Screenland (Nov 1950-Oct 1951)

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044/1 Uum I do think girls should leave home if they are honestly ready for it . . . but the price of freedom comes high and brings many problems" I LEFT home when I was fifteen. But that doesn't mean that I recommend a wholesale departure of young girls from their family firesides. You see, my case was a little different. Discussing a topic like this is tricky because whether or not a girl should leave home depends on many things. It doesn't necessarily depend on how old she is. The main consideration is the circumstances motivating such a move. It wasn't so bad when I went out on my own — and because of my background. I'd always listened to and taken my parents' advice. We had a very close family group and discussed all of Jour problems together. Yet, I was never made to feel I had to conform to all parental wishes. I was given the right to be an individual and, as a result, my home was a stabilizing influence and not an oppressive one. I'm very grateful for the freedom I was given. I was allowed to shop alone Nand even to have lady-like dates when I was young. In fact, I remember dining out at a cafeteria with a boy. I was twelve at the time. My parents treated "Mother's advice when I left home was— don't do anything if you feel in doubt about it."