Remind her that she couldn’t afford to be proud.
If she really balks, you know what to do, don’t you?
Of course. Remind her that she couldn’t afford to be proud. That she couldn’t afford to go all Yankee, refusing charity from Michael Noonan, author of Being Two, The Red-Shirt Man, and the soon-to-be-published Helen’s Promise. Remind her that she could have her pride or her daughter, but likely not both.
Hey, Mattie, pick one.
