I started this book today. It is a MUST for mothers of sons, especially rebellious ones. I've only read a couple chapters but I can already tell you that I think so much of Ruth Graham. She raised 5 children alone for months at a time, with a traveling evangelist husband. She was strong. She was imaginative. She was faithful.
And this one....... he gave her fits. For example, she gave him a whole pack of cigarettes to turn him green and against smoking. Even after barfing six times, he finished the whole pack. He insists he would have smoked another pack since he was so rebellious.
Another funny story was that he loved to torment his three older sisters. One day, he refused to stop pestering them while in the car. While I don't advocate putting your child in the trunk, I have to admit that I found myself giggling and applauding her resolve to find a punishment just short of killing Franklin. There was nothing that he didn't find a challenge and adventure, including the trunk of his family car. Poor Ruth. She must have stayed on her knees a lot while raising this one.
I truly look forward to finishing this book.
Robin
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