MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1962
Family
Council
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Council consols ot m Judie. a
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three editor! and a women'i editor.
Each article U a mmmary of a
family dliacreement pretented to
the Council. The Council dealt
with problem!, major and minor,
encountered by fuldanca coun
elori and social worker!. Edited
by Mri. Alma Denny. (Copyright
by General Features Corp.)
Joan B. - If he doesn't care
for his pets, we'll give them
way.
Bella V. - You can't expect
a child to take full responsi
bility. Joan B. - We have a 10-year-old
son who claims he's
In love with the whole ani
mal kingdom. But if love
means "caring for", he can't
really mean it. Because we
believed him, we bought him
a turtle, some white mice, and
a cocker spaniel puppy.
I have two other children
and now that the baby is on
her feet, I thought I'd be able
to resume my piano lessons
and catch up with other post
poned projects. All I waited
for was to get my hands out
of the diaper pail, so that I
could get nice manicures and
stay presentable. But now,
after the diapers, come cages
to clean, fish bowls to change,
and a muddy puppy to wipe
up after.
Marc promised to take care
of his pets himself. I knew I'd
have to help, but I have no
desire to do the whole job.
I'm not that fond of them. I'm
ready to give them away if he
doesn't take over.
Bella V. - I'm Marc's aunt,
Joan's sister-in-law. My heart
goes out to Marc because of
his mother's distaste for his
pets. He's only a child and,
naturally, he forgets a feeding
once in a while or he lets the
dog in too soon. Joan should
feel that the creatures are
hers, too, not just Marc's. And
she shouldn't threaten that
she'll give them away if he
doesn't take 100 per cent
charge of them. Marc and the
other children adore the pets.
uur own daugnter is an
only child, and we tried to
make sure she'd never be
lonely. She has an Irish setter,
a rabbit, hamsters, tropical
fish and parakeets. Even
though I care for them most
of the time, our child helps,
and I enjoy seeing her happi
ness. Besides, our home is the
gathering place of all the pet-
lovers on the block and life is
never dull. I'm begging Joan
to give Marc the same picas-
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The Council: Whenever we
deal with the subject of pets,
we receive eloquent, even tear-
jerking, mail describing the
joys of having a helpless "crit
ter" around to love and shel
ter. If the problem involves
lack of space, a letter will be
signed, "Mother of six in five
rooms and always a dog, now
two dogs." If it's a question
of parental distaste, we hear
from animal lovers who decry
adult selfishness. "A little dog
can build a big love," wrote
one reader. "A child has only
a few precious years to grow
up. It's your privilege to give
him all the wonderful mem
ories you can."
No argument here. We'll
confine our remarks to assess
ing what would be a fair de
mand for Joan to make of
Marc (something under 100
per cent responsibility) so
that he can keep his pets and
she, her wits. (And in the i
spirit of things - could - be
worse, we can tell Joan to be 1
glad Marc hasn't entered the
Please - get - me-a-horse stage!
Pleasure horses, says a memo
at hand, cost from $100 for a
plug to over $20,000 for the !
highly schooled dressage type.
Then comes riding equipment,
board and feed, blacksmiths
and vets.) i
Pets play several roles in a
child's life. With Marc, they
are dumb creatures to love
and be loved by (if there's
turtle - love!). They're com
panions, defenders, cham
pions, and satisfying audience !
for orations and stunts. They
make him feel mighty impor
tant. And the price of all that
must be work. Yes, pets mean
responsibility. We would re
mind Aunt Bella that Marc
can't simply claim the fun of
having pets, and leave the
"dirty work" to his mother
On the other hand, we'd be
seech Joan not to expect
seriously that a 10 -year -old
will heed every line of the
Manual of Instructions every
dayl We suggest that she work
out a fair division - of - labor
clause, with Marc carrying the
giant share (cage-cleaning, water-changing,
dog - walking),
but Mom seeing that the pa
tient animals are fed. She
may not be that fond of them,
but she's that fond of her son.
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