St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-03-03

Then thinking she might have said
too much she shyly almost whis-
pered, don't tell Grandma but I
still love mother best Of all She
is so nice and tells US such nice
stories and she sings to us each
night and now we all sing to-
gether when she is not too tired"
when thought Of writing this
column I had asked the parents
if I might talk to the children
about their grandmothers and how
they liked having them take
over the house from 1870 am.
until 5 pm. five days a week.
A second little girl said she
liked having her grandmother live
with them because Grandma made
them a good hot breakfast before
they left in the morning for school
and when they came home at noon
lunch was always ready, and they
got to school without having to
hurry but, she said, IT miss not
having mother at home, but she
has gone to work so we can have
a house with more room for U.S."
They are a family Of five now,
with Grandmother, and they want
another bedroom and another bath
room. Her parents have found the
ideal house and hope to be in it,
soon.
Sometime later, asked a teen
age girl how she liked having her
grandmother helping take care of
the family while her parents work.
ed. She, like the Others" was very
happy to have her grandmother
there BUT she tries to boss me
too much! She tells me to clean
up and straighten up my bedroom
each day. Mother always did that
before Grandma came! Grandma
also says have to get my lessons
done before I can start telephon-
ing after I get home from school"
I told her I understood her
school report card was much bet
ter the last few months and she
said Yes, it Isl. Then she told
me she had been put in the group
Of brighter girls and boys and she
knew it was because Grandma
urged her to study her homework
and get it before she went out.
She said she wished her mother
was home, but she had to admit
Grandma was doing a good job for
all of them.
One night a group of oldsters
were talking about their grand
parents and one, Elsie M. said,
II used to think my grandmother
was actually the meanest woman
on earth because she tried to teach
us to mind our manners and to
obey our mother. In that day and
time the Grandparents whipped
the children they were taking care
Of If they didn't mind and in some
cases the parents resented this, to
their sorrow. One grandmother,
Mrs. Jones, said to her daughter,
Marie, I think you should stop
Helen from going to Bertha's
house afternoons after school. Ber-
tha's mother does not get home
until $50 pm. and I have seen
boys and girls going to the house.
They stay until almost time
for Bertha's parents to come
home" Marie told her mother she
thought she was too concerned
about the children getting their les
sons together at Bertha's house.
Marie told her mother she had
been brought up so strict she
thought she would be a little less
strict with HER daughter, but on
second thought she listened to her
mother and told Helen she could
go to her friends home If and when
her mother was there.
Sometime later, several years
later, Helen said to her Grand
mother, II was so angry with you
when you had Mother stop me
from getting my lessons over to,
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