Susanna's Christmas Wish
“He was listening to the sound of Susanna cleaning up after dinner. The soft click of the dishes hitting each other blended with the splashing of water.
He ought to help Susanna, he thought, instead of sitting in here trying to read his magazine. But his daett had never done such a thing that he could remember, and he could hardly imagine Grandpa Wagler helping Grandma in the kitchen.
It wasn’t what men did. At least his mamm had always implied they didn’t. They worked hard in the fields all day.... They came in at night to a well-prepared supper and rested so they would be fresh for another hard day’s work tomorrow. Women’s work was for women. That was what he had been taught. But now there were other feelings stirring in him. He wanted to help—more to be with Susanna than anything else. Surely drying the dishes for her wouldn’t be out of order. Maybe his daett had done the same thing when he had first married…before the babies started arriving.
He would try, he decided. If Susanna made a face at him, he could pretend he wanted a drink of water and beat a hasty retreat.MoreLess
He ought to help Susanna, he thought, instead of sitting in here trying to read his magazine. But his daett had never done such a thing that he could remember, and he could hardly imagine Grandpa Wagler helping Grandma in the kitchen.
It wasn’t what men did. At least his mamm had always implied they didn’t. They worked hard in the fields all day.... They came in at night to a well-prepared supper and rested so they would be fresh for another hard day’s work tomorrow. Women’s work was for women. That was what he had been taught. But now there were other feelings stirring in him. He wanted to help—more to be with Susanna than anything else. Surely drying the dishes for her wouldn’t be out of order. Maybe his daett had done the same thing when he had first married…before the babies started arriving.
He would try, he decided. If Susanna made a face at him, he could pretend he wanted a drink of water and beat a hasty retreat.MoreLess
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