ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND!!!

It is important for men to remember that as women grow older, it
becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping
as when they were younger.

When this becomes apparent, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive
and there's nothing worse than an oversensitive woman.

My name is Ron.
Let me relate how I handled this situation with my wife, Carol.

When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary for Carol to get
a full-time job along with her part-time job, both for extra income
and for the health benefits that we needed. Shortly after she started
working, I noticed she was beginning to show her age. I usually get
home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from work.

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. I don't yell at her.
Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she gets
dinner on the table.
I generally have lunch in the Grill at the golf club, so eating out is not
an option for us in the evening, I'm ready for some home-cooked food
when I walk through that door.

She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating but now it's
not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after
dinner.

I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each
evening that they won't clean themselves.
I know she really appreciates this, as it does seem to motivate her to
get them done before she goes to bed.

Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think. For example, she
will say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly
bills
during her lunch hour, but chaps, we take them for better or worse, so
I just smile and offer encouragement. I tell her to stretch it out
over two or
even three days. That way, she won't have to rush so much. I also
remind her that missing lunch completely now and then would help her
figure.
I like to think tact is one of my strong points.

When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods.
She had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the lawn.
I tried not to make a scene. I'm a fair man. I told her to fix herself a nice
big cold glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and just relax for a while.
And, as long as she is making one for herself, she might as well make
one for me too.


I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Carol.
I'm not saying that showing this much patience and consideration is
easy.
Many men would find it difficult if not impossible. Nobody knows
better than I do how frustrating women get as they get older.

However, Chaps, even if you just use a little more tact and less
criticism of your ageing wife as a result of reading this article, I
will
consider that writing it was well worthwhile. After all, we are put on
this earth to help each other.

Ron died suddenly of a perforated rectum after publishing this letter.

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.
Ron, somehow without looking, must have accidentally sat down on his golf club