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For those of you who didn't grow up during the Fifties (including me), somebody put
out some little booklet called "The Good Wives' Guide", which should really be called
"The Manual for Machismic Jackasses Who Treat Women Like Crap". It's travesties like
this that helped bring about the feminist movement. While I'm not a feminist per se, I DO
believe women have the same rights as men and boundaries that need to be respected. I
don't grow nostalgic for the days of June Cleaver, and I don't buy the garbage
you're about to read---hence my little comments. Enjoy!
AUTHOR'S NOTE (please read!):
In NO way am I 'man-bashing' with this piece, and my most heartfelt apologies to
all my male DA-pals. All I'm 'bashing' is the domineering attitude represented by
The Good Wives' Guide--and only those still crazy enough to BELIEVE all
that baloney. Just wanted to clear that up. ~Mouselady
***************
The Fifties Are Over...
And You Lost, You JERKS!
A Commentary on "The Good Wives Guide" by Mouselady
_____________________________________________________
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 favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
You'll get a frozen dinner and LIKE it, you dirty...
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. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
Fine. I'll put on a black leather outfit and greet him at the door wearing spurs. (How boring can THAT be?)
Clear away clutter.
Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Gather up schoolbooks, toys, papers, etc. and then run a dustcloth over the tables.
Over the winter 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.
So will setting his bed on fire.
Prepare the children.
Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces, comb their hair, and if necessary change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.
Then he came to the WRONG house.
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.
You mean, DON'T clean the rug or do the laundry, then duct tape the kids' mouths? Sounds like a plan.
Be happy to see him.
Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
Sure thing...after a few belts of Jack Daniels.
Listen to him.
You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the right time. Let him talk first--remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
Yeah, RIGHT.
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 real need to be at home and relax.
Okay. He can have the whole house to himself while I'm out partying all night.
Your goal.
Try to make sure that your home is a place of peace and tranquility where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
Giving him a frontal lobotomy would do that, too.
Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
Don't 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 throught that day.
Yeah...fooling around with his secretary must really take a lot out of him.
Make him comfortable.
Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or a warm drink ready for him. 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 judgement or integrity. Remember, he is master of the house and as such, will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness.
[insert derisive laughter here]
You have no right to question him. A good wife knows her place.
And tonight HIS place will be on the COUCH !!!!
out some little booklet called "The Good Wives' Guide", which should really be called
"The Manual for Machismic Jackasses Who Treat Women Like Crap". It's travesties like
this that helped bring about the feminist movement. While I'm not a feminist per se, I DO
believe women have the same rights as men and boundaries that need to be respected. I
don't grow nostalgic for the days of June Cleaver, and I don't buy the garbage
you're about to read---hence my little comments. Enjoy!
AUTHOR'S NOTE (please read!):
In NO way am I 'man-bashing' with this piece, and my most heartfelt apologies to
all my male DA-pals. All I'm 'bashing' is the domineering attitude represented by
The Good Wives' Guide--and only those still crazy enough to BELIEVE all
that baloney. Just wanted to clear that up. ~Mouselady
***************
The Fifties Are Over...
And You Lost, You JERKS!
A Commentary on "The Good Wives Guide" by Mouselady
_____________________________________________________
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 favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
You'll get a frozen dinner and LIKE it, you dirty...
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. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
Fine. I'll put on a black leather outfit and greet him at the door wearing spurs. (How boring can THAT be?)
Clear away clutter.
Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Gather up schoolbooks, toys, papers, etc. and then run a dustcloth over the tables.
Over the winter 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.
So will setting his bed on fire.
Prepare the children.
Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces, comb their hair, and if necessary change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.
Then he came to the WRONG house.
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.
You mean, DON'T clean the rug or do the laundry, then duct tape the kids' mouths? Sounds like a plan.
Be happy to see him.
Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
Sure thing...after a few belts of Jack Daniels.
Listen to him.
You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the right time. Let him talk first--remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
Yeah, RIGHT.
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 real need to be at home and relax.
Okay. He can have the whole house to himself while I'm out partying all night.
Your goal.
Try to make sure that your home is a place of peace and tranquility where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
Giving him a frontal lobotomy would do that, too.
Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
Don't 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 throught that day.
Yeah...fooling around with his secretary must really take a lot out of him.
Make him comfortable.
Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or a warm drink ready for him. 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 judgement or integrity. Remember, he is master of the house and as such, will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness.
[insert derisive laughter here]
You have no right to question him. A good wife knows her place.
And tonight HIS place will be on the COUCH !!!!
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Here's a treat for you feminists out there, with an apology to the more sensitive males in the DA crowd. 
Those of you who grew up in the 1950's, or at least collect a lot of 50's junk, might remember a
book called The Good Wives Guide. An episode of NCSI featured it in a story about some
psychotic Navy chaplain who kidnapped women and kept them holed up in an underground chamber.
Anyway, this book is SHAMELESSLY sexist and chauvinistic; and even I, who am not a Women's Libber
but hate sexism (yet LOVE that 'pedestal'), find it an absolute outrage. A couple of years back I created
a little page with some quotes from Good Wives Guide, but with my own little commentary. Hope
you enjoy them.
Those of you who grew up in the 1950's, or at least collect a lot of 50's junk, might remember a
book called The Good Wives Guide. An episode of NCSI featured it in a story about some
psychotic Navy chaplain who kidnapped women and kept them holed up in an underground chamber.
Anyway, this book is SHAMELESSLY sexist and chauvinistic; and even I, who am not a Women's Libber
but hate sexism (yet LOVE that 'pedestal'), find it an absolute outrage. A couple of years back I created
a little page with some quotes from Good Wives Guide, but with my own little commentary. Hope
you enjoy them.
© 2006 - 2024 mouselady
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Ahah, sorry, guess I didn't really making myself clear. I was referring to the original "Good Wives Guide" as the next Hitler's reign XXD