Well, there really isn't much in the way of major cities in that part of Mass. It's entirely possible Stockbridge is one of the biggest! There's a reason the Boston peeps act like anything west of Worcester is practically the wilderness. Pittsfield, maybe? Springfield? Don't know if they qualify as the Berkshires, though.
And poor Mary Anne--yes, Vanessa, she knows NOTHING. Less than Jon Snow. Because Mary Anne's never had a step-sibling leave. Or, you know, a parent DIE. Side musing: if Vanessa's such a big Dickinson fan do all her poems scan to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas"? (That is Dickinson, isn't it? Or is it Edna St Vincent Milay? Or both?)
Heh, when I lived out there, people thought Holyoke was so super huge, because it was for that area. Even Ludlow, where I lived, was large. I'll leave my thoughts on that town unspoken.
Poor Claire is crying because no one bothered to explain to her what "drop off" and "boarding school" mean, and she is upset because she thinks her parents and oldest sister have fucked off to "Chassamoosets" forever, leaving her to be raised by the triplets and a rotating cast of BSC members. They explain it all to her, like the Pike parents should have done weeks ago.
Because the Pike parents are a couple of neglectful fucks.
She is in their room, dressed all in black, with the lights off and the curtains drawn, writing by the light of a single desk lamp.
WIN for Lydia. The new movie better be good.
Perhaps the Pike parents should have thought of that ahead of time.
They think?
*Duggar pic
Know what's sad? The older GIRLS have to share their beds with the youngest. We are supposed to believe that the kids themselves really want it this way.
One of the jobs is working in the faculty daycare Please tell me the kids at that school aren't
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I guess you can't have a baby in your dorm room? It wouldn't be a disciplinary thing. You would just leave. But my school at least provided a lot of support in terms of getting birth control and they gave out the morning after pill to anyone who asked, no questions asked, so yeah.
I always hope for a better future for Mallory. Because let's face it, most of us were a lot more like Mallory than any of the other BSC members when we were in the 11-13 range. In fact, I think that's why Ann hates Mallory: because she's the embodiment of everyone's awkward phase.
I also find myself debating who are truly the worst parents in the BSC-verse: Watson and Elizabeth Brewer or John and Dee Pike? This debate needs to be settled, preferably in a steel-cage style match. Because both sets suck.
Can't help but wonder if the Pikes were aspiring Duggars and the only reason they stopped with Claire was because of complications. Because I don't care how much you love kids: if you have four kids under the age of two, even the Pope would be like, "Y'know there's this wonderful invention called the Pill." Of course, in that situation, I'd give Mr. Pike a vasectomy with whatever tools I can find.
I'm sure Mallory will be fine. She will end up at Smith or Mt. Holyoke, and probably even accomplish her dream of becoming a writer, as long as she doesn't try to make Ryan Mouse and Meghan Mouse into a Thing.
The Pikes have so many kids because Ann has a weird love for really large families. I think that if Claire had had complications, we would have known about it. And complications don't stop quiverfull families because God.
There is a scene where the Pike parents call a family meeting, and Mallory wonders if they're going to announce another baby. I imagine Mallory would have known about something like a hysterectomy, and if there had been complications with Claire, Mallory would have remembered. I'm not sure how old the Pikes are. Menopause, maybe, but Ann could have also just been watching Eight Is Enough and decided that eight was a good number for her mega-family, having already used ten kids in Ten Kids, No Pets.
Hey! Hoping you haven't forgotten about this. I stopped reading the books well before this one came out, so I'm actually eagerly awaiting the next part of this snark. I want to meet Alexis DeCamp! Anyone who's into "slightly scary-looking rockstars" is obviously way too cool for a BSC book.
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And poor Mary Anne--yes, Vanessa, she knows NOTHING. Less than Jon Snow. Because Mary Anne's never had a step-sibling leave. Or, you know, a parent DIE. Side musing: if Vanessa's such a big Dickinson fan do all her poems scan to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas"? (That is Dickinson, isn't it? Or is it Edna St Vincent Milay? Or both?)
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Yeah. Mal. That's it. Ever.
Poor Claire is crying because no one bothered to explain to her what "drop off" and "boarding school" mean, and she is upset because she thinks her parents and oldest sister have fucked off to "Chassamoosets" forever, leaving her to be raised by the triplets and a rotating cast of BSC members. They explain it all to her, like the Pike parents should have done weeks ago.
Because the Pike parents are a couple of neglectful fucks.
She is in their room, dressed all in black, with the lights off and the curtains drawn, writing by the light of a single desk lamp.
WIN for Lydia. The new movie better be good.
Perhaps the Pike parents should have thought of that ahead of time.
They think?
*Duggar pic
Know what's sad? The older GIRLS have to share their beds with the youngest. We are supposed to believe that the kids themselves really want it this way.
One of the jobs is working in the faculty daycare Please tell me the kids at that school aren't ( ... )
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I also find myself debating who are truly the worst parents in the BSC-verse: Watson and Elizabeth Brewer or John and Dee Pike? This debate needs to be settled, preferably in a steel-cage style match. Because both sets suck.
Can't help but wonder if the Pikes were aspiring Duggars and the only reason they stopped with Claire was because of complications. Because I don't care how much you love kids: if you have four kids under the age of two, even the Pope would be like, "Y'know there's this wonderful invention called the Pill." Of course, in that situation, I'd give Mr. Pike a vasectomy with whatever tools I can find.
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The Pikes have so many kids because Ann has a weird love for really large families. I think that if Claire had had complications, we would have known about it. And complications don't stop quiverfull families because God.
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