You know, Edna's rant when Helen gets all middle-aged-wifey makes SO much more sense now! SO much was dependent on Helen playing her role, and she was never a shrinking violet... and here she is in tears, with... with... SNOT! EWW!

She expected Helen to be angry that Bob was doing superstuff- it never occurred to her that another interpretation could be placed on Bob's extracurricular activity...