Little House on the Prairie, Season 4

Caroline:
[to Doc Baker about Mary] I don't know what to do anymore. She says she's a burden to us and she hates it. I tell her it isn't true, but it just doesn't do any good.

Doc Baker:
This might sound harsh, Caroline, but I think you're trying to do too much. She has to learn to do for herself, if she's to have any kind of life.

Charles:
But she can't do for herself, Doc. We have to take care of her.

Doc Baker:
Do too much and she'll retreat to bed, and she'll stay there. I haven't been trained in caring for the blind, and neither have you. She needs the help of people who have.

Charles:
Well, where do we find those people?

Doc Baker:
There's schools for the blind. The nearest and one of the best is in Burton, Iowa.

Caroline:
That's so far away! No, she needs her family.

Doc Baker:
Caroline, she's living in fear and resentment. With the proper help and training, she'll be a different person.

Charles:
The doctor's right, Caroline. Can you contact them for us?

Doc Baker:
Certainly. Believe me, Caroline, it's what's best for Mary.