The Washington times., 1930-01-10
IHE ULTRA-MODERN SILHOUETTE By Wilma La
ADVICE TO
LOYEIORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax

SAANS @h Ae~<A
Does mother always know
best?
Is mother always right?
These questions are the theme
Of many letter / receive.
In other generations advice
given q girl who questions her
mothers wisdom was to this
effect: Eyes. my dear, your
mother knows best, and she is
right. Always and under all
circumstances do as she says"
MY mother is narrow-minded
and prejudiced," declares Sally.
She's mentally in a rut and
she won't listen to new ideas
or to reason"
To these girls and others
who are puzzled and resentful
because Of difference in view
point at home I would suggest:
Your parents are not always
right. Sometimes they set a
very poor examAe-oftentimeS
they are mistaken or over
timid.
It is quite possible that you
may be right and your parents
wrong in case of clashing opin-
ions. You are in touch with
new ideas, latest theories. You
are young and energetic and
hopeful. The enthusiasm Of
your youth may be directly IN
the line Of success, whereas
their conservatism may count
for failure.
Jim writes me that he is a
born dreamer and his great
ambition is to see the world,
so when he finished school
two years ago he wanted to
Join the Navy, but his family
busted that plan" Next came
a plan to work his way through
college. which they also nipped
in the bud. At present Jim ex-
plains he is employed in an
office doing work he loathes,
and his father is demanding
all his salary each week.
He wants to pack up and
leave home. but hesitates be-
cause he feels he may still owc
his family debt for giving him
his schooling. Jim adds that he
is 10.
I agree with you, Jim, that
you owe your parents something
in return for the schooling they
gave you. Admitting they may
not understand you and your
disposition, they have spent
money and affectionate effort
in giving you an education and
a start in life. Moreover, until
you are 81 they are legally re-
sponsible for you and your &C
tions. So why do you not wait a
couple Of years, working out
their plans for you, until you
are of legal age? That viii give
you time to think over your
dreams and plans. At 81 you
will know better than you do to-
day just what you want most Of
all to do and be-what worth
while adventures call you.
Elsie decided the other day
that she knew what she wanted
to do better than her parents
did, so when they forbade her
marriage to a young college stu
dent until both had finished
school the two eloped and were
married and now they are drudg-
ing to make ends meet on their
combined wages, living in a tiny
walkup flat. AS a matter of fact,
both Elsie and her husband are
conscientious. eager youngsters,
very much in love with each
other. The step they took in
marrying with their education
incomplete and practically no
means Of livelihood was merely
daring. misguided idealism.
In this case, despite the en-
thuSiasm Of young love, despite
the Self-Sufficiency Of youth
and its radical theories, Elsie
and her Dick would have gained,
not lost, through following the
counsel Of her parents and wait
ing a couple of years. Yes, in
nearly every instance interfering
parents have wisdom and good
sense on their side when they
try to control tire plans of their