Running to squeal on people, who aren’t even doing anything “wrong” is not one of Ruthie’s endearing traits. I remember the Sunday when she struggled not to tell on someone she didn’t know, and who certainly wasn’t bothering her, and lost. The saving point was Joe, with his world-weary “Oh Ruthie!” That’s why parents like to saddle children with their younger siblings, and why the children hate it. The younger ones always “tell”.
Running to squeal on people, who aren’t even doing anything “wrong” is not one of Ruthie’s endearing traits. I remember the Sunday when she struggled not to tell on someone she didn’t know, and who certainly wasn’t bothering her, and lost. The saving point was Joe, with his world-weary “Oh Ruthie!” That’s why parents like to saddle children with their younger siblings, and why the children hate it. The younger ones always “tell”.