I have seen this before and I couldn’t believe what I was reading. So when I saw it again, I had to post it. What is scary about this, is that there are some wife’s and husband’s who still believe in these rules…
Rule 1 – 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 favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
Rule 2 – 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.
Rule 3 — Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip though the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.
Rule 4 — Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper etc. and then run a dust cloth over the tables.
Rule 5 — Over the cooler 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.
Rule 6 — Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children’s hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures, and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimize 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.
Rule 7 — Be happy to see him.
Rule 8 — Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
Rule 9 — 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.
Rule 10 — 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 very real need to be at home and relax.
Rule 11 — Your goal: Try to make your home is a place of peace, order, and tranquility where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
Rule 12 — Don’t complain if he comes home late to dinner, or even if he stays out all night. Compare this as minor compared to what he may have gone through that day.
Rule 13 — Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
Rule 14 — Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
Rule 15 — Don’t ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house, and as such, will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
Rule 16 — A good wife always knows her place.
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Yes, some people do believe in such rules and they SHOULD NOT be “shunned” by people like you who don’t agree with them. Obviously they might not agree with YOUR way of living but it’s no ones fucking business what anyone else does with their life. Someone’s pride and joy might be someone else’ nightmare. No one should be looked down upon for what they CHOOSE to do in life. The keyword here is CHOOSE!!
Aubrie: when anyone decides that it’s okay to subjugate another by putting them in a one-down position, it lessens all of us. No woman should ever live what’s presented in this article. Men are not better than women, men are not the end-all be-all of a woman’s existence. And I DO look down on any woman who willingly lives a demeaned life and on any man who thinks that it’s his right to put a woman in that position.
@k41150
As a male, I find it is my duty to address your ignorance. I have had to endure the social experiments that the federal government mandated on the US military for the last 20 years. What used to take a single man to lift now has labels on them requiring a 4 person lift. To violate this is to risk reprimand. A team consists of 4 persons and I create the teams based on rank and status. It so happened i had a team of all women. They could not come close to meeting the time standard for setting up a telecom site so I had to rate them as failing. I was then ordered to balance out the teams and ensure that there was an equal handicap to all teams. This has proven to me time and time again that no matter how much women claim to be equal, it will not make it so. I never claimed that I could out sew or out iron a woman. I am amazed at the way a woman manages a household. they are truly domestic goddesses. I do not go out of my way to prove that I can do everything a woman can do, but you on the other hand seems it is your mission to prove you are equal to a man. Know this: No matter how hard you try, you will never come close to being a man although you may look like one, you will never be one. The whole idea is that the the differences in the sexes are what ensures the survival of the species. As more women opt out of partnering with men and men opting out in favor of other men, we are doomed. It is the synergy of the man-woman partnership that is our only hope. Today’s women leave the raising of their children to strangers so they can go out and compete with men for what they feel is being denied them. As a result, what used to only require a single income now requires two because the wage pool has been diluted thanks to all the Feminazis.
No matter how many times or how loud you shout, you will never be equal nor should either sex contend to be.
Now get back to the kitchen and make me a sandwich!
I am a 32 year old wife of 12 years and mother of 3 beautiful daughters. Several years ago I read this book and was fascinated in the pride women used to take in keeping their house a home. Why can’t we embrace this art and see the beauty that it is? I was raised by a family of feminist women who wanted so much to be equal that many of them decided not to shave their armpit hair anymore. I never understood the contradiction they were pushing – “be proud to be a woman”…but act and look like a man whenever possible??? If you’re so proud of being a women, then shave your legs and armpits, put that pretty bow in your hair and embrace all that it is to be a woman.
Now, as I said I am the mother of three and I was lucky enough to be a stay at home mother for the last 5 years, but the economy is impossible now and I have no choice but to leave my children in order to put food in their mouths. I can’t keep my home the way I used to, it is a mess. I am ashamed of how we live now and I am worried about my children because when they come home they aren’t being embraced by the warmth I’ve spent the day creating, instead they are being rushed through the evening as I try to complete all of the same duties that I used to have all day to complete. I don’t understand how some women can call this “equal.” Our families are suffering for feminists and their silly pride (IMO far worst than a man’s pride anyday) and this IS what is going wrong with our country! Women were created to be mothers that is our GIFT – not our burden!
Of the posts that I have put on my blog, this one seems to effect people. I only hope that the economy improves so mothers can be mothers.
Whether a person is satisfied in what he or she is doing depends on the quantum of happiness and pride they are getting from what they are indulged in.I’m a happy house wife because I’m enjoying my duties,responsibilities and privileges as a homemaker.I dont think that the rules given in Good Housewife’s Guide is something which could not be imagined or practiced nowadays.A dedicated wife can obviously make her home a Heaven and make the life of each person in her family worthliving.Giving enough concern and due respect to one’s own husband and undertaking the household jobs including the care of kids can never be considered as something which diminishes the value of womenhood.These all things can perfectly be done only by a GOOD HOUSEWIFE.