To think that I once scoffed at women who lived without benefit of Betty's "wisdom" and her husband-free, children-free, money-packed solution for a happy life. I don't think many have had as blessed a life as the women of my mother's generation.
LEGACY
My grandma was little,
Demure and blue-eyed,
She left me a message
The day that she died.
"To my only grandchild --
To lead a good life,
You must be a lady,
You should be a wife.
"Be quick to request
But slow to command.
Wear your heart on your sleeve
and gloves on your hand.
"Two things you must have
But hide well," she wrote.
"A brain that is swift
And a starched petticoat."
And when I met you,
The world sang with the birds.
T'was then I remembered
My grandmother's words.
And it worked! She was right!
My grandmother knew!
I did as she said,
And I'm married to you!
-- Ethel Boehm Foth
Adapted from a post published 10/6/13