Don’t
Tell Mom the Baby-Sitter’s Dead
This
movie is a special one too me as well.
Basically these siblings, who were not very fond of each other, worked
together and had to get through the summer with no parental control/supervision. They needed to find money to pay for
groceries, deal with a pretty severe injury and basically occupy themselves for
the summer. The oldest sibling who
was only 17 years old got a job, illegally, at a clothing warehouse.
Her
true passion in life was fashion, however in order to put food on the table for
her younger siblings she had to settle for a job at a warehouse that simply
pumped out cheap boring clothes. She
grinded through the workday, only because she knew she had to do it. Once she felt comfortable at her job
she proposed an idea to her boss about adding some fun inexpensive designs to
the clothes, which ended up really helping out the business. I really respect how Sue made due with
the options and resources available.
She took a boring 9 to 5 job and flipped it into something that she
enjoyed going to everyday, while being able to provide for her siblings and act
as a good role model for them. I
also respect the fact that she had the guts to talk to her boss about the
business; it’s not easy to call your own boss out on their business.
However the part
of this movie that stands out the most to me is the fact that these siblings
literally hated each other before their babysitter died. They realized that they had to put
aside their differences and work together if they were going to pull this summer
off. Sue being the oldest knew she
was responsible for being in charge, dealing with the difficult situations and
bringing the kids together as a family.
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