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Show FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By C. 0. Smith Must Broiher Taq Along On Dales? ''why does Brother have to tag ) a complicated switchboard, neither Just walks In and undertakes under-takes the Job the first day. They are carefully trained by an experienced ex-perienced lineman or operator and must prove ability to do the Job right before they are ever allowed to "solo." So It is with life. Our parents guide and teach us; they show the way. While we may not always approve of their methods; and in some Instances consider some of their actions unnecessary or unduly severe, one thing should always be remembered: re-membered: they always have that high motive to raise children of which they will always be proud. We cannot truthfully answer the question of whether a 13-year-old should have to take her brother broth-er along with simple "yes" or "no." Certainly, thirteen is much too young for a girl to be allowed to date as she chooses, but, depending de-pending upon his age, the brother might be excess baggage at a school gathering or social. If yea hav a teenats prsblem Jon want dlseoss,' r an observation ts take, address jour letter to FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS. NATIONAL NATION-AL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVICE, SERV-ICE, FRANKFORT, Kt. This week's letter: "I have a problem which is very common among teens my age. I am only thirteen and go with a boy older. He doesn't look his age and I look older than my age. But my mother makes me take my brother broth-er on every date and we always double date. We never get into any trouble together. We never fight, but I want to know what you think about me and the other couple not having to take my brother along. Please answer and express the truth." One of the important reason for having and needing parents par-ents in the "growingup" process is that we need someone with experience ex-perience and training to guide and to show the way. Have you ever wondered how some teenagers would turn out if they were responsible re-sponsible to no authority at all and could do anything they wanted, want-ed, without a single "restriction" of any nature? When a young man takes the Job of a telephone lineman, or a girl is given the task of operating |