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It is a good thing that I wasn't born into the generation before mine!
Years ago I was wandering through an antiques store when I came across a book that offered advice on how to be the perfect wife. This book was published in 1953...the year I was born. I literally laughed out loud as I scanned some of the chapters. And in my head I was writing my own version*.
For example:
The book said:
1) "Dinner should always be on the table when your husband arrives home."
*I say: "Okay. But, that kind of depends on how fast the delivery guy can get here."
The book said:
2) "You should always greet him at the door with a smile."
* I can do that. I can paste some fake-ass smile on my face as I tell him what brats "HIS" kids were while he was gone.
The book said:
3) "Don't burden him with anything that happened at home." Not until he has had a "few hours to unwind" from his busy day at work.
*No problem. I guess I can wait a few more hours before I explain why "HIS" kids are duct taped to the clothesline poles out back.
The book said:
4) "Never go to bed mad."
* Fine. Let me get the coffee going...looks like I'm gonna be up for the next few days.
I had completely forgotten about this book until a few weeks ago, when, on-line, I stumbled across what appeared to be some advice from this same book. I read a paragraph about how it is a wife's job to support her husbands career. Based on this premise, the book said the wife "should have a party to entertain her husbands employer." It also said that the party "should be set up in a way that allows her husband to freely display his talents."
Well...okay. But, this could be kind of scary! What if you have one of those environmentally irresponsible husbands whose only talent seems to be walking around in his boxers contributing methane gas into the atmosphere? Just how would you incorporate THAT talent into a party theme?
