OOtP: Molly's Shortcomings

[Ignacio]

No: HPFGUIDX 66268

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "megalynn44" <megalynn44 at h...> 
wrote:
> I also found it irritating that, of all the people coming in and 
out 
> of the Black house, Molly was the only one to cook and organize the 
> cleaning.  Penny, I wondered too what exactly she was doing for the 
> Order, as I didn't see her do more than fuss over her family and 
> Harryand criticize Sirius and Mundungus.  
> > --jenny from ravenclaw, 
> 
> Now Me:
> 
> I would like to defend Molly now. She is a stereotypical MOTHER. 
She 
> fuses and fretts and LOVES. She barks but she doesn't bite. She 
would 
> never disown one of her kids. She will always be there for them, 
and 
> if her encouraging and pushing her kids to be good at school is a 
bad 
> thing, then I think we have forgotten what a parent is. Even when 
> Percy said those Horribly outrageous things to Arther she still 
went 
> to London to try to patch things up. She took Harry in without a 
> second thought and loves him like her own child. She is a wonderful 
> asset not only to the kids but the order. Everyone needs a mother, 
> even the Order of the Pheonix, they need someone to care for 
everyone 
> and be there for everyone.
> 
> 
> I asked before OOP what did Molly do with her time? If the 
Weasley's 
> were so strapped for cash why didn't she get a job, the kids are 
out 
> of the house most the year. However, now it is evident that that is 
> where she is in her element. She seems most talented at running a 
> household, and even though, especially today, not many people value 
> that, I think she is a valuable asset being the person she is. 
> 
> Just my two knuts
> 
> ~Megalynn


the only short-coming Molly has is that she loves her family too 
much. I dunno if that is a short-coming, or an asset. She is the 
typical mother.

God Bless all of you out there who are moms... you gals really get 
the raw deal...
Ignacio*sniff... I think I am going to call my mom...* Becerra