But on the other hand, it seems like she's spending money on something pretty frivolous when some of her children don't even get new best clothes
Yeah, and god forbid she should do anything nice for herself before making sure all of her children had new party outfits.
Was it reasonable to spend so much on herself when some of her children are going without some things?
Yes. Especially when your example is "party clothes". It's absurd to suppose that a woman is unreasonable to buy something for herself rather than buy party clothes for her children.
Furthermore, Pam Marlow lives at Trennels, all year round. She and Rowan are the two who will actually get most out of having horses to ride, and therefore the two who really do actually deserve to have their own horses.
Ginty's getting a horse was an unusually lavish present, but it's clear that (a) she's the younger Marlow who rides best (b) this would tend to make up for years and years of getting one birthday/Christmas present.
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Yeah, and god forbid she should do anything nice for herself before making sure all of her children had new party outfits.
Was it reasonable to spend so much on herself when some of her children are going without some things?
Yes. Especially when your example is "party clothes". It's absurd to suppose that a woman is unreasonable to buy something for herself rather than buy party clothes for her children.
Furthermore, Pam Marlow lives at Trennels, all year round. She and Rowan are the two who will actually get most out of having horses to ride, and therefore the two who really do actually deserve to have their own horses.
Ginty's getting a horse was an unusually lavish present, but it's clear that (a) she's the younger Marlow who rides best (b) this would tend to make up for years and years of getting one birthday/Christmas present.