Meanderings of a Monkey Juggler

I found this article today.  It's from "Housekeeping Monthly" May 13th 1955.  It consists of points of advice for wives of working men.

• 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.
• Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him.  His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
• At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum.  Try to encourage the children to be quiet.
• 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.
• Arrange his cushion and offer to take off his shoes.  Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
• Don't ask him questions about his actions.  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.

I might show K this little thing.  She's into tradition.

Seriously though why did I bother with this?  Mainly because so many women I come across from day to day still believe this crap.  I see women every day who clearly won't speak up because it's not their "right".  I had a college friend who was muslim and she had a boyfriend whom her parents had no inkling about.  She said that when she graduated then she would tell them because she will have earned some respect from her father.  What?  So you have no respect from him despite being clever, witty and eminently practical?  Weird.

I wonder when we can get shot of idiotic beliefs and traditions like this old "good advice".

Have fun.