How to be a good Wife... Be nice I did not write this

[Raulandpinboy]

The Good Housewife


The following is excerpted from an actual 1950's high school Home Economics textbook:


ADVANCE: How to be a Good Wife
HAVE DINNER READY: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal--on time. This is a way to let him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned with his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home, and having a good meal ready is part of the warm welcome that is needed.


PREPARE YOURSELF: Take fifteen minutes to rest so that you will be refreshed when he arrives. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift. Greet him with a smile.


CLEAR AWAY THE CLUTTER: Make one last trip though the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up children's books and toys, papers, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you lift too.


PREPARE THE CHILDREN: If they are small, wash their hands and faces and comb their hair. They are his little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.


MINIMIZE ALL NOISE: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise from the washer, dryer, or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.


SOME "DO NOT'S": Don't greet him with problems and complaints. Don't complain if he is late for dinner. Count this as a minor problem compared to what he might have gone through that day.


MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE: Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest that he lie down in the bedroom. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.


LISTEN TO HIM: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.


MAKE THE EVENING HIS: Never complain if he doesn't take you to dinner or to other entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his need to unwind and relax.


THE GOAL: TO MAKE YOUR HOME A PLACE OF PEACE AND ORDER WHERE YOUR HUSBAND CAN RELAX IN BODY AND SPIRIT. And above all do not mess with the remote or air conditioner.

 

[OfficerChipmunk]

Did you really expect that when you married Donna? I don't know any female who would do all that on a daily basis. I think that's why it is from a book from the 1950s, NOT 2004.

 

[Live_From_Little_Red]

All of these rules sound very reasonable to me.

Of course I can say that since Sandy and the girls are 500 miles away. I'm sure that Sandy will either not read this post or will have long since forgotten it when I get down to Indiana.

Brian

 

[olbear]

Mrs. Cleaver has left the building!!

Nuff said,

hehehehehe

Winnie

 

[Mickey527]

I think my EX husband wrote that book. I seem to remember being told all that stuff.
He left out one more that my ex father-in-law told me.
And I quote "there is nothing wrong with meeting your husband at the door completely naked with nothing but a martini in your hand." I told him "YUCK!!!!! and I don't drink martinis"
Peggie

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

I can truthfully say that I have never even considered doing a single one of those things.

<i>However,</i> if DH Malcolm would like to deliver any of the above when <b>I</b> arrive home . . .