Jul 6, 2024
Janis made herself very useful, and everyone (except poor John) made a big fuss over little Jack. Janis may be jonesing to get to college and away from this responsibility; but she's not shirking it while she's here.
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Janis made herself very useful, and everyone (except poor John) made a big fuss over little Jack. Janis may be jonesing to get to college and away from this responsibility; but she's not shirking it while she's here.
Not about to risk the wrath of Mrs Crumplebottom, Janis brought Arden home to make out in Mom and Dad's room while Mom played the piano and Dad made a phone call.
Janis wasn't about to waste time off from school, especially not with the threat of being a free babysitter looming. She asked Arden out and now she's fortified against a future with fewer chances to fill her wants.
First dates don't accumulate without a bit of effort. Conscious of the possibility of Pregnant Mom Crises, Janis doesn't take Ivan very far away, just to Shop Drop and Roll and the pocket park. Neither she nor I have any idea what Downtownie Margaret's beef with Ivan is. Nor has she any idea that the guy in the white trench coat is Arden's dad; she just knows the park seems to be an uncongenial dating environment.
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Jane is gestating; Janis has other things on her mind.
It's not Daisy's party, but she feels responsible for it. JoAnn's bash will not tank on her watch! "How you coming on that Best Friend tally, Ida Juana?"
"Maybe your folks need to downsize? Take fewer risks?" "Maybe, but good luck convincing them of it."
Dot's mom seems to have taken against Helen for some reason. Never mind, they'll sort it out.
Oh, thank goodness. "Pizza's here, y'all! Stop poking each other and come help yourselves!"
"I know you wanted me to be a doctor -" "Look, I'm proud of you whatever dream you follow. Maybe Janis or the new baby will doctor up."
"My mom was pretty old when she had my little sister, too. It wasn't easy getting birth control in Widespot in those days. But we've never ever regretted it because Delta's great."
"Shake your groove thing, shake your groove thing, yeah yeah." The vinyl collection gets a workout. Real musicians are never snobs, and JoAnn can't think of a better way to spend her last moments on campus than dancing.
But Janis isn't having fun, so JoAnn sisters up and sits down with her. The baby issue is not a trivial one to a future free babysitter.
"I mean, I suppose I could do all the cooking if it meant never changing a diaper -" "That's…not how diapers work, hon. Whoever's around changes the diaper. But it won't be so bad. I mean, it's not fun, but little sisters are worth a little trouble. And so is getting that crying to stop. Seriously, there's something primal about the rhythm they scream in."
Woken early by her mom coming to dance in her room, Janis decides to be a good sport about the baby.
John invited the Printer Sisters over to break the good news and give them Sunday dinner. JoAnn prefers Dot's parents to her own, but she and her dad bonded a bit and she gave Janis a more relaxed The Talk than her parents probably did.