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^r & v?' 'i.Vii . t • >. ' ;• •}»' i»;. <»» t> » i»('4*-! '• ' ••" »! •« Sbd**""'""" " ,: '•q i i' ii" i ill i - 'T --a. -4- THE McHENHY PLAINDEALEH Thursday, April 1 1963 lim - i'rtfin UNDER 21 &,-nX column for iMn-agtrs ^ " By Dan Halllgan DEAR DAN: What do you think of high school students Inking? I'm a student at Palmer. Alaska, high and have dome into contact with drinking students. At least 40 per cent of the boys drink and a few of the girls. I frown on drinking and don't tWnk much of kids who go out with other kids who drink. / What can be done about it? Those who drink say you're •< ••square" if you don't but who cares? Many parents holler and scream but don't do anything. Some parents even go along with teen-agers' drinking. How can teen-agers get hold of alcohol when the law prohibits it? And don't say the law enforcement officers are cracking down because they're not. They catch very few teen-agers drinking and it doesn't do any good anyway. If someone gets caught, he makes sure he doesn't get Caught a second time. Is it becoming accepted for anyone to drink regardless of age? -- Confuted. „ DEAR CONFUSED: First of all, don't blame the law. They do the best job they can tn Palmer or anywhere else but they can't be everywhere and do everything they should at one time. Your teen-age friends get their booze through three sources: through stupid parents, through adult "friends" who make the purchases for them and through individuals in the beer, wine and liquor business who consider a buck a buck and a customer a customer. Some parents lull themselves Into a dream world by saying, "What harm Is there in the kid having a drink now and then? Let him get it out of his system and he won't want It later on." That theory Is too stupid to even discuss. Many teen-agers take a drink for the same reason they try a smoke. They want to see what "it" tastes like. Teenagers are curious, Inquisitive and many have the "show me" attitude. That's fine and no high school student can be condemned for trying a cigarette or sampling a drink. They're better off by not doing so but they're not criminals because of the experimenting. I have stood In front of thousands of teen-agers In dozens of high schools in many states and provinces of Canada and said, "The high school boy who drinks habitually is a bum. A girl who drinks frequently is a tramp." The result? Applause. I'll be happy to make the same statement before Palmer teen-agers if ever I get up Into your neck of the woods. The steady drinker would get the same results and save considerable money if he would wear a sign proclaiming, "I'm a Jerk" and cut out the drinking. The "big man" Is only kidding himself. The "cure" comes from two sources, neither of which la the police. It conies from the parents and from the kids themselves. Drinking among teen-agers breeds poor reputations as a . starter. These kids are only "big shots" In the eyes of other drinkers and if that's the ultimate ambition a high school kid has, I feel sorry for him or her. Drinking also results in family disgrace, untold financial expenses, the IOHS of good friends, the falling away from nne's religion, the quitting of school, crimes, traffic accidents and violent death. These points are a few of ttae "liabilities." The "assets"? There are none •-- absolutely none. If you can call looking like a "big shot" In the eyes of another teen-age drinker an asset, you can have It. Drinking Is not becoming accepted for teen-agers and never will be accepted. The drinking punks make a lot of noise, that's all. A teen-agers doesn't need brains to drink. All It takes is a pointed head. (Dan Halligan will answer all questions submitted by teen-agers and children. Address him care of this paper. For personal replies enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.) DEAR DAN: If a girl's legs are extremely hairy and she's conscious about them, do you think she should shave them even if she's only 12? Many people have noticed and said things. -- Conscious. DEAR CONSCIOUS: Unlike dating, the wearing of Hpstick and lieels, removing excess hair shouldn't be postponed for a particular age if the hair is embarrassing. Whether or not you should shave the hair off or use a cream is something your mother and you should discuss. Frankly, there's nothing that makes a female look like so much "blah" where males are concerned as excess hair on legs. DEAR DAN: mhis may sound silly but it isn't to me. How do I find out if this boy likes me or not? He's not bashful and 'I just;can't stop thinking abouty him. :T-- Troubled. DEAR TROUBLED: YoiI can have'a girl friend ask him if you feel brave enough. Otherwise, you can play it coy and let his actions speak lor his interest or lack of it over the next couple of months. If you're friendly toward him, there's no reason why he won't be friendly toward you. DEAR DAN: Is a baby-sitter entitled to a snack when she's minding children? I mean, if cookies and cake are sitting Out, should she help herself? -- Sitter. * DEAR SITTER: No. The only thing you're entitled to are your wages. Don't take any food unless you've been told to help yourself. DEAR DAN: I'm 20, I live at home but I still have to be In the house by midnight on Friday nights. Is this fair? •-- Working Girl. DEAR GIRL: At 20 a girl should be allowed her own curfew providing she doesn't want to become a member of the "dawn patrol." DEAR DAN: I'm 16 and a high school junior. I only go out once a week and maybe to a few games at school and that's all. But my parents say I stay out too late. I'm home between 10 and 11 p.m. and on New Year's when I stayed out until 12:30, my parents complained I was out too late. Will you please tell my parents what time a girl of 16 should be home? -- D. P. DEAR D. P.: Your parents are giving yoU the short end of the stick, apparently not telling you what time to be home. Parents should never say "Be home early" or "Don't stay out late." They should say to be home at a specific time. Midnight is about right for you figuring you go to a dance that ends at 11:30, etc. DEAR DAN: My family is having money problems. My Mom works everyday and we try to save but it's impossible. My Dad doesn't work in the winter because of the type job he has. The other day he got to work and made about $20 but instead of bringing the money home, he went out and got drunk. He sold his shot gun and drank up the money in four days and now he's trying to sell other things of his. He has to feel sorry for himself at least once a week and get drunk. I'd like to know your opinion of my Dad and if you have any suggestions to solve our problem. Fed Up. DEAR FED UP: I feel sorry for your father, partly because of his drinking problem and partly because of liis family problem. Your mother and you have probably got him to the point in life where he doesn't care and you've treated him like a bum so long, he figures he may as well be one. For one thing, your father should try to obtain year-round employment. More Important, your mother and he should see a doctor and your clergyman and get your family problems squared away while there's still hope. DEAR DAN: I'm 10 and in the fifth grade. For Christmas I got a doll but most of my friends didn't. The ones who didn't make fun of me. They say they're too big for dolls and instead, they mess around with the boys. Please tell me who is right? -- Teased. DEAR TEASED: You're as right as right can be. Your friends don't mean any harm, they just don't know what they're talking about. DEAR DAN: Although I am not under 21, I hope you will answer my problem since it is related to what you answered "Mary" in a recent column. I like your column very much and appreciate your efforts for the teen-agers of the Pullman area. But I have no good words for that immature and disobedient brat, Mary. She surely needs that spanking. I am the mother of two girls, 17 and 13, and when they sometimes need correcting, my husband or I give it to them. That's my problem. Don't you think girls of this age should be punished other than through spankings? My husband and I disagree about this. Wnat is your opinion? ^ A Motner. ».1 • DEAR MOTHER: of the old-timers may disagree hot I personally believe when children reach their teen years, ven IS, they can be punished in ways other than physically. Cor one tiling, some parents become too violent and cam do serious damage. For another, spankings to teen-agers sometimes don't mean mueh. Being deprived of their freedom, allowances and given extra work Is a "tougher" remedy. DEAR DAN: I work at a drive-in and all the girls are upposed to drop their tips in this container and then we split (hem at the end of the week. I put in all my tips but I don't «hink one or two of the other girls UD. I think they hold some inoney back but how dan I prove it? -- Gay. DEAR GAY: Unless you have proof positive, which you haven't, I advise you to say nothing. You may have asked the question because sub-consciously, you've considered hoiding back some of your tips -- whether or not you realize it. People ure generally honest. DEAR DAN: My boy friend and I got m&rried against the wishes of our parents and now we need their help, they'll have nothing to do with us. G., my husband, has been out of work for two months and we're flat broke. We owe everybody in town, particularly the grocer and our rent. We know we did' wrong but the damage has been done and we're trying to make jthe best of it. I We hate to apply for county aid but unless something breaks in the next few days, we'll have to. What gripes me is that my father could loan us a couple of hundred dollars without any sweat. Don't you think they'll be ashamed when w< have to get welfare help? -- Two 18-Year-Olds. DEAR 18-YEAR-OLDS: I can't answer that. I do know If I had a daughter who married against my wishes and she was In the dcspcrate situation as you are, I'd set aside my personal feelings about the marriage and help. Charity begins at home, not at the welfare department. DEAR DAN: When my guy and I first started going steady, we went out twice a week and he called me every night. Then the phone calls dropped to just two or three times a week and later, we just started going out on Saturdays. Now, he never calls and he only c^mes around to take me out once every two or three weeks. I suppose this is silly but does it mean he's losing interest? -- Karen. DEAR KAREN: Your tense is wrong. He's "lost" interest. I hope you're not sitting around waiting for him to put in an appearance. '9 DEAR DAN: My problem, as you might guess, is about a boy. I like him a lot and he knows it but he won't do anything about it. He does seem pleased about it but that's all. He's a nice boy and in my grade at school but not in my room. He likes my big brother and comes over to see him quite often. The three of us have a lot of fun but how am I to get him to realize I'm serious? I'm not very pretty and I haven't got the greatest figure in the world so what am I to do? -- Shattering Heart. DEAR SHATTERING HEART: If life was this simple, It wouldn't be any fun. A failing of many girls is that because they like certain boys and the boys know it, the guys should automatically like then. 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