Mary Anne and Miss Priss! Part 1!
I'd never gotten this far in the series so, I had no idea what to expect from this book. You can imagine my horror to find out it's about child neglect. Again. Why does Ann always write such horrible parents?! I understand that the series focuses on the BSC so, the parents are really just stage dressing but she does this all the time. You could
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Ann is really bad at what kids of certain ages can and cannot do. Mal and Jessi can sit but the triplets need constant supervision? And I'm sure that when Mal was ten, the Pikes had her taking care of her siblings. Maybe not home alone but definitely keeping an eye on them. And the weird thing is, Jeff is the same age at the triplets yet he would get home before Dawn and be alone for a while. So, I don't know what's with Ann and how she thinks kids and responsibility works.
Especially since she clearly didn't want to go outside to begin with!
That's an excellent point! Mary Anne forced Jenny into doing something she clearly didn't want to and then got mad that she acted rude? You put her in a bad mood and get mad at her for that? Mmm hmm!
At 13, Claudia's not over it.
Another excellent point. No one ever seems to point out how Claudia treats Janine because she's 'boring'. The just let her act like a brat but it's what Janine deserves for being a brain. They think it's funny and justified.
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