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their pan::nts' way of Jife. They
do no/
want to be like them. Teen-agers don't
like what they see in their elders.
Parents bccome shocked that their
teen-agers think this way. But parents
shouldn't
be.
Tcen-agers
do
talk about
their parents' double standard. Sorne are
so upset they plainly tcll interviewcrs:
"You know something,
1 hale
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par–
ents." Teen-agers often think of parents
aod tbeir double-standard world - and
they areo't happy with them or it.
How can you parents span such a
drastic breach? It's simple - and hard
at the same time. You'l l first havc to
change
yottr way of
livi11g.
If
the shoe
fi ts . . . no more two packs a day,
no weekend adultery, no d runken
debauches, no more cheating on your
income tax, no sly remarks about
"cops," no racial prejudicc. Spend a lot
Jess time at bridge, or whatevcr hobby
- and a whole lot more time· with the
family.
Find out what's on your teen-ager's
mind. Whatever you do -
don't
assume that your teen-agcr doesn't think
like most teen-agers. That's thc surcst
sigo that he
DOES.
Young people can't escape the impact
of pot, sex, and a whole host of
wrong attitudes and practices in
their
society. They are, in most cases ( assume
your case is
NO
exception), part and
parcel - in one degree or anothcr -
of the new wave of thinking sweeping
the "younger" generation .
Another Set of Double Standards
We've beco talking about the double
standard of parents. Wc'vc bashed
the parents' wretched, unhappy world
pretty hard. Now it's time to take a
good look in the other direction. Let's
turn the double standard around -
and ask
yo11
teen-agers a few c¡uestions.
T hat is, if you can listen as well as
advise.
You say Mom and Dad don't have
any peace or love. But why are sorne of
yo11
rioting in high schools and on
college campuses, bombing buildings,
dest roying?
Above all,
why
should you hate your
parents?
What about
yom·
society? You have
The
PLAIN TRUTH
your peace symbol - and that's fine.
But so does the
U.
N. You say you want
peace, but so does the Establishment.
But do you havc peace among your–
selves? No riots? No arguments? No
gang murders? It is time
BOTH
sides
stopped for a moment and took a look
at
THEMSELVES!
You condemo Mom and Dad for
smoking. You remind them of the
"<AU·
TION -
cigarette smoking may
be
harmful to health
!"
warning. Then in
your next breath you're :.ucking on a
joi nt of marijuana which comes with
the
same
waming
from the samc Estab·
lishment sourccs.
Where's the Right ?
And even if parents did smokc whi le
telling you not to use pot - how does
t
Both Establishment a nd younger
generation wa nt peace . But both
f ind themselves invo lved in hale,
vio lence ond ki ll ing .
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