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No Silver Platter Years Ago When I was a teenager, my mother wouldn’t have taken any back-talk to her or yelling or cussing. No such thing allowed with my mother! You wore your dresses to your knees and kept your dress pulled over your knees when you sat down. Your clothing was not skimpy or showing your waistline—that was not good etiquette. You came home at designated hours, if out on a date. If you went swimming, there were no bikinis, or again, no showing of waistline skin. We were to be dignified. We enjoyed life to its fullest, but in a respectable way. Teenagers nowadays expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter. They don’t like to work, not even for what they need. Not all teenagers are like this, but some feel like you owe them a living. Edna C. Miller |
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