i still don't understand how babs deems the HP
movies as suitable for her toddlers, but the books at totally inappropriate for even her eleven year old, thus erin and ethan are forbidden from reading them - despite ethan's love for HP, and the fact that the books are literally aimed at his age range.
as for the permission to stay up "late" on ONE evening during the school holidays - why were the kids not allowed to stay ip to celebrate the new year? babs was tucked up in bed by 9.30pm,so presumably the kids were banished to their rooms by 6.30pm - they probably shovelled down their beige buffet and then were sent upstairs to welcome in the new year alone. at their age, if my brother and were too tired to stay awake til midnight, we'd go to bed and be woken up just before twelve so we could watch the fireworks on tv and generally feel included. essentially, the kids were banished to their rooms on new year's eve because BABS didn't wanna stay up past her toddler bedtime, but tonight she feels like wtahcing. a film so they're allowed to stay in the living room past 6pm. she's so
bleeping controlling.
i predict a story within the next half an hour where babs is in bed, moaning that she just couldn't stay awake past 9pm, so the kids are finishing the movie downstairs with cbbste, while she sleeps thru the one evening she designated to spend time with them.