Show Louisa Louisa s 5 sLetter Letter Dear Louisa I am a 50 year old widow with one married daughter My husband died ten years ago and andI I have been working as a secretary secretary secretary sec sec- ever since I have a rather important job which I calls for long hours and I have only two weeks vacation during the year One of these weeks I take at Christmas time and the other in the summer I MY DAUGHTER her husband hus band and two babies spend spend Christmas with me and the maid baby sits for them when they are arc here They insisted that I spend my summer vacation with I them as they live in the city where there are so many interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting things to do and see sec Unfortunately Unfortunately Un Un- fortunately I did not get to d db l or see any of these things as aSI they seemed to expect me to spend the week baby sitting while they partied with their friends IT NEVER seemed to occur than telling bedtime stories Now dont don't get me wrong I Ilove Ilove love my grandchildren and I Ilove Ilove Ilove love to be with them and entertain entertain en en- them but I dislike being being being be be- ing taken for granted and treated as if I had one foot in inthe inthe inthe the grave WHAT DO you think of this Secretary Answer Some Soine children do seem to take their mothers for granted for they have been so accustomed accustomed tomed to being waited on in the past that they expect it later on TIMES have changed and the average woman of 50 years today today to to- day who has kept up with the times is not willing to sit in the corner and spend her time knit knit- ting Of course it depends 01 on the individual as to their de de- de sires There are some grandmothers grandmothers grand grand- I mothers who are interested only in their families and i in nothing else Why not tell your daughter next year year what you expect t if you are to accept her tion Louisa |