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![]() Advice from a retired husband..Ladies please pay attn and do the right thing for your husband, poor fellow..
![]() How about this slave driver? > > > It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it > becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as > when they were younger. When this becomes apparent, try not to yell at > them. Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an > oversensitive woman. > > My name is Ron. Let me relate how I handled this situation with my > wife, Carol. When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary for > Carol to get a full-time job, along with her part-time job, both for > extra income and for the health benefits that we needed. > > > Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to show > her age. I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she > gets home from work > > Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says she has to > rest for half an hour or so before she starts dinner. I don't yell at > her. Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she > gets dinner on the table. > > > I generally have lunch in the Grill at the golf club, so eating out is > not an option for us in the evening. I'm ready for some home-cooked > food when I walk through that door. She used to do the dishes as soon > as we finished eating but now it's not unusual for them to sit on the > table for several hours after dinner. > > I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each > evening that they won't clean themselves. I know she really appreciates > this, as it does seem to motivate her to get them done before she goes > to bed. > > Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think. For example, she will > say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills > during her lunch hour, but chaps, we take them for better or worse, so > I just smile and offer encouragement. I tell her to stretch it out > over two, or even three days. That way, she won't have to rush so much. > I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then would help > her figure. I like to think tact is one of my strong points. > > When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods. > She had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the > lawn. I tried not to make a scene. I'm a fair man. I told her to fix > herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, and > just relax for a while. And, as long as she is making one for herself, > she might as well make one for me too. > > I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Carol. > I'm not saying that showing this much patience & consideration is easy. > Many men would find it difficult if not impossible. Nobody knows better > than I do how frustrating women get as they get older. > > > However, Chaps, even if you just use a little more tact and less > criticism of your ageing wife as a result of reading this article, I > will consider that writing it was well worthwhile. After all, we are > put on this earth to help each other. > > > Ron died suddenly of a perforated rectum after publishing this letter. > > > The police report says he was found with a Calloway extra-long 50-inch > Big Bertha Driver II golf club jammed up his rear end, with barely 5 > inches of grip showing. A sledge hammer was laying nearby. > > > His wife Carol, was arrested and charged with murder. The all-woman > jury took only 9 minutes to find her "Not Guilty", accepting her > defence that Ron, somehow without looking, accidentally sat down on his > golf club. >
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