Friday, July 9, 1926
Rain
Went down town and got me a pair of white shoes, not much for looks but so comfortable. The two older boys are in and out all the time so I put Marjorie to sleep and left her in Albert’s care. Took Ned with me. Marjorie slept all the time I was gone. I bought some more berries of Smith and made jelly and Jam all afternoon in my new shoes and they didn’t hurt a bit.
(Albert was six and a half years old when Grandma left him in charge of the baby, Marjorie, who was around 9 months old at the time. I think it was much different in the 1920's or she would not have done that.)
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I'm glad she finally found some comfortable shoes. I think she was fortunate that nothing happened when she left the babies with their little brothers. Most people would think the 6 1/2 year old would need a babysitter instead of being one.
ReplyDeleteI remember my grandmother saying that in the early 20s, she would go to a movie in the afternoon -- a nickelodeon, maybe -- and she and all the other women would leave their baby carriages, babies included, parked out front while they were inside.
ReplyDeleteThis behavior would get the mother arrested and the children taken away today. Just recently read of a mother arrested for leaving 5 children at home with the oldest being 9. The children were put in the custody of child protective services.
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