Sarah and Mary Maxwell

[snarkykitty]

There's a recent post about Mary and Sarah taking on extra work so that their mother can write her book.

 

"Anna and Mary

In order for Mom to be able to spend her summer on the book project, she needed help to free her time. Book writing is intense and requires many hours.

 

So, Anna and Mary stepped up to the plate. Anna has taken over meal planning, grocery shopping (with Mary), errands, keeping the house tidied, and other items. Mary handles laundry, tidying the house, cleaning, and other projects."

 

Notice that they had to qualify the statement that Anna has taken over the grocery shopping "With Mary."

 

What a horror it would be for someone to even think that one of them was allowed to go grocery shopping by herself (then again, I don't know if they both are old enough to drive, but I think it has more to do with being chaperoned versus a logistical issue).

[FloraDoraDolly]

Mary is only 14 or 15, so she isn't old enough to drive. But I doubt the two older sisters would be allowed to go grocery shopping alone.

[snarkykitty]

So Mary is the chaperone, I'm guessing.