There were several characters on this show were my least favorite. Verdie, elizabeth, Erin and a few others. Verdie wants to learn to read and asks johnboy to teach her, of course he obliges. Erin hides her tonsillitis from her mother and grandma most valiantly. ❤ did need surgery. While recovering verdie helps 😌 the family while the women folk are away with her bedside care. Johnboy teaches verdie while helping Elizabeth with her reading and writing. All goes well until elizabeth innocently tells the teacher, miss hunter about her brother teaching verdie reading. Verdie arrives at the school with garments she made for miss hunter when she starts in how proud she was of verdie and so wanted to be the one to open the door for her. I thought that was an extremely condescending remark and attitude. Signs of the times? Perhaps but belittling just the same. Verdie understandably exits feeling humiliated. Teacher calls after her clueless of course (inadvertently rude) verdie feels all are laughing at her and tells johnboy she wants nothing more to do with him or his lessons. This kid can't get a word in other wise. Her sister tries to reason with verdie that johnboy and family. Deaf ears.
Erin continues to "recover" her mother asks how she feels, Erin tells her I'm still sick. Then she's told a boy stopped by wanting to know if she'd like to go to a dance of course Erin makes a speedy recovery!!! I love how her mother handled it telling her she can't have her cake and eat it too. No matter how Erin apologizes her mother was adament Erin reluctantly puts on her robe to get up and recover. Johnboy gets thru to verdie about the misunderstanding and restart the lessons. The day comes when she begins her journey to her daughters college graduation ceremony. 💓 . The south had colored bus services, there was a man sitting a bit further up. This was a good one.
When I said the three plus others weren't my faves verdie was a bit of a drama queen as elizabeth and Erin. She was a bit stubborn prideful. In a later episode her daughter was coming home due to marital problems. She was talking to her stepson about literacy and his frustration about not having any new subjects to learn. She said to be grateful you have learning young instead of having to learn at my age. Apparently her children all five offered to help her with literacy. She came up with every excuse I'm tired, I'm busy with whatever to accept their loving help. I felt that's what was more the situation.
Erin continues to "recover" her mother asks how she feels, Erin tells her I'm still sick. Then she's told a boy stopped by wanting to know if she'd like to go to a dance of course Erin makes a speedy recovery!!! I love how her mother handled it telling her she can't have her cake and eat it too. No matter how Erin apologizes her mother was adament Erin reluctantly puts on her robe to get up and recover. Johnboy gets thru to verdie about the misunderstanding and restart the lessons. The day comes when she begins her journey to her daughters college graduation ceremony. 💓 . The south had colored bus services, there was a man sitting a bit further up. This was a good one.
When I said the three plus others weren't my faves verdie was a bit of a drama queen as elizabeth and Erin. She was a bit stubborn prideful. In a later episode her daughter was coming home due to marital problems. She was talking to her stepson about literacy and his frustration about not having any new subjects to learn. She said to be grateful you have learning young instead of having to learn at my age. Apparently her children all five offered to help her with literacy. She came up with every excuse I'm tired, I'm busy with whatever to accept their loving help. I felt that's what was more the situation.