Jessi Ramsey! Pet-sitter! Part 1!

[road_baby]

I'm still soaring on a natural high of Tumblr and a fucked up sleeping schedule, so I decided to work on another snark. After reading what a total twat Jessi was in my last snark, I wanted something where she's a normal person and K Ron is the unapologetic asshole. And good God, is she! I really don't know why anyone puts up with her for over a

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[kahran042]

That "Snek Anatomy" picture is freakin' adorable! :D

I'm curious at what Barney eats because snakes eat live food.

I checked the book, and it is, indeed, bugs and worms. Exact quote: "Well, I could do that. Even if I did have to feed him the insects and earthworms that the Mancusis had a supply of."

[fairest1]

Well now I'm wondering why they didn't mention the pregnant hamster, despite giving an overview of the other pets.

[the1812overture]

Because they're idiots who don't know how procreating happens and don't pay enough attention to know anything.

[fairest1]

What? I thought the isolation implied they knew she was expecting and wanted to minimize the risk of baby-eating or something.

Or did I misread it and she was just, say, hiding in a corner and not in a separate enclosure?

[road_baby]

Yeah, she's in the cage with the other hamsters, just not sleeping in the pile like the rest.

[the1812overture]

Oh fuck, this book where adults don't know how animals procreate....

This is no different from a daily sitting job for children.

It's very different. Not only is the care different, but a sitter for a bunch of animals needs to basically be on call for all the animals' needs. Jessi may as well be entirely out of commission.

They introduce the birds and the parrot...

NO. Parrots require VERY specialized care! My mother-in-law's mother-in-law is a bird-boarder. I've seen with my own eyes the care parrots need. They aren't like canaries or something. Parrots are an animal I won't get because they take a lot more care than I feel like learning. A walk-through won't teach Jessi all she needs to know.

I'm curious at what Barney eats because snakes eat live food.

Some people feed frozen, but this should have been done before they left. A snake can eat a good meal, and be fine for several days.

Like, Jesus. You didn't ask the Mancusis if they're okay with this. You're just assuming that since Jessi is there it's okay. I

[lisaerin]

I wouldn't put it past them to make Mallory pay dues when she's sick. I thought Claudia had to pay dues when she was in the hospital after she broke her leg.

[fairest1]

Claudia gets a portion of the dues to cover her snack budget and phone bill, IIRC.

Headcanoning that, unbeknownst to Kristy, some of that cut goes to the non-BSC portions of the bill, to compensate Claudia for her trouble. Everyone knows Claudia sucks at math, so they assume she wouldn't try to pull one over on them, but the Kishis only allowed the private phone line because it was an opportunity to teach her practical math and responsibility; she's not great at more advanced math, sure, but she's capable enough of handling the bill each month.

[the1812overture]

They pay a part of her phone bill, but I don't recall her getting money for the food they eat. But even if they do, that's still even MORE of her time she's spending on club activities outside of meetings without compensation. The other girls should get and bring snacks, maybe alternate weeks, or just plain not snack so close to dinnertime.

Honestly, a lot of advanced math will NEVER be used by any of us, and schools should spend more time solidifying the math we actually use. The month we spent on signs, cosigns, and tangents could have been used teaching about balancing bills or something.

[shatisarockgod]

I really don't know why anyone puts up with her for over a hundred books.--Agreed. It's beyond me how some of the cult members haven't been slapped since their overall behavior is on the shitty side. Kristy and Dawn definitely being the ones I'm thinking about. Stacey and Mary Anne following up behind

[shatisarockgod]

I would be pretty pissed if I hired a pet sitter and found out they were letting a bunch of kids in my house so my pet could entertain them.--Exactly. I realize one of the snakes get loose and it's a damn lucky thing they found the snake. I can only imagine how pissed I'd be if one of the pets got loose because a bunch of random people are coming and going out of the house and the pet never got found

[road_baby]

Ann is terrible at having her characters learn lessons. How many books are about Kristy bossing everyone around? Or Stacey treating her friends like trash because she has a crush? Or Mary an growing a spine? Or Dawn just being an awful person in general? Not once have they looked back and said 'Better not overdo it this time like I did when such and such'.

Yeah, the BSC bringing kids to the Mancusis is just irresponsible. Not only because something could go wrong, but it's a pretty damned big invasion of privacy. They hired Jessi to watch their pets, not turn their house into a Goddamned zoo.

I was raised with pets and have always talked to them. Even my gramma who hates animals talks to the family dog. She's even joined my talking to Cabby. Yeah, she insults him but she still talks to him.

I can imagine like Mary Anne or someone talking about their club meeting and their parent going 'Excuse me, wtf?' Because even if they were saying it casually like 'Oh, Kristy acted so bossy today at the meeting blah blah blah' you think it'd

[andromeda331]

I hated how they voted too. I mean, the least they could have done was make Claudia president as she does way more for the club than Kristy ever has. It's funny, because even as a kid I was like, 'This is such bullshit' yet I kept reading the books.

Claudia would have been a good president. I wish Claudia realized at some point how much power she actually had. The club headquarters was her bedroom. She also provided snacks and handled any call that came in when they weren't meeting. She could have at any point thrown Kristy out. Refused to let her bedroom be used.

I wish the voting had gone differently, even for just a few books. It would have been fun to see the girls doing different jobs, each taking a turn at being president, secretary and treasurer. It would have been fun to see Claudia president for book, Mary Anne for another one, Mal president, Jessi and Stacey. Maybe not Dawn because she'd be forcing them all to eat health food.

[danidee92]

Claudia and Mary Anne definitely do way more than Kristy does. Mary Anne does a lot of work and Claudia is generous with her extra time, her phone, room, and her beloved junk food. Do they ever mention if the BSC helps Claudia pay her phone bill?

Kristy is so awful in this book I am glad you're snarking this

[road_baby]

There's really no reason for Kristy to be president other than her loudmouth and bossiness. This book pretty much cements that. The BSC treasury does go towards Claudia's phone bill. They don't always mention it but the usually say that part goes to pay Charlie and Claudia.