One rainy day in winter she discovered her husband's love for the glossy, gooey, pliable candy that she had spread the best she could into a glass pie pan. His mom had made mostly cakes, not candy, so he could make no comparisons as to how it should have looked.
Not being a family that entertained, or for that matter doing hardly any socializing at all, the children didn't realize that what would soon become their favorite holiday candy didn't fit the norm. In fact, other light, dry white candy puffs of confection by the same name seemed to be an entirely different species and tasted nothing like their divinity.
There would be plenty of time later on to explain to the children why her candy was not quite as divine as what the other mothers made. For now she would show how she could be obediently flexible to his desires, like many wives did in those days, and try to assure that this was a peaceful happy holiday season.
"Just like mama used to make." You know it's funny. My daughter asked me to make my delicious family favorite chocolate chip cookies for a party she is having. If she only knew that my recipe came from the back of the chocolate chip bag. Many wives are flexible, as are husbands in a good marriage.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true. Being willing to be flexible, even though it isn't always easy is usually be best thing to do and to learn a little about one another on the way. :-)
Deleteinteresting (and insightful) use of the prompt word.... the idea of perspective is a cornerstone of the Wakefield Doctrine and for what seems simple enough in explaining, can be surprisingly challenging in the execution....
ReplyDeleteTo be willing to act upon the alternate perspective is the true threshold between comparing realities and identifying with another person's experience.
good, thought-provoking post!
Thanks, Clark. I appreciate your comments.
DeleteFor the life of me I cannot recall what candy/confection this might be!
ReplyDeleteChildren naturally have the flexibility of believing in mom's baking and cooking being the best
if not better, than everyone else's mom's baking and cooking :)
I doubt that one is going to find a photo of my mom's gooey divinity, but there are lots of photos online of divinity the way it should appear. Some are pink or green and perhaps have chopped nuts, or maraschino cherries added. The divinity mom made was that consistency because of the humidity on the day it was made as well as not beating it long enough, so I am told.
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