Posted on 10/14/2005 10:20:29 AM PDT by add925
The good wife's guide
1. 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. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal(especially his favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.
5. Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper etc and then run a dustcloth over the tables.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Be happy to see him.
9. Greet him with a warm smile and shoe sincerity in your desire to please him.
10. 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 first- remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
11. 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.
12. Your goal: Try to make sure your homeis a place of peace, order and tranquility where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
13. Dont greet him with complaints and problems.
14. Dont complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.
15. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
16. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
17. Dont ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will alwaysexercise his will with fairness and truthfullness. You have no right to question him.
18. A good wife always knows her place.
If you lived near Dallas, I would suggest a visit to my church, St. Ann's in Coppell. There are hundreds of strikingly beautiful and vivacious women in my parish, and there are different ministeries, depending upon your age.
As I received the Sacrament of Reconciliation last night, I will proceed no further.
ROTFLMAOPIMP!!!!
I am unaware of any FR rule which says: "You can post lies, as long as they're not in Breaking News."
What you need to do is hit the abuse button
and ask the mods to pull the thread.
That is the only way out of this.
You have a lot of nerve to post that list. No brains, but a lot of nerve.
Thirty odd years? And I thought putting up with her through pregnancy was tough. I'll bet he wished for just a few normal years.
You're made for each other. I hope you have fun inflicting yourselves on each other for whatever period you're able to stand it.
pinging for later when i can print it off (this is going on the wall!)
At least you wouldn't have ask "Where's the Beaver"?
ROTFLMAOPIMP!!!!
I kinda like that one myself. :>)
Wow. We both drop the 'Stripes' bomb within 20 seconds of each other... scary. I guess fate is pretty smart after all. :)
Congratulations to you two... Did you meet here?
I met my husband here, and I know of a few others!
Put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
And go out to the car and change the tyre.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe,
And then go fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.
Bookmark
Shouldn't you be off somewhere telling that b*tch to shut up and fix you a pot pie?
I actually have a homemaking textbook from the early 1900's (forget the year) that has a section with recipes for meals that can be cooking in the woodstove while you clean the barn.
Nope. Elsewhere. I infected GreenEggsNHam with FReeperitis.
I homeschool so I"m having to actually TEACH the math to my son - poor kid........
rotflmao!!!!
Sounds like lyrics from "Lay Around The Shanty [and put a good buzz on]"
ROTFLMAO!
Oops.....perhaps I need a refresher course in typing........."management"........ lol
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