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- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:35:56 +0100
> ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND
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> It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it
>
> becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of
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> housekeeping as when they were younger.
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>
> When you notice this, try not to yell at them.
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> Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an oversensitive woman.
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> My name is Ron. Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife.
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> When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary for Carol Anne to get a
> full-time job, along with her part-time job, both for extra income and for
> the health benefits that we needed.
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>
> Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to show her
> age.
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> I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from
> work.
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> 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.
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>
> I don't yell at her.
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> Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she gets dinner on
> the table.
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> I generally have lunch in the Men's Grill at the club, so eating out is not
> reasonable.
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> I'm ready for some home-cooked grub when I hit that door.
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> She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating.
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> But now it's not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after
> dinner.
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> I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each evening
> that they won't clean themselves.
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> I know she really appreciates this, as it does seem to motivate her to get
> them done before she goes to bed.
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> Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think.
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> For example, she will say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay
> the monthly bills during her lunch hour.
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>
> But, Boys, we take 'em for better or worse, so I just smile and offer
> encouragement.
> I tell her to stretch it out over two, or even three days.
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> That way, she won't have to rush so much.
>
> I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then wouldn't hurt
> her any (if you know what I mean).
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>
> I like to think tact is one of my strong points.
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> When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods.
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> She had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the yard.
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> I try not to make a scene.
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> I'm a fair man.
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> I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed
> lemonade and just sit for a while.
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> And, as long as she is making one for herself, she may as well make one for
> me, too.
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> I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support my wife.
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>
> I'm not saying that showing this much consideration is easy.
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> Many men will find it difficult. Some will find it impossible!
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> Nobody knows better than I do how frustrating women get as they get older.
>
>
> However, Guys, even if you just use a little more tact and less criticism of
> your aging wife because of this article, I will consider that writing it was
> well worthwhile.
>
> After all, we are put on this earth to help each other.
>
>
> EDITOR'S NOTE:
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> Ron died suddenly on January 31 of a perforated rectum.
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> 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, and a sledge hammer laying nearby.
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> His wife was arrested and charged with murder.
>
> The all-woman jury took only 10 minutes to find her Not Guilty, accepting her
> defense
> that Ron, somehow without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club.
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