The Good Wife's Guide - 1955

The Good Wife's Guide
From Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May, 1955

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 be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.
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 one of your duties is to provide it.
Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.
During 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 to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.
Be happy to see him.
Greet him with a warm 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.
Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
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.
A good wife always knows her place.

OK, so I only post this to remind myself of the way it once was. The ways SAHM did treat the husbands as if he was the master. Nowadays, we are a team. We both run the household. I do see it that Brian does allow me to stay at home with Bella and Cooper. He could say, no, go find a job, the kids can go to daycare. We can afford daycare, if we can afford MDO, we can afford daycare. But Brian allows me to stay home and raise our children and I feel blessed that he does allow me that time with our children. I do believe they will be completely different children than if they were raised by daycare workers. Ah, how I love my husband. The above is funny, some of the things I did go Hmm, at. Maybe I should try. Like the makeup, but it will never happen. I hate makeup, he knows that. I think he would wonder what was up if I put makeup on just for him. And my face breaks out when I wear it, so not only would I look worse with a nasty broken out face, but a nasty face with makeup on that covers up the break outs and then makeup to cover up the cover up. Just now a pretty picture in my head. You get the picture too!