r/babysittersclub

I'm currently reading #116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever. Something about it feels off, doesn't "sound" like Abby, isn't hooking me, is trying to do too much (it has 3 plots). There was also a chapter that tried to have an emotional Claudia moment remembering Mimi, but it felt kind of off to me. I'm struggling to finish it tbh, it is written so... wooden? Idk.

I also feel like #122 Kristy in Charge was weird in this way. And #84 is weird in every way possible. The Super Specials often have a bit of weirdness to them, but I give them more leeway. #111 Stacey's Secret Friend is also like this in an uncomfortable way. I do think a lot of the later books have this "off" vibe.

Weird can mean anything to you. OOC, doesn't feel like BSC, you finish it and think "wtf," it could also mean funny weird and not necessarily uncomfortable weird.

I loved the BSC books growing up, but I hated babysitting. I got roped into it a few times for family and friends but never actively sought out jobs. Oddly enough, the books prepared me well and a bunch of tips and tricks seeped into my brain. I didn’t realize it until I became a parent though.

Did you babysit? Did you enjoy it? And did the BSC books help you be a better sitter?

Like Kristy and Dawn are good enough to be leads on Peter Pan.

Shannon is the musical theater kid having been in a couple of productions.

And we know Jessi is supposed to be awful.

Where do you think the others land on this list? We never really got a musical member so I’d be curious to know where they rank.

Kristy and Dawn definitely give me summer vibes, and something about Mallory gives me autumn vibes. Maybe Mary Anne is spring?

I just recently rewrote what I have for Shannon and I honestly love it more than my original thoughts. I also changed my thought process for Claudia; originally I thought of her as a widower, but I started developing her husband and now I’m like he needs to be alive and fun.

I’m still somewhat torn on what I’m doing with Stacey.

Kristy, Abby, Mallory and Logan have been pretty set. I recently expanded on Mallory’s wife and Kristy’s husband though.