The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-11-07
The Forum

Dear leendBeIS.
Yes, we as parents are sorry for
you You say Nom is tired and
busy-she can't stand bunch Of
you traipsing through the house.
| No doubt Nom is tired She has a
full time job washing, ironing,
sewing, cleaning, baking and shop
ping so you can have proper food
to eat, so you can be happy,
healthy youngster, so you can be as
we'll dressed as your classmates.
She wants you to be happy, healthy,
well dressed and perhaps have OPP
lportunities she never had. She
needs recreation, too. She, no
doubt belongs to one or more clubs
but in so doing she is keeping up
with the times, trying to stay out
OF rut and doing her best to be
good wife and mother.
And pop perhaps has a faVorite
radio program or wants to read
the paper. OF course he is not
entitled to either of these. All he
does is work away from home six
days a week. carry a cold lunch,
maybe leave in the dark end come
home eleven or twelve hours later,
or worse yet change shifts so his
days are turned into nights and his
nights into days. has spare
time and Sundays to keep his home
and yard the way he wants it for
himself and his family and to II
tempt to balance his budget TO
meet the cost of food clothing. car
and household expenses. He too
enjoys recreation, a fishing rip,
a dance, and chance to take mother
out as he once did to let her know
he enjoys her company and no
doubt would like to 60 someplace
where he can take his whole fam
lily and see them enjoy themselves
together Perhaps some parents
spend their leisure hours in the
joints but that is not true Of all.
Neither is it true that they want
you out of their way.
There are no good places for you
teenagers to go-no place to have
a good time like other towns. All
Libby can boast is as follows: Or
der of Rainbow girls, Theta Rho
Club, All Clubs, Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts Junior Odd Fellows, Ski
Club, Home Ec. Clubs, Grange, Sun
day School, Church, a Theatre, and
school parties and dances.
Remember nom sees that you are
we'll fed and dressed to go to these
various places and pop, and some
times nom, earns the cash to sup |
port them.
Do you make the most of your
to attend a good school? |
Do you go straight home from school |
and neIp MON when she is tired /
and often i'll? Do you NOW the |
lawn or repair the back steps when |
it is needed so you and dad can
have a little time to spend together? |
Or do you hang around the streets I
and 60 home just in time to eat
or even later? Do you spend money |
for hamburgers, candy, and sodas +
and then arrive late, grab some
thing to eat and be off again, after
changing clothes leaving the bath
room in a mess, your room like a
cyclone had passed through and |
mother with the evening dishes to
do? Do you 60 to school parties
and dances and hang around in the
shadows outside the building or in
a car while the orchestra plays on?
Do you 60 to show and then pick
up the gang, dash off in a car while
nom and pop wait anxiously to
hear your footsteps or worse yet, not
even 60 to the show-just hang
around the places until you are
showed out and then not 60 home
Many parents would gladly have
parties in their homes for you
serve better food than you could
)uy in such a recreation room as
you mentioned if you would CO.
operate No doubt you feel that
would be old fashioned. Try a few
If these things for a couple months
md see if you aren't happier AT
.er all happiness comes from with
n, not without and in playing the
game square by both giving and
aking.- A parent who is interested
n teenagers.