mama and grandma are quite sharp with the kids
when john boy found the baby on teh cellar door he say s"MAMA COME HERE!"
She snap back saying" IM TRYING TO GET BREAKFATS READY!"
it happens like every episode how di dthe kids not flip out
Kids back then had respect for others. The example you mention shows how some kids expect adults to drop everything and run. The yelling was a reminder that adults have important things to do. I'm sure if you had tons of kids calling you nonstop you'd raise your voice too.
shareOh, but Elizabeth could do no wrong.
shareI agree that Elizabeth could do no wrong. She was rude and argumentative but nobody said anything. Always opening her big mouth and getting the others into trouble. Then there was the time she pushed Jim-Bob and his girlfriend, Patsy Brimer, into the pond. No punishment or even a scolding. I'm sure neither Jim-Bob or Patsy appreciated getting dunked in the cold water.
shareElizabeth was the baby and Livvie and John favored her. Remember when Livvie was teaching school and Elizabeth insisted on sitting next to her? The superintendent of schools tried to nix that, but Livvie stood her ground.
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