Quote of the Day, “Try working around an obstacle in your life.”

        I can to the post office after work wondering about all the excitement that might have happened to Scout. Boy, was I ever so energetic and charged to asked Scout about how her first day was than I was really put-down when she greeted me. Poor girl, she looked like a wilted bud and sat down on the porch. I went over and sat on the swing I asked her what had happened. She told me about not going to school. That sentence gave me a real shock. I thought for a while, and then Scout asked me about my education. I told her that I don’t have as much time as my granddad and that I have work to do to keep the family running. She seemed really interested in running away. I felt so sorry for my baby. I then started to explain to her that it would be against the law if she didn’t go to school like some folk. After that, she stated to tell her misfortunes and seemed to fade as she got to the part where she wasn’t able to read at home any more. Children have so much to learn and take in. I explained why Mrs. Caroline was acting like the way she was acting and at the t moment I knew Scout learned something to help make her a proper lady. She also asked me about how she doesn’t have to go to school just like the Ewells. I never really liked that part of the talk. I elaborated why the Ewells couldn’t go to school. It was simple, they have rights that others don’t have. That’s how I got it through to Scout as softly as I can. There was a pause and then she brought up the subject about not reading, again. In the end, I made a compromise with her. As long as she didn’t tell anyone and if she didn’t run away from school, she would be able to read at home. That seemed to brighten her up. Poor girl, school seems to be more than what she thought about it and what I thought about it.