As a child, she just assumed her mama vexed him the same way she vexed her; that she and her father were bonded against a common enemy who was out to spoil their fun in whatever way she could. Miriam had always swooped in and demanded that Ginny clean up, or do her homework, or go to bed—anything to stop an activity her mama had not been invited to join. Even when the three of them played cards or marbles together, Ginny thought of herself and her daddy as a team trying to beat Miriam.
