed to rest and recuperate when they were sick. They must still be involved in a bunch of projects and keep up with their homework because if they don’t they’re useless layabouts. And sick kids can’t be grumpy. No, they have to act like freaking Pollyannas before pulling off a “Too good for this sinful earth.”

Yes, so Jessi is sympathetic when someone is sick, but Mallory doesn’t seem sick. She just seems tired, which Jessi thinks is an excuse to lie around all the time. Shut up, Jessi. First of all, being tired can be a symptom of being sick. People can get tired easily when they’re sick. Second of all, it’s pretty shitty of you to assume that your friend would fake being sick to get out of things. Jessi says that Mallory isn’t a lie around person. So why are you being such a jerk to her? If you know your friend isn’t the type to lie around in bed, wouldn’t you be a little concerned that she’s been so tired recently? She could be overworking herself or coming down with something. But no, whining that Mallory is being tired all the time just to spite you is way for fun. Shut up, Jessi.

Ann’s attitude towards sickness is really irritating me. It’s like people who are sick are a burden. These books keep saying that a sick person shouldn’t have time to rest and recuperate when they’re sick. They should still be doing 53 different projects, instead of just resting for a while. Guess what, Ann. Sometimes people get sick. Sometimes sick people need time to rest and relax. A sick person isn’t a bad person for being too sick and tired to work on a project. Quit acting like a person is only sick so that they can inconvenience everyone. I shudder to think how chronic fatigue syndrome would be treated in this series. I bet the BSC would tell someone with CFS that they’re just being lazy and act like being tired is no excuse not to get involved with the latest BSC scheme. I have to look up a more detailed description of CFS, but I’m pretty sure it goes beyond just being a little tired. It’s probably more severe than when I can’t get up when it’s time for school, but once I go to the bathroom and start getting ready I’m functional. The BSC would totally guilt a person with CFS.

Mallory volunteers Vanessa to go because she’s really responsible. Vanessa still needs a babysitter, but she can be a big help. So a nine year old is responsible but a ten year old needs his milk to be wiped up? On what planet does this logic make sense? I also skimmed the rest of the chapter to see how many kids are going on this shopping trip. Margo, Vanessa, Nicky, Suzi, and Buddy are mentioned. That’s five kids. Mary Anne and Jessi are both going. Why was Jessi getting mad at Mallory? There was no reason for her to go on that trip. If Vanessa wasn’t going, Mary Anne and Jessi would only have to watch Margo, Nicky, Suzi, and Buddy. That’s four kids, so it would be two kids for each sitter. Am I supposed to believe they can’t keep track of two kids each?

They go to the party store. Vanessa gets distracted and doesn’t watch Margo. Jessi is shocked when she sees Margo take a ring and put it in her pocket. Margo is such a nice kid that Jessi can’t believe she would shoplift. Even nice kids can do wrong things, sometimes, Jessi. I’m a nice person, but I’ve done mean things to my brother. Does Jessi go to confront Margo? Of course not. She just makes excuses for Margo, such as saying Margo is only putting the ring in her pocket for safe-keeping. I guess it’s kind of awkward for an eleven-year-old to confront someone. When they get to the cash register, Jessi sees that Margo hasn’t paid for the ring. She doesn’t want to confront Margo in front of everyone. I never liked any form of confrontation, so I probably would have balked at publically calling Margo out.

Jessi talks to Margo privately and Margo agrees to tell her parents that she took the ring. I’m sure the second Jessi leaves and Margo has some privacy, she’ll play with the ring. If Margo knows Jessi isn’t going to rat her out, and expects her to do it herself, I don’t know why Margo would confess. It’s not like I was eagerly running to my parents to tell them about all the wrong things I did. They go to Mallory’s room and find her trying to read the Grimm’s version of Snow White to find stuff that isn’t in the Disney movie. Off the top of my head, the witch tried to kill Snow White with a poison comb and by lacing her corset too tightly. I think Snow White was younger in the Grimm’s version. I also remember Snow White and the Prince forcing the stepmother to dance on hot coals on iron shoes until she died.

Chapter 9

Wendy isn’t at the BSC meeting on time. Jessi thinks she hasn’t properly conveyed to Wendy the horror of Kristy’s look. I hope Wendy thought, “Big deal, a girl glares at me. Am I seriously supposed to be wetting my pants over this?” The phone starts ringing at 5:32, which is later than I thought it would ring, given that the BSC is so busy for this book. I seriously think the parents are just sitting by their phones and desperately waiting for BSC hours to begin. Wendy can take a job. She’s the only one who can take a job, but she’s not here. Kristy is getting annoyed and wants to call Shannon. However, Mallory wants to use the phone to call her mom to come pick her up. Jessi finally starts showing some semblance of concern for her best friend when she asks if Mallory doesn’t think she can walk home and is alarmed over that. Mallory has a doctor’s appointment tomorrow. I guess her parents were too cheap to pay 25 cents to have someone else babysit when Mallory recovered. Mallory also says she’s been forgetting things lately. Her siblings need babysitting tomorrow. Jessi’s dance class was cancelled, so she’ll do it.

Wendy is the only one available, but she isn’t here. Mallory goes downstairs to wait for her mother. Claudia wonders if it’s some sort of rare disease, but Kristy says it’s probably just the flu. Her main concern is that they don’t catch the flu because the BSC would have to shut down permanently. Why? Because if the BSC aren’t around, everyone will find other sitters and stick with them. I would love it if they stuck with other sitters because they offered legitimately better service than the BSC, such as more convenient hours. Also, what about the times when the entire BSC goes on a trip? Do the parents magically not need sitters when the entire BSC is in Europe or on a cruise? This kind of makes me think that Kristy is insecure about the BSC. The clients like the BSC. If the BSC is unavailable and the clients are desperate, they may use another sitter or take the kids with them, but I’m pretty sure their first choice will always be the BSC. Let’s say I go to the hair dresser and have a favorite stylist. If my stylist isn’t there, I could go to another stylist because I want to get my hair done and don’t feel like waiting for my usual stylist to be back, but I’ll still go back to my regular stylist when she returns.

Kristy is using the Hills not calling since they couldn’t take the job last week as a sign of the BSC’s downfall. Or maybe the Hills didn’t need a sitter. Not all parents need a sitter twice a week. Stacey points this out, but Kristy still doesn’t like it. I can’t believe Kristy is so obsessive about clients that she keeps track of how often they call. I’m surprised she doesn’t call up a client and go, “Hey, I noticed you haven’t called us in a week, is everything alright? Did you switch to a new babysitting service?” And she wouldn’t realize that, “No, I didn’t need a sitter,” wasn’t code for, “I found a better babysitting service than the BSC,” but, “I didn’t need a sitter. I didn’t have any engagements and I took the kids with me to the grocery.”

More jobs roll in for Wendy. Wendy comes in five minutes before the meeting is going to end. Why bother coming at all, then? Kristy gets all uppity and demands to know where Wendy was. Wendy explains that she had a babysitting job, but the mother was late. Wendy doesn’t react how Jessi would. Jessi would be mortified and apologetic in the face of Kristy’s wrath. But Wendy is made out of tougher stuff and doesn’t see why she should be cowering in fear because a thirteen-year old is mad at her. Good for you, Wendy. Wendy doesn’t bow down before Kristy and gets angry in return. She demands to know why she has to be here if Mary Anne can tell if she’s available from the notebook. Kristy turns pink and say that because she has to be. Because you have to be is not a valid reason, Kristy. I think “because I said so,” and “because you have to be” just means that the person saying that they can’t think of a valid reason why someone should do something, they just want things to be their way without anyone questioning them. I love that someone is finally questioning Kristy instead of blindly obeying her. I get the feeling that Kristy would resist changes that would benefit the BSC because she didn’t come up with the idea.

Kristy is also mad because Wendy took a job without offering it to the rest of the BSC. Maybe that job was for one of Wendy’s regular clients. Wendy did say she liked to babysit, so it stands to reason that she had her own clients. Wendy is indignant that she has to hand over her jobs to the BSC. Thank you, Wendy. Why the hell does the BSC think they can just swoop in and babysit whoever they want, regardless of whether or not the people already had a regular sitter? They have no problems expecting someone else to hand over their sitting jobs to them, but they’d have a tantrum of anyone did the same thing to them. Also, why the hell should Wendy hand over her jobs to the BSC? She has her own clients. She has rapport with them. They don’t know the BSC. Why would they want people they don’t know babysitting their kids when they already have a sitter they know and trust? Is Wendy supposed to go to her clients and say, “I joined this club and I’m not allowed to babysit for you anymore? You can reach me on MWF from 5:30 to 6:00 and those are the only times you’re allowed to call me. You also can’t request anyone to sit for your kids. I hope her clients said, “Yeah, that’s fucking bullshit.”

Stacey explains that the BSC offers jobs around, even when a client asks for a specific sitter. Wendy says she understands. I hope Wendy is just agreeing because she realized she wasn’t going to get anywhere trying to reason with Kristy and her brainwashed lackeys. I can understand offering job around if a specific babysitter isn’t requested, but the rule about not requesting a specific sitter is just stupid. If my kid has rapport with a certain sitter and she’s available, why shouldn’t I request her? I wonder if the parents ever questioned this.

Wendy agrees to babysit with Jessi at the Pikes tomorrow then is like, “I’m outta here.” Jessi runs after her and Wendy speaks for lots of people when she asks, “Who does Kristy think she is?” Thank you, Wendy. Kristy is nothing more than a bullying, controlling, bossy, and obnoxious (and I can probably add some more words to this list but I can’t think of any) brat that everyone keeps enabling by blindly obeying her instead of telling her to sit down and shut the fuck up, she isn’t the boss of them. Jessi says it’s best for everyone if Kristy is a controlling dictator because everyone is happier that way. You’re seriously happy about having to ask Kristy’s permission for everything and okay with her bossing you around more than your own parents?

Wendy asks why Kristy has to be so crabby about running the BSC and Jessi says it’s because Kristy is worried about the BSC. Jessi gets worried herself because Kristy wouldn’t get worried over nothing. Where have you been, Jessi? The mildest inconvenience sends the BSC into a tailspin. You know what the BSC classifies as the worst sitting job ever, not counting the times Jackie was a klutz? It’s when a kid does something like spill milk or play a game by themselves. A kid getting a fever isn’t a big deal, but a kid playing dinosaurs versus vampires is the worst thing that could happen. And Kristy demonstrated that she would get worried over nothing when she was having a fit that the Hills haven’t called in a week, despite the fact that some parents don’t go out or need a sitter on a weekly basis.

Chapter 10

Jessi arrives five minutes early at her job at the Pikes and gets worried that Wendy isn’t there. You’re early, Jessi. Maybe Wendy lives farther away than the Pikes than you and will be there soon. Mrs. Pike doesn’t want to leave Jessi alone with seven kids, but eventually agrees when Jessi agrees to call Aunt Cecelia if Wendy doesn’t show up. I wonder if Jessi will have to do a walk of shame if she has to call a non BSC sitter. Jessi goes around to see what everyone is up to and they’re all occupied with their own thing. Margo kicked Claire out of the room. That’s why it’s such a pain in the ass to have to share a room. You don’t get any privacy because then your sibling starts whining that it’s their room as well. Jessi wonders what Margo is doing in her room all the time. She’s probably playing with the ring that she didn’t fess up to stealing, you moron. I know that’s why Margo wanted Claire out of her room, but is it so abnormal for someone to want to spend some time in their rooms by themselves? Please don’t answer that question. I know the answer is yes, you are a freak if you want to hang out in your room all the time.

Jessi calls for Margo and starts to think that she’s in trouble because she isn’t answering. When my brother doesn’t answer the door I just assume he’s asleep or has headphones in. Jessi says she’ll come in if Margo doesn’t open the door. I’d probably snap, “Can’t I have five bloody minutes to myself without someone sending the bloody inquisition?” Margo says she was sleeping. I know she’s lying, but it’s a real pain in the ass when I’m trying to take a nap and my mom is knocking on my door. Margo says she’ll talk to Jessi later.

Jessi calls Wendy’s house and finds out from her mom that Wendy had a sitting job after school, but Jessi doesn’t know if it’s this one. Everything is so calm that Jessi is reluctant to call another sitter. Then don’t. If the kids are behaving, there’s no need for another sitter. I don’t think Mrs. Pike would freak ou if you said, “The kids were so calm that I figured I could handle it.” The Pikes are too busy with their own stuff to vandalize the house or get into any mischief.

Jessi calls Mary Anne. Mary Anne wanted to keep the afternoon free because she had a paper to work on and she’s been so busy that she couldn’t write it. The paper is also due tomorrow. I don’t think Mary Anne needs to come over, Jessi. She sounds pretty stressed about this paper and you seem to be handling things fine on your own. Mary Anne agrees to come over but says she’ll sit in the kitchen and work on her paper. So she won’t be much help with babysitting because she’ll be busy. So why call Mary Anne, then? The Pikes aren’t up to their usual antics-they’re doing their own thing.

Mary Anne comes over. She’s frantic because this paper is one fourth of her grade. Wendy comes in later and tells Jessi that one of her clients asked her to babysit this morning because it was an emergency. Jessi gets upset because Wendy isn’t allowed to take jobs on her own. Wendy protests that the baby won’t go to just anyone. Thank you, Wendy. She already has clients that she has rapport with, BSC. Why the hell would parents stop using a trusted sitter and switch to sitters they don’t even know? Does that make any sense? It’s especially ridiculous because Kristy didn’t want Wendy to babysit on her own for similar reasons.

Wendy asks what she was supposed to do and Jessi says she should have said no or given her the number of the club. I agree that Wendy should have told her neighbor that she had a babysitting job planned already and wasn’t available, but telling her to give the neighbor the BSC number is ridiculous. It was an emergency. That means the client obviously didn’t have time to wait until the next BSC meeting to ask for a sitter because she needed a sitter that same day. The BSC is really ill-equipped to deal with a situation when a client needs a sitter on short notice. Wouldn’t it just be easier to grab someone before school and ask if they could babysit instead of calling the entire BSC? Why do the girls have their own phone numbers on fliers if clients can only arrange sitting jobs during BSC hours? I agree that Wendy should have told Jessi she had a babysitting job or told her client that she was busy, but this gets lost because all Jessi can focus on is the fact that Wendy didn’t take the opportunity to spread the good word of the BSC.

Wendy says that’s stupid. Wendy and Jessi’s argument is interrupted by a fight. The boys are fighting, but Wendy solves the problem by offering to be referee for the game. Jessi realizes there’s nothing for her to do and wanders off. There was nothing for you to do before, you moron. Everything was going fine. The Pikes were quietly doing their own activities. There was no reason for you to call Mary Anne. Jessi realizes that it’s time for her to have a talk with Margo, but Mallory and her mom come back. Mallory’s illness doesn’t appear to be anything serious (just you wait). So this sitting job turned out alright. No one was severely injured and there was only one fight that was quickly settled. I have to say, I’m not seeing any evidence of Wendy being a bad babysitter. She’s actually really good with them. I would let Wendy babysit my hypothetical kids. I bet she’d let the kids watch TV or play pretend without getting all bent out of shape. She seems really likable. I’d be wondering when I’d get to see Wendy do something really bad when on a sitting job, because all I’m seeing is that Wendy doesn’t follow BSC rules, but is a good sitter. It’s not like Wendy is smoking in front of the kids, ignoring them, hitting them, showing them dirty pictures, or inviting her boyfriend over. Being a bad BSC member doesn’t make someone a bad babysitter. There are plenty of great babysitters that aren’t members of the BSC.