The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-12

district. Should nv parents keep us
apart for this reason? Since reasoning
would I be justified in dating her with
out their knowledge?
/. M. PERPLEXED.
. Dear I. M. Perplexed-Every indi-
vidual has right to do what he
wants to do as long as he is able to
take full responsibility for his own
acts. If you are not in any way
dependent upon your parents for
board, schooling or clothing, then
you have a perfect right to defy
them in this matter, but do it open
ly, not secretly. If you are not in
dependent, the only ethical thing
you can do is to bow to their wishes
until you earn the freedom to make
your own deci-
Sense OF Sions.
x7oLL Your parents
values is are mistaken in
All Wrong estimating girl
by the district in
which she lives. Every girl has
right to be judged for herself
alone, not for her family, her
financial standing, or the place
where she is obliged to hang her
hat. Many flower grows in a
dump heap. Is it any the less fair
and sweet because of its ugly sur
roundings?
Only a wrong sense of values
could cause your parents to forbid
you the companionship of a good
girl because of her material set
ting. 1t shows that they place
their faith in the things that money
can buy, whereas the most valuable
things in ife, such as loyalty, cour-
age, love, tenderness or truth, can
not be purchased with money.
l beg you to forgive them, for
their unreason is born Of ambi-
ton for you, their son, for whom
they have doubtless made count
less sacrifices. They know that
you will be judged by your asso-
ciates and they fear that the girls
bad surroundings will reflect upon
your prestige. Their pride in you
this move, rather than any wish to
be unkind to the girl. Be merciful.
Not until you are parent yourself
will you realize
the terrific re- Don't Let
sponsibility that :.
p a renthood in Emotions
wolves. 1t is so p,,Io W.
easy to make mis- "'0 y"
takes and so hard to be wise!
Watch that their opposition does
not cause you to overeStimate your
emotion for the girl. We always
are attracted to the thing which is
hardest to obtain. If your parents
aren't careful, they will turn the girl
into the most desirable thing on
earth by making a martyr of her
and tanning your youthful chivalry
from a modest flame into a hot
conflagration which sweeps every
thing before it.
Continue to reason with them. but
do not be swayed by anger. Appeal
to their natural kindness and per-
suade them to give the girl a hand
up instead of embittering her young
life by an exhibition of class cruelty.
Dear Jane Jordan-I am girl II
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mother and my father. WI When my my father father
ne a IS gone " E ba1a wont 1 let me
kind; She has old ideas.
back together. but I'm. afraid it's too
late. NY father is working steady and
I go to, high school. If he would rent
keep it. up but he can't see it that
A STAY-AT-HOME-GIR
Dear Stay-at-H Home Girl would
wait as patiently as possible until
I grew up. In the meantime, I
would equip myself in every pos
sible way to earn living. I would
decide on what kind of work 1
could do best and start right now
to learn all 1 could about it and
make myself proficient. Then, when
I got on an earning basis, I would
join my sisters. if they were so in
clined, in a bachelor girls apart
ment.
In the meantime, don't use up
any more energy than you can help
in fretting If you can't have COM
pany, read good books, and enjoy
your playmates while at school.