Molly (was Am I the only one ?)

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 95706

 
>Kneazelkid (that's me):
>OK, it's not just you. Molly is probably a great mother to small 
>children who need everything done for them. She is terrible once 
>those children start to be able to think on their own. Her treatment 
>of Ron has always bothered me (the boy needs his own wand, get it? 
>Go sell something and get him a wand so he can actually learn in 
>school!) Her nasty snaps at Sirius only cemented my opinion that she 
>has selfish motivations (needing to feel important and in charge) 
>which is why she belittles her children and other adults that she 
>sees as a threat to her power. Gee, I wonder where Percy gets it?

>No, I don't have any children, but when I do I will make sure I pay 
>individual attention to them and help them, not smother them and 
>force them to stay attached to my apron strings so I feel important.

>Kneazelkid

I've already said my piece on Molly so I won't repeat myself but I will
say that I have 4 children, one of whom is a teenager.    I will also say
that being a Mom is one of the hardest jobs there are.   You have to love them
with all you have and be stern enough to discipline them into respectable 
members of society.   You have to be there take make sure their every need
is met but teach them to be independent.    You scold them but love them, bring them up, nurture them and then let them go.   That is not an easy thing to do, any of it.  Those that have children, know that.  Add to that teenage attitude, teenage rebellion, having to worry about your family's safety (above and beyond RL safety), all that's going on with the Order, her duties, living in and caring for someone else's home and you have Molly.   Oh, another thing I thought about is that she's about the right age for menopause as well.   LOL  How much can one woman handle without coming across the way she is ?

There are times that I think she behaves inappropriately but don't we all ?  

Kimberly


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