Dear Queenie,
My daughter has always been a tomboy, but now she is starting to develop and get interested in boys. She went to the movies with some friends last weekend and wore lipstick because a boy she likes was in the group.
When she got home and her father saw her he had a fit. He made her go wash her face and ordered her not to wear makeup again. He was all set to ground her for a month, but I intervened and told him I had said it would be all right.
Then he got mad at me and said she is too young for such things and he will tell me when she is old enough.
Queenie, who is right? She’s 14.—Caught in the middle
Dear Caught in the middle,
Make an icebag for your husband and tell him to go lie down and cool off, because his little girl is growing up right on schedule. It is only natural for a 14-year-old girl to be interested in boys and he had better get used to it. You can’t stop Mother Nature.
As for the makeup, I see nothing wrong with a little lipstick, as long as she doesn’t overdo it. It’s up to you to teach her how to use it properly and in moderation.
