Hey, guys! I am finally wrapping this up. Part of this segment is sad and makes me really hate Karen even more than usual. Stay tuned! ( Read more... )
For some reason, the adults find seats and leave Karen to help Andrew get ready in his classroom--for fuck's sake. *head desk* You know, I have a hard enough time with the adults being useless in the BSC series. I just think things like this drive it into the pathetic department. No adults anywhere, eh? No adults to supervise that the kids are actually getting dressed, no adults to make sure there's no problems whatsoever, no adults to tell a child that the pants he's wearing are gonna fall down, UGH
Because children must do everything and adults are useless.--I was willing to meet certain storylines half way. I do agree that a lot of the characters in these book series can do SOME things on their own. I can see it not being a case of an adult having to come wipe the asses of the main characters in the series and do everything for them. You can have adults in there, I'm not gonna judge a 4 year old harshly for an adult looking out after him. The ones I will judge are the adults. You have a 7 year old obsessed with being the center of attention trying to "help". I guess I should be happy Karen didn't tie Andrew up and leave him in the classroom while SHE took over Andrew's role in the play. "Andrew certainly was not going to be his best. I am doing a good thing by locking him up in the classroom and doing his role for him. He should thank me for looking out after him."
Why couldn't they have done this at home before coming to the play?--Exactly. It's not like he's putting the costume on early in the morning, they have a lot of errands to do during the rest of the day and there's chances for his makeup to get messed up or he drop food on his costume. Get the kid dressed at home and do any touch-ups once you get there.
As they're getting ready, they realize they can't find the clothespin which is supposed to keep Karen's way too big pants on Andrew. --*sighs* I just can't. Andrew's gonna be the one humiliated in front of everybody. What difference will it make if the adults come up to Andrew and they tell him after the fact "DURRR, I guess we should've helped you instead of having Karen help you."
Karen says "they almost fit him"--No. There's no 'almost' about it, Karen. They're too fucking baggy and they're gonna fall down.
Andrew says he will get Ms. Jewel to help him, which shows he is the more responsible of the two and knows that adults are here to help. --*applause*
Karen starts to get a "bad feeling."--No shit. What a shame that "bad feeling" didn't come to you the second you came up with the stupid idea of Andrew wearing your pants. The pants didn't magically become baggier during the night. They were baggy right from the start. And I'm disappointed in Ms. Jewel if Andrew did consult her and she still gave the okay about his costume looks wonderful.
My poor baby. I hate this chapter.--I agree. I'll admit I'm not somebody that can laugh it off right then and there if something embarrassing happens to me. Things bother me and I'll tend to dwell on it. I think it tends to be worse when it's something like what's about to happen to Andrew. People are pretty cruel imo. All it takes is one kid to basically start a wildfire when it concerns teasing somebody after something like this happens.
Do his parents do anything about it?--That's not surprising.
"Usually I do not mean to be bossy. But sometimes I have so many good ideas, they have to come out." --I guess it'll take Karen a few years for her to boast like Kristy does about being bossy. There's nothing wrong with having ideas and sharing those ideas. It becomes a different case entirely when you're a kid/teenager and you start barking out those ideas and you expect people to do it with no argument or there'll be hell to pay if they put up a fight.
"Sometimes it's hard being me."--*rips hair out* Wanna know who's gonna have it hard at your house, Karen? Andrew. He's the one that's gonna have to go back to school and deal with anybody STILL laughing or making fun of what happened.
She makes a list of ways not to be bossy. It's a good list, but there's no evidence that she follows it later on. --Exactly. Stuff like this is all talk with no action imo. It's kinda like making a resolution list for stuff you want to do this year. End of the year comes around and you find that list you made at the beginning of the year, you laugh your ass off because you didn't do anything on the list. There's not one damn thing wrong with thinking about what you're about to do or what you're about to say and wonder if it's for the best that you say/do whatever you're about to say/do. You might spare a lot of hurt feelings doing that. Action is where it truly counts.
Because children must do everything and adults are useless.--I was willing to meet certain storylines half way. I do agree that a lot of the characters in these book series can do SOME things on their own. I can see it not being a case of an adult having to come wipe the asses of the main characters in the series and do everything for them. You can have adults in there, I'm not gonna judge a 4 year old harshly for an adult looking out after him. The ones I will judge are the adults. You have a 7 year old obsessed with being the center of attention trying to "help". I guess I should be happy Karen didn't tie Andrew up and leave him in the classroom while SHE took over Andrew's role in the play. "Andrew certainly was not going to be his best. I am doing a good thing by locking him up in the classroom and doing his role for him. He should thank me for looking out after him."
Why couldn't they have done this at home before coming to the play?--Exactly. It's not like he's putting the costume on early in the morning, they have a lot of errands to do during the rest of the day and there's chances for his makeup to get messed up or he drop food on his costume. Get the kid dressed at home and do any touch-ups once you get there.
As they're getting ready, they realize they can't find the clothespin which is supposed to keep Karen's way too big pants on Andrew. --*sighs* I just can't. Andrew's gonna be the one humiliated in front of everybody. What difference will it make if the adults come up to Andrew and they tell him after the fact "DURRR, I guess we should've helped you instead of having Karen help you."
Karen says "they almost fit him"--No. There's no 'almost' about it, Karen. They're too fucking baggy and they're gonna fall down.
Andrew says he will get Ms. Jewel to help him, which shows he is the more responsible of the two and knows that adults are here to help. --*applause*
Karen starts to get a "bad feeling."--No shit. What a shame that "bad feeling" didn't come to you the second you came up with the stupid idea of Andrew wearing your pants. The pants didn't magically become baggier during the night. They were baggy right from the start. And I'm disappointed in Ms. Jewel if Andrew did consult her and she still gave the okay about his costume looks wonderful.
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Do his parents do anything about it?--That's not surprising.
"Usually I do not mean to be bossy. But sometimes I have so many good ideas, they have to come out." --I guess it'll take Karen a few years for her to boast like Kristy does about being bossy. There's nothing wrong with having ideas and sharing those ideas. It becomes a different case entirely when you're a kid/teenager and you start barking out those ideas and you expect people to do it with no argument or there'll be hell to pay if they put up a fight.
"Sometimes it's hard being me."--*rips hair out* Wanna know who's gonna have it hard at your house, Karen? Andrew. He's the one that's gonna have to go back to school and deal with anybody STILL laughing or making fun of what happened.
She makes a list of ways not to be bossy. It's a good list, but there's no evidence that she follows it later on. --Exactly. Stuff like this is all talk with no action imo. It's kinda like making a resolution list for stuff you want to do this year. End of the year comes around and you find that list you made at the beginning of the year, you laugh your ass off because you didn't do anything on the list. There's not one damn thing wrong with thinking about what you're about to do or what you're about to say and wonder if it's for the best that you say/do whatever you're about to say/do. You might spare a lot of hurt feelings doing that. Action is where it truly counts.
Enjoyed the snark! :)
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Karen can be in charge of getting Andrew ready for a play, but the Pike triplets can't wipe up their own goddamned milk.
*head, meet slamming door*
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