| Show BETTY BETZ BETS Are You Mothers Chums With t. t Age Age een-Age Daughters I had both the discomfort and the pleasure the other afternoon of being the guest speaker at ata a mother-daughter mother s shindig h i In n d di i g which really put me on the spot I usually wind up in a a. free- free for-all for by letting everybody ask asIt questions which ch after my answers answers answers an- an an an- always results In some m mother ther saying Just what I told Janet but of course she wont won't listen to me And then I really cut loose There there Mother dear you wouldn't have these family powwows if you'd just talk to your daughter as you would toa to toa a friend Make her feel that youre you're young in spirit if not in years but you'll never put that across by throwing your weight around and making your daughters daughter's decisions for her The razor strap technique of ot laying down ultimatums around 8 a a. household may work for tor awhile but after all some someday someday someday day your daughter will wUI have to think for herself and make her own decisions so why not let her start practicing now Then theres there's always a mother who makes this remark Yes but after all I spent a lot of ot money raising my daughter so 50 soshe soshe she ought to be grateful and obey me mel Dear pear mother youve you've you ve sacrificed sacrificed sacrificed sac sac- a lot to bring up that lovely daughter but look at the happiness she's ehe's brought you In return If you quarrel about silly amy things like clothes allowances allowances allow allow- ances dates and late Inte hours try to realize that she's going through those trying between in-between years where she's neither a baby nor grown grown- grown up p woman She needs your love lovo and understanding more than ever at this time so dont don't make her any more uncomfortable able than she is Help her cho choose sc her clothes and friends but dont don't pick them out for her Give her some some sound advice about money and thew the w wit witching i t c chi h i n g hour but dont don't threaten her with penalties if it she happens to get home hom half halt haltan an hour too late M Mothers and daughters should be chums chums' which many of ot them are but Im I'm finding that that's some me meare are complete strangers tz angers angers- |
