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Does Father Really Know Best?
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she adds, "It works the other way, too. Children should love their parents equally and not try to take over one parent."
At the other edge of the teens, BUly Gray (Bud) mulls the question carefully — and shows an unexpected sympathy for the woman's viewpoint: "There should be a balance of affection and attention tending toward the children. If the husband is sensitive and intelligent, he'll know the score. And if the wife has got herself a dumb, stupid guy who doesn't understand — then she'd better call the whole thing off, anyway!"
Oldest of the Anderson offspring, Elinor Donahue (Betty) agrees — but for different reasons: "Children come first because they're so wonderful! If there is great love between husband and wife, they'll be working hard toward the same goal — a happy family. Of course," she reflects, "I'm not an average girl. I haven't had a father since I was five. I guess the observations of my mother helped me decide. Even as a httle girl, she wanted to have lots of babies when she grew up. She had us three and is now raising grandchildren, and loves it. She's {Continued on page 65)
At 13, Lauren — happy with Mrs. Chapin and brothers Michael and Billy , , — refuses to take sides: "There should be enough love to go around."!
Jane Wyatt is devoted to sons Christopher (left) and Michael (right) — but admits her first allegiance is to her husband,^ Edgar Ward (center). Says Jane, "A woman who thinks of nothing but her children is wrong for everyone — including herself.'
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