Friday, September 25, 1942

• Anne discusses Peter with the van Daans, saying she does not
like the way he is always patting her on the cheek. They ask if
she can’t love him like a brother, since they think he likes her
as a sister. 
• Pim (Anne’s dad) writes a letter to a man who had hidden
some things for the Franks. They insert it in an envelope that
came from southern Zeeland so that it looks like the Franks are
out of the country. Quite clever.
• 
Sunday, September 27, 1942

• Anne and her mother fight and Anne end up crying.

She feels like her mom doesn’t know her at all. Anne
doesn’t understand Margot either.

• Mrs. van Daan likes to criticize Anne, especially at the

dinner table, and talk about how poorly Anne is being
raised.
 • More fussing and fighting between the
adults. Anne believes she is often the
subject of discussion—especially about
how badly she is being raised.

Monday, • Anne is tired of being frequently

September criticized and wonders if she is as bad as
everybody says.

28, 1942
• Anne says you never really know
anybody until you’ve fought with them.
Until then, you can’t judge their character.
 • Tuesday, September 29, 1942
•Because there is no shower or bathtub, each person develops their own "place" to try
to take a private bath, using a washtub

• Thursday, October 1, 1942

•• Everybody is scared and shocked at the sudden ringing of the doorbell at 8 p.m., the
usual time for someone to come calling a business office. Thankfully, it turns out to be
nothing.
•The doorbells have manifested a fear within them. That at any moment, the Germans
will haul them and take them to concentration camps. That was how cruel the lives of
those people in the annex hiding.
•• They celebrate Mrs. van Daan’s birthday.
•• Peter and Anne dress up, Peter in women’s clothes and Anne in men’s, to amuse the
adults.
•• Mrs. van Daan likes to flirt with Mr. Frank. She likes patting his cheeks and hiking up
her skirt and stuff.
Saturday, October 3, 1942

Another argument erupts

Anne tells her father she loves Anne gets to read slightly more
between Anne and her mother
him more than her mother. He grown-up books, but they sound
(who knows what about) but her
thinks it’s just a passing phase. pretty ridiculous. In a book Anne
mom then starts harping on all of
Mr. Frank also wishes Anne is reading, one of the characters
Anne’s faults. This makes both
would help her mother more, but gets her period, and Anne envies
Anne and her mother cry, but for
Anne refuses. that. She wants to be grown up.
different reasons.