Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“housekeeping for my own family was always sweet, though much harder in many ways.”
- Source
- Jo's Boys
- Date
- 1886
- Local voice
- Fictional character · Mrs Meg
Meaning of “housekeeping for my own family was always sweet,…”
Domestic work is described as demanding but meaningful because it serves people the speaker loves, separating difficulty from lack of value or satisfaction.
Where does it come from?
Jo's Boys, Chapter 10, Project Gutenberg #3499. The speaker contrasts disliked teaching with harder household work done for her own family.
Why the local voice matters
Jo’s Boys, Chapter 10, “Demi Settles.” Mrs Meg says this immediately after explaining that she used to hate teaching, while comparing harder family housekeeping with work she found meaningful.
