Show GRANDMAS IN CHILD LIFE her influence important i if she avoids worry some 0 one ne asked me what part grandmothers should play in a childs afe what I 1 thought about interference did dd I 1 think they should be unhappy about the mistakes or what they think are mistakes or of young parents in regard to training and management A grandma Is a necessary person perso n in a childs life and the child who one misses something very sweet and fine after bringing up her own family she has done her duty doty as far as responsibility and training go she wont bother about a dirty face or rumpled clothes she wont shudder at a slang word she wont run and get the wax can every time a toe or a wagon wheel scores the best chair or sofa it joan getting enough spinach or jimmy should be drinking more milk she might say gay a mild word to her da daughter lighter but she worry about it there are more things to worry rand grandma than to upset a mother it if she permits tt it this s Is natural enouf enough gh for as we age we grow more susceptible to worry this very fact la is the answer to it all and the very reason why women of no an older generation would do well to cultivate philosophy about their grandchildren the best way to enjoy grandchildren d ren Is to make inc fine friends with them I 1 know one set of grandchildren who call their grandmother ilabe mablo Il abl she la is still a young woman and they love her to death she plays jokes on them and they on her she takes them everywhere and sneaks sneaks them sodas and balloons and movies to her they are not problems but real pals and friends perhaps her way Is not every grandmothers idea of enjoying the youngsters but even so there Is a lesson in it I 1 think A grandmother has more influence as a friend than as a worrier olive roberts Ilo herta carton barton in the new york world telegram |