Oh Lordy. This book. Even when I was a kid, I thought the adults were incredible idiots.
Dawn says that her parents’ divorce was traumatic and so was moving to a completely new environment in the middle of the school year.
Sharon is a self-centered idiot for making her kids move in the middle of the year when a divorce is new, and she was VERY obviously doing the judge some favors to get the judge to allow that. In real life, California doesn't, even then, allow the custodial parent to move a kid states away without either the non-custodial parent approving, the non-custodial parent being dead, or a judge deciding it's in the very best interest of a child, such as the custodial parent can't find work where they are, but gets a very good job offer elsewhere.
We know Sharon wasn't hurting for money when she moved since she went from being an at-home home in California to being able to buy a house like she was buying milk all the way across the country. She was just selfish in not thinking about the needs of her kids.
Dawn says they never thought their dream trip would turn into a nightmare,
Of course it was going to! They SAW the storm moving in!!
I actually can see Kristy telling someone they aren’t allowed to go on vacation because they need to be there for the BSC.
Didn't she actually make the Kishis come back from an event early?
if the club member doesn’t have anyone to stay with, the parents will cancel the vacation.
Um...wait until you get to what Jessi's parents do in this very book.
...given that the Ramseys left their kids home alone for a weekend.
Yuuuuup.
Dawn and Claudia complain about having their instructors with them because it’s like having their parents along when they shop.
They'll be real joys when they get driver permits.
Dawn decides to exercise and bulk up on pasta because that’s the way to win a race. I have no idea. Maybe that works for a race on foot, but I’m not sure if it works for a boating race.
Carbo-loading. Yes.
I’d root for Jaws, myself. Or maybe a kraken or the Loch Ness Monster.
Team Ursula!
Claudia’s shirt billows up into her face...Claudia’s earring also gets caught in the sail...
I'm preeeeeetty sure that safe apparent is part of sailing lessons.
...
Yup, safe clothing is covered. We can't post links in the comments, or else I'd post.
Dawn and Claudia don’t need counselors anymore, but they aren’t allowed to sail alone.
I'm pretty damned sure that CHILDREN don't count! When you have a driver permit, you can't drive alone. When you have a provisional license as a minor, you can't drive alone at night. That doesn't mean lading a sick four-year-old into the car and calling it a night!!
Mary Anne mentions how hard it is for Claudia to have an older sister as a genius.
I was like Janine, and my brother was like Claudia. Except he didn't treat me like shit for it. I actually liked having an older sister who was able to do all the advanced classes and who knew everything (to him, two years younger than me, I knew everything there was). He liked having someone he could ask for homework help with when our parents were busy. We were reminiscing just a couple days ago about how he used to pay me to do some of his book reports too. ;)
Kristy is upset because the kids aren’t seeing how much they’re improving. Has Kristy ever told them that?
It wouldn't matter. To kids, the measure of improvement is, well, winning a game here and there. If you always lose, you will always feel like a loser. Even we adults feel that. The Krushers and Bashers aren't evenly matched in skills, which is a problem. Kristy and Bart should consider a players-swap to even out the skills among the teams.
Jenny is such a brat.
She's very well-behaved for a child her age, even accounting for her bratty moments.
Dawn says that her parents’ divorce was traumatic and so was moving to a completely new environment in the middle of the school year.
Sharon is a self-centered idiot for making her kids move in the middle of the year when a divorce is new, and she was VERY obviously doing the judge some favors to get the judge to allow that. In real life, California doesn't, even then, allow the custodial parent to move a kid states away without either the non-custodial parent approving, the non-custodial parent being dead, or a judge deciding it's in the very best interest of a child, such as the custodial parent can't find work where they are, but gets a very good job offer elsewhere.
We know Sharon wasn't hurting for money when she moved since she went from being an at-home home in California to being able to buy a house like she was buying milk all the way across the country. She was just selfish in not thinking about the needs of her kids.
Dawn says they never thought their dream trip would turn into a nightmare,
Of course it was going to! They SAW the storm moving in!!
I actually can see Kristy telling someone they aren’t allowed to go on vacation because they need to be there for the BSC.
Didn't she actually make the Kishis come back from an event early?
if the club member doesn’t have anyone to stay with, the parents will cancel the vacation.
Um...wait until you get to what Jessi's parents do in this very book.
...given that the Ramseys left their kids home alone for a weekend.
Yuuuuup.
Dawn and Claudia complain about having their instructors with them because it’s like having their parents along when they shop.
They'll be real joys when they get driver permits.
Dawn decides to exercise and bulk up on pasta because that’s the way to win a race. I have no idea. Maybe that works for a race on foot, but I’m not sure if it works for a boating race.
Carbo-loading. Yes.
I’d root for Jaws, myself. Or maybe a kraken or the Loch Ness Monster.
Team Ursula!
Claudia’s shirt billows up into her face...Claudia’s earring also gets caught in the sail...
I'm preeeeeetty sure that safe apparent is part of sailing lessons.
...
Yup, safe clothing is covered. We can't post links in the comments, or else I'd post.
Dawn and Claudia don’t need counselors anymore, but they aren’t allowed to sail alone.
I'm pretty damned sure that CHILDREN don't count! When you have a driver permit, you can't drive alone. When you have a provisional license as a minor, you can't drive alone at night. That doesn't mean lading a sick four-year-old into the car and calling it a night!!
Mary Anne mentions how hard it is for Claudia to have an older sister as a genius.
I was like Janine, and my brother was like Claudia. Except he didn't treat me like shit for it. I actually liked having an older sister who was able to do all the advanced classes and who knew everything (to him, two years younger than me, I knew everything there was). He liked having someone he could ask for homework help with when our parents were busy. We were reminiscing just a couple days ago about how he used to pay me to do some of his book reports too. ;)
Kristy is upset because the kids aren’t seeing how much they’re improving. Has Kristy ever told them that?
It wouldn't matter. To kids, the measure of improvement is, well, winning a game here and there. If you always lose, you will always feel like a loser. Even we adults feel that. The Krushers and Bashers aren't evenly matched in skills, which is a problem. Kristy and Bart should consider a players-swap to even out the skills among the teams.
Jenny is such a brat.
She's very well-behaved for a child her age, even accounting for her bratty moments.
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