Dear Queenie,
I enjoy reading your columns, especially the more humorous ones.
Anyway, I'd like to hear your thoughts on a personal topic. What advice do you have for young people who grew up with highly religious parents and are now frightened to speak up for themselves as adults because they don’t want to “dishonor” their parents or have curses cast upon them because they want to be their own person, making decisions without guilt and shame?
Queenie, I look forward to hearing from you.—Tired church girl
Dear Church girl,
Do not argue with your parents about their religious beliefs. Try to respect them and, as much as you can, abide by them.
However, once you are out on your own you can live more according to your own religious concepts – again, without discussing or arguing with your parents about them.
