Late Friday afternoon, the family traveled to Dover for a visit with their good friends, the Graves. Soon after arriving, and after a short time of good fellowship, the two families sat down to a scrumptious meal!
After dinner, Peter, and Sam and Ben Graves, sat down in the boys’ room to play instruments, and the girls retired to Jess Graves’ room for fellowship and PLENTY of pictures. The parents talked in the Living Room, and the littles ran around having fun together.
Mrs. Graves and Mama went on a Mother’s Rights Crusade, claiming “Mother have rights, too!” Their goal: to remind other that, while all other family members are often allowed to be grumpy or upset without it becoming a problem with other family members, when a mother does it, they are given looks, of shock and dismay.
“Mothers of large families are unappreciated members of society,” Mama stated during an interview recently in Peter’s room.
“The expectations are enormously stressful. We are expected to grind our own wheat, make our own bread, butcher our own chickens, churn our own butter, sew our daughters’ dresses (modest yet stylish), keep a relatively spotless house, support our husband’s businesses, homeschool our children, and still be able to maintain a ‘cheerful, upbeat attitude.’ Now I ask you, ‘What other societal faction must live up to these standards?’”
She also added later in another interview that their intended goal in this crusade does not exempt them from the Biblical command to “Rejoice in the Lord always.”
The point was well taken, as well as many humorous pictures of the valiant women by DFN photographer, Sarah Discher.
It was a late, and fun-filled night before the Discher Family took their leave and headed for home.
After dinner, Peter, and Sam and Ben Graves, sat down in the boys’ room to play instruments, and the girls retired to Jess Graves’ room for fellowship and PLENTY of pictures. The parents talked in the Living Room, and the littles ran around having fun together.
Mrs. Graves and Mama went on a Mother’s Rights Crusade, claiming “Mother have rights, too!” Their goal: to remind other that, while all other family members are often allowed to be grumpy or upset without it becoming a problem with other family members, when a mother does it, they are given looks, of shock and dismay.
“Mothers of large families are unappreciated members of society,” Mama stated during an interview recently in Peter’s room.
“The expectations are enormously stressful. We are expected to grind our own wheat, make our own bread, butcher our own chickens, churn our own butter, sew our daughters’ dresses (modest yet stylish), keep a relatively spotless house, support our husband’s businesses, homeschool our children, and still be able to maintain a ‘cheerful, upbeat attitude.’ Now I ask you, ‘What other societal faction must live up to these standards?’”
She also added later in another interview that their intended goal in this crusade does not exempt them from the Biblical command to “Rejoice in the Lord always.”
The point was well taken, as well as many humorous pictures of the valiant women by DFN photographer, Sarah Discher.
It was a late, and fun-filled night before the Discher Family took their leave and headed for home.
"Girl Talk" ;)
"What did you say?"
Do you know what they're saying?
The "Crusaders"
Ben and Pete
The pickers of their families
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