Rules That Bound Our Dining Table / Seven Pleas for Grandpa

The Stone family had a bizarre rule: Miles' mother had to invite Grandpa to dinner seven times before he could eat, leaving dishes cold and her voice strained. Newlywed Clara Parker, bold and forthright, broke the ritual publicly, calling it pointless torment. She insisted on one invitation and ate first, confronting the stubborn patriarch. Her husband Miles Stone stood by her and his mother.