Puuleezee give us a break, this was the prevailing blah blah back then. They forgot to say not to chide him for having a mistress because his job is so stress-full he needs to spend time with someone younger and hotter than you, and oh yes, he likes his scrambled eggs soft but not runny, his shirts with light starch and the socks rolled from the top down. I don't know who wrote this but he needs to be turning on a spit in a hot place full of angry women.

OMG!!! You are right ... no wonder ...
Is this straight from "Leave it to Beaver"?
I wonder if there really were women who tried to be this way?

Anyway ... it ain't happenin' at this house!!! LOL

Are you kidding me, A good wife always knows her place? I am so mad now I could spit nails! No wonder the Hippie Generation came about. I do a lot of things for my DH because I want to. I know my Grandmother did her best to do this for my Grandfather with three daughters, one with Cerebral Palsy and a son born when she was in her early 40's. She was all alone when my Grandfather left for WWII. Sheesh! I feel spoiled compared to all of that.

I agree Gramma Nan I love my husband we are equal I make sure dinner is ready because I love too sit with my family and enjoy the company it is relaxing and we all enjoy it. I do some of these things but not because I have to because it just seems right. Wow what an interesting article. But that is in the past and in todays world would not hold up too well. My place is right next to my husband working as a team!!!

Thanks for the laugh.

I do a lot of those things for my husband cheerfully.
That's how I was raised, a woman takes care of the home her husband provides for her. My husband makes sure I have what my heart desires, a new truck every few years, a fantastic sewing room and plenty of laughter in the house.

LMBO I would never have been able to be a "Good Wife" :roll: :lol::lol:

Since you brought the topic up!! You got to watch this! My DD posted this to her father f/b. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCdKD...eature=related

SHOOT wrong url will have to look it back up!!!

Well! That sure got my panties in a wad!!!

Sadly, yes there were. I know this from my own family, however I never did learn my place...in my family it was God/the church/males of any age and then women, children last of all. I guess I was just too stubborn and obstinate as I was so often told by my grandmother. I got out as soon as I could and never looked back. I am still an uppity woman.

I "prepare my children" daily. They're best with a little Montreal steak seasoning. Funny post. We've come a long way, baby! My teen daughter had big eyes when I told her women had only been allowed to vote in the US for 80 years.

This just shows how things have changed.
I've seen this before, there is one out about school teachers way back also.
I saw these years ago, nothing new, I never heard of a woman like this in real life.

Well, okay -- I admit I was raised this way. Women did all the cooking, cleaning, as well as worked in the fields along with their husbands. Men were served first, children second and women last. While the men napped after that huge meal we used to call "dinner", women cleaned up the kitchen and took care of the children. Golly gee, if only my grandma could see me now!! :!: :shock: :lol:

Oh well can'tbring it up. If you go to youtube type in the man song on the search! It is so cute you will enjoy

Where did you find this?

:D I would not have made it a month back in that time. :D I am all for my DH being the man of the house. He supports me in every way & I do what I can to make our home comfortable & inviting. We treat each other as equals. We are a team and work together very well. :wink:

I think that got 'doctored' a little bit - I've seen it before and I think somebody added a few - mainly the ones about letting him run around all night, or going out without you... etc. Probably added as somebody's idea of a huge joke.

My mother was a new wife at the time that was published. It didn't work that way in our house as we were growing up. My mom and dad were equal partners.

Makes you realize why so many women entered convents in those days.

My dad bought me a book like this when I was young...LOL - they had a book fair at his work. When I was reading it I was like are you kidding....it was in the 70's - and Yes...my Mom was like that...and still is...Not me...my husband is awesome and helps with everything. But than again my Mom did not work...

Geeze...I am surprised they didn't suggest she kiss his butt and lick his poor tired feet!!! It was probably written by a man! :hunf: :thumbdown:

I love where it says "his conversation topics are much more important than yours". yeah, right. :roll: :thumbdown:

DH was reading this post over my shoulder. "What a load of crap!" was his openion. Thank goodness I have a very enlightened hubby.

Well, I'll never make the "Good Wife" nomination list!

Agh yes, things have definitely changed in most ways for the better. I still have my hubby spoiled, but he's doing better all the time. Over twenty years ago, he was whining and complaining about his job. He said I had it easy staying at home with the two kiddos all day. I said, all right I'll go out and get a job and provide for this family and you can stay at home and see just how easy it is. Sooo,, that's what happened. He decided rather quickly that he owed me an apology, saying it was much harder than he ever imagined.. I wanted to write those words in stone...

You might want to amend that to " My Mom did not work outside the home, nor were her labors rewarded with a paycheck."

When my DS were smaller I could not afford a babysitter for 2 so I quit work to become a babysitter. DH would come home from "work" and snidely say something about what I had done during the day. I kept my sons 8&4, 4yr, 3yr, 2 2yr and 2 under 1. He had to have knee surgery and was to be out of work for 8 wks. I Requested that he help me with the 2 babies (bottles & playing) I did diapers. He was back to work in a month. He could not take the "activity". Swore he would never complain again if Dinner was a few minutes late and there were toys on the floor.

At this point DS and DIL are separated because she was raised that the husband was to work and provide everything and she was to "look pretty" when he came home.(HER WORDS)
I just tell them it takes 2!

Nothing to add, y'all have said it all so well.LOL

Yes, way back in the 1930s, I remember that the men got fed first, the women came in last and sat down to eat, while the kids were fed in the kitchen. The women sometimes didn't get the good parts of meat, that went to the men, then the kids.

I suppose that it was a throwback to when the mens' strength was vital to keeping the home and family safe.

As for welcoming the man home, that's good sense. I would hand him a cold drink in summer, hot tea in winter, the newspaper, then rush in and fry ONE piece of bacon, then stare into the freezer, wondering just what the heck to cook for dinner. But in the meantime 'he' was settled in comfort, knowing that dinner was on its way and not to much in touch with the timing of it. Kept him happy till we were parted by his last stroke.

[ Over twenty years ago, he was whining and complaining about his job. He said I had it easy staying at home with the two kiddos all day. He decided rather quickly that he owed me an apology, saying it was much harder than he ever imagined..
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When I broke my ankle way back in the mid 1970s, my husband took off from work to take care of the kids and house. It was an eye opener to him!! One daughter, age 16, was allergic to wheat and milk, other daughter, one year older, flatly refused to eat eggs "because they came from a chicken's butt" and son, 7, tried to refuse to eat anything except macaroni.

PLUS the old Doberman had to have a special diet, the young Dobie had to have extra fat in her diet, the old cat had kidney problems and had to have a special diet, and the young cat had to have special kitten food.

After I returned from a week in the hospital, my dear, DEAR husband told me many times how he appreciated my never complaining about staying home. That lovely man was forever supportive of anything I wanted to do to get out of the house, volunteering with Red Cross, hospital, etc. He was the best.

We just read this in my gender stereotypes class last week! Yes, we were by surprised some of the things on here.

Ouch......

If my MOTH tried to do this, this is what would happen to him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfvbTW08IkQ

Don't complain if he stays out all night?

I'd say these 'tips' were written by a man!

wheres the ad telling HIM what to do and be like?? lol

Sadly I think there are some women who believe this is the best way to have a family, they were brought up thinking this.
One is not their own person, they are robotic instead.

I know some women like that too. They are usually very pretty and well dressed, but difficult to have a conversation with. I thought it was a product of too much consumerism, but if she was brought up without any emphasis on developing into a productive and independent person, it can't have helped. Her parents did her (and your son!) a great disservice by limiting her self image like that. The modern world must be a scary place for her!

I have been recently laid off...so since I am home iI do most of the house stuff, shopping, cleaning, dumps run...meals on the table every night...fingers crossed I may be starting a new job on Monday...I can see doing the house stuff and meals if not working...but it is a lot of work keeping up a house but easier than having a full time job and then doing it all....

I remember them days.
I never saw my Mother in pants or shorts until after my Father died in 1958.

My mother was know to do this, and for the most part still does. I grew up in the 60's, thought I never really did embrace the Hippie movement, I quietly became independent in my own way. My girls are strong and confident women with a gentle side as well.