Milford chronicle., 1941-05-23
H0ME EDUCATION N
"The ChiId5 First School is The
Fdmily"-FKoEBgL
Issued by the National KindefKaFten
Association. 9 West 40th street,
New York City
SURPRISES

I'm not quite ready after all" {"
Mrs. Richardson said to her neigh
Dor, Mrs. Haynes, as the latter
stepped up onto the porch. Come
In and sit down. l just have to fin
ish whipping my Bavarian cream" +"
There's no hurry" Mrs. Haynes
seated herself in the neat, shining
kitchen. II must say l am surpris-
ed, though" she went on, laugh
ingly, you are generally 80 fore
handed. It's always been / who
kept you waiting"
Il changed my menu in mid-Rir,
so to speak" Mrs. Richardson pour
ed cream into the frothing gela-
tine. Il had planned cookies and
fruit for dessert tonight"
Unexpected company" asked
her neighbor.
mo, it's Margery, poor child. She
came home to lunch with the news
that she didn't get into the .Masque
and Dagger Club as she had hoped
to do-so l thought had better
change desserts. This is her fav-
orite."
She caught her neighbor's mysti-
fled look, and smiled. Does that
sound odd? Well, it's like this,
Margary'll be busy at school all day
and not have much time to think.
But at dinnertime, when she begins
telling her daddy about the days
happenings, it will all come back
to her, and she'll have another bad
moment. A dish of her favorite des-
sert will help a lot. Before she
gets 1t eaten. she will be able to
talk over her disappointment, and
some of the bitterness will CO."
Mrs. Haynes looked unconvinced,
and her hostess said earnestly, 81
know 1t works. use 1t often on
the family 49, ss~.-..ja
"Bavarian cream--T
"No. of course noti-the psychol-
Ogy of. building up a happier frame |
of mind through some little happy |
surprise. I've used the method for
years. Now with the head of the
house, it wouldn't be Bavarian
cream. 1t might be waffles and
chicken, perhaps, but, more likely,
a book, or magazine that know he
wants. With Junfor-well, it
might be Chilli soup, or, perhaps
just a red pencil"
my budget wouldn't stand the
extras" declared Mrs. Haynes.
Mine wouldn't either, II / didn't
figure carefully. was going to or
der whipping cream for Sunday,
but since | had il today, I'll get
along without 1t on Sunday. And,
remember, these crises don't hap
pen every day--or even every week.
It's just nov and Them
s. Owe try to have little extras
when we want TO celebrate at our
house for football victory, or a
fine report card" said Mrs. Hay
nes.
"That's nice, too" Mrs. Richard
son answered, "but I've found that
he troubled-day treats really help
more in my family. When there is
occasion for rejoicing, we are SO
iappy that surprises seem unnec-
tssary."
II watch calories and vitamins
and try to make meals at
ractive," said Mrs, Haynes, "but
{ hadn't occurred to me that one
an actually build up morale by at
ention to likes an dislikes."
You'll be pleased If you try 1t" /
vas the smiling answer. "In our q
amiIy these little surprises have 1
elped to bring satisfaction out of
Many difficult situations" a
Mrs. Haynes looked thoughtful. o
Sammie has to stay in quite a bit F
his year ON account of his SPELL
lg-and then he is so sulky he will d
ardly eat lunch. a
Dress UP his cocoa with a e
larshmallow-or give him some n
tile extra he isn't expecting
he likes---apd don't for +,
ct, after he is cheered and COM
,rted, to talk the problem over q
ith him. Spelling should not re- :,
lain an unconquerable enemy!" .
"I'll try this" 2,
81 think you'll find the surprises ~ ~
great help" Mrs Richardson de- ~ ~