Here is an article taken from Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May 1955
The Good Wife's Guide
*Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs.
* Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
* Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
*Over the cooler months of the year, you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
*Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair, and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.. Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet.
* Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
* Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk to you first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
* Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax. Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.
* Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
* Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always excercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
* A good wife always knows her place.
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Let's hear it for living in the 21st century!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WOW!! Be gay and speak in low, soothing tones! Sounds a lot like Debbie Pearl, minus the gay part. This was very intertaining.
That's HILARIOUS!!! Where did you find that? Do you mind if I copy it and post it on my blog? Too funny. I think I'm going to print that and stick it on my fridge!
Me again..... are you really in Haiti? Cause you sure got there fast. I saw you at home today!
hmmm. very interesting. i agree, it's very funny!
but, I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that i recently have been challenged to make our home more of a sanctuary for Matthew. to make it a place that he wants to come home to, in order to be refreshed and not drained.
anyway, i still agree that having to be gay and make my children look and act like little treasures would be a bit much...and i'm glad that i can raise an opposing view without feeling guilty. :)
just read over my comment and I wanted to clarify that I meant 'raise an opposing view' to M, not here. :)
Somebody at work photocopied it and gave it to Daryl. I don't mind who copies it. I don't think we'll get in trouble for copyrights. :)
For those of you who are wondering if I'm in Haiti or not...well, I just got paranoid about people knowing my real location, but I know that probably won't do the trick.
I agree that some of this seems a little "out there", but I'm going to have to agree with Rhonda. I think it is important to try to make our homes a place of rest for our husbands. A place where they can relax and unwind.
I like the general theme of this article, but I have to admit there are days at our house when I don't even get my face washed and I'm still in PJ's when Jeremy gets home!!!
Robyn, what's your take??
I thought this was hilarious. Although I do agree about making our home a haven for our husbands. Although I think it's more of an attitude than anything. The house can be a disaster and the kids dirty, but if I'm happy and have a positive attitude, and give Daryl space when he gets home without just nagging as soon as he gets in the door...then I think he's happy. :-) I'm glad the "rules" are different nowadays, that's for sure!!!
I just have to add my two cents here! At first as I read I was thinking, "Yeah, the idea sounds mostly right." But I'm sorry, I must take exception to a few things: "Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night." and "You have no right to question him." Yikes! Rita are you out there? Maybe we could hear from someone ol.., I mean wiser! :-)
i'm not older and probably not wiser, but: some of those things are good and some of those things are hogwash. i think a man wrote that so that he could do whatever he wanted and still have a perfect little home. welcome to 2006, welcome to reality, sir. you can very well make your home a haven for your husband (and i think you can do that for each other. kirk did it for me when i got home from work and i tried to do it for him) i have more if you're interested!
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