Am I the only one

[crisagi1]

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 <justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> Neil wrote:
> > Has anyone else's opinion of Molly Weasley changed?  
... 
> > My opinion started to change in GoF and by the end of OotP, I no
> longer liked the woman.  Now the love and kindness she showed 
seems to be far out weighed by her controling attitude.
> > 
> > She is bossy, pushy and just plan iritating.  She thinks she is
> always right and feels everyone should bow to her will.  She is not
> happy just bossing Arthur and the kids around anymore. Now she 
feels, Harry, Hermione, even Sirius and the other members of the 
order should do as she says.
> > 
> > Does anyone else feel like telling her to shut her mouth or is it
> just me?
> 


Me:

Has anyone here ever need your mother in law watch your kids while 
you have to go to work?  I have.  I know in my heart that there is 
no other child care provider on this planet that will love her more 
than her.  She will go through toture to save her an ounce of pain.  
That doesn't stop her from being a pain in my ... neck.

She will have an opinion on everything, and of course, although I 
have a university education, I wouldn't know how to tie my daughters 
shoes without her help in her opinion. (LOL)  But it's not because 
she is pushy or obnoxious.  On the contrary, she does it because she 
loves her grandchild, and it really bothers her to know that she is 
not the be all end all of her granddaughter's upbringing.    

I think this a very similar situation.  Molly loves everyone so 
much, and you can tell that she was a control freak from the 
beginning of the series.  (Then again you have to be with 7 
children.)  When control freaks loose their control over certain 
situations (she can't control what is goin on with the return of 
Voldermort and she can't protect everyone), they tend to want to 
control every other facet around them.  From how long they will stay 
in school to cleaning to how children should be raised.  I don't 
begrudge Molly.  But a bit of advise to the members of the 
Order... "Take it with a grain of salt."  and choose your battles.

Crisagi