Wednesday 20 October 2010

Make handbook not housework

There was a handbook about housework in the sixties, mainly for women. A snippet from this book:

You have to remember that you have to prepare for your husband coming home from work every day. Prepare the children, wash them up, comb them, and clothe them in ceremonial clothes. Children have to line up, and greet the father, when he comes in from the door. Put on a clean apron, and try to make yourself pretty - tie a ribbon on your head, for example. Do not start a conversation with your husband, remember that he is very tired, and he needs to go to work every day for you. Feed him quietly, and only when he is done with the newspaper may you try to talk to him.


There is also some advice to men:

After the sexual act you have to let your wife to go to the bathroom, but there is no need to go after her. Let her be alone, as she might want to cry.

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