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Originally posted by YUMAN:
Excerpts from an old housewives book

Your goal is to try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order, tranquillity, where your husband can revive himself himself in body and spirit.

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. Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and it is one of your duties to provide it.

Minimise all noise: At the time of his arrival eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer and vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him, greet him with a smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

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.

Some don'ts:

Don't greet him with problems or complaints.

Don't complain if he is late for dinner, or even if he stays out all night; count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day. Don't ask him about his action or question his judgement or integrity; remember, he is the master of the house and will always exercise this with fairness and truthfulness - you have no right to question him.

A good housewife always knows her place!

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try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order, tranquillity