SS 13 Aloha, Baby-sitters! Part 1

[alula_auburn]

I was bored the other day and did a quick skim of Me and Katie (the Pest) to see if it was snark-worthy.  And. . .it’s actually not bad!  Not groundbreaking children’s literature in any way, but the sibling relationship, the friendship dynamics, and the general emotions all felt reasonably plausible and healthy, and the adults were generally kind

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[road_baby]

I am sooo far behind on my Sarah Vowell books. I sorta want to go to Hawaii but at the same time I know it's kinda a shitty place to go because of the colonisation. And I love that the whole reason for their trip diary is because Mal can't go. Because of course she can't! Mal can;t have nice things!

-I’m amazed Stoneybrook doesn’t have an epidemic of tween pregnancy nine months after each trip-

Well, they never have any periods so they must not be fertile. But your Ken doll anatomy makes sense too.

-“Catch a shredder through your Mr. Bubble,” sounds really dirty. And kind of uncomfortable.-

Yeah, because everyone knows Mr. Bubble gives you UTI.

-Dawn freaks out at hearing mahi mahi described as “dolphin fish,”-

Um, did she totally miss the word 'FISH' in that? My, my. Dawn is DUMB.

-Jen cheerfully comes up and presents Mal with her picture of “a garden with big flowers and a huge gigantic bear eating them.”-

Seriously, how can they not like Jenny? That's so flippin' cute!

I passed up this book at the thrift store the other day and so I'm extra happy about this snark. Can't wait for the rest!

[joykilldrama]

How can anyone not love Jenny? Seriously I am such a Jenny P fangirl its not even funny. I have fanfic ideas about her and Jamie (that I started at one point but never finished) and a million other Jenny feels. They may call her a brat, but I think she's a decently well-mannered and realistic four year old.

At least she says please and thank you, even if she does tantrum from time to time. Like four year olds do.