"In some way you seem to me like a child, Edna. You seem to act without a certain amount of reflection which is necessary in this life."

"In some ways yous eem to me like a child, Edna. You seem to act without a certain amount of reflection which is necessary in this life." - page 106

Mademoiselle says this to Mrs. Pontellier. She says this to her explaining how Mrs. Pontellier thinks like child, with the way she acts and thinks on impulse. In other words she does not think before she acts. Which in life its key that a person or adult think before acting so they do not get judged or criticized for doing wrong or out of the ordinary. Which is exactly how Mrs. Pontellier is, she acts upon what she thinks for herself and not for the other around her.