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Comment by Craig on July 22, 2012 at 4:51am

ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND TO OTHER HUSBANDS:

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 you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are overly sensitive, and there’s nothing worse than an oversensitive woman.

My name is Jim.

Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife, Terri.

When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary for Terri 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 Men’s Grill at the club so eating out is not reasonable. I’m ready for some home-cooked grub when I hit 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, boys, we take ‘em for better or worse, so I just smile an do 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 wouldn’t hurt her any (if you know what I mean). 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 try not to make a scene. I’m a fair man. I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while. And, as long as she is making one for herself, she may as well make one for me, too.

I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Terri. I’m not saying that showing this much consideration is easy. Many men will find it difficult. Some will find it impossible! Nobody knows better than I do how frustrating women get as they get older. However, guys, even if you just use a little more tact and less criticism of your aging wife because of this article, I will consider that writing it was well worthwhile.

After all, we are put on this earth to help each other.

Signed,

Jim

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Jim died suddenly on February 7 of a perforated rectum. 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, and a sledge hammer laying nearby. His wife Terri was arrested and charged with murder. < The all-women jury took only 10 minutes to find her Not Guilty, accepting her defense that Jim, somehow without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club.

Man, I bet I had some of you spun up at 1st...  Remember, my 1st name is not Jim.....

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 21, 2012 at 8:19pm

Oh you big stinker...

Comment by BowflexLA -SeaBee on July 21, 2012 at 5:00pm

LMBO!!!

Comment by Concernedad on July 21, 2012 at 4:52pm

Comment by Concernedad on July 21, 2012 at 4:48pm

I dunno. I don't have the clearance necessary to find them.

Comment by BowflexLA -SeaBee on July 20, 2012 at 3:14pm

Ok, time for the answer to the Pic.

Comment by DramaSoul on July 20, 2012 at 12:34pm

Concernedad...Holy Cow!

Comment by Concernedad on July 19, 2012 at 2:37pm

can you find the 8 Navy Seals in the picture?

Comment by Concernedad on July 19, 2012 at 2:36pm

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 19, 2012 at 1:47pm

Drama - Yes...there are two ways.

Save it as a picture to your Picture library...then you can use the "Image" icon to load it and put it in your post.

Buuuttt...that's long and detailed...I will post the "how to.." if you all would like. It would show you how to load any picture/image to your Library and then load it here. This is actually the best way for images rather than copying and pasting (though that does work) but you can resize and reposition it...also sometimes when I have just copy and pasted...it disappears. Then there are those sites that tell you to save it and NOT to copy and paste.

The Penguin is a GIF though so he has a HTML code and you can Embed him like you would a smiley.

Save the webpage that he is on to your Favorites on your Computer.

Here is the link:

http://www.sherv.net/penguin-emoticon-143.html (I set it to open in a new tab on your Computer so you won't loose this one)

What I have done is to make a Folder in my favorites on my Computer titled "EMOTICONS" and then I save all of my html's etc. in there. (I re-title for ease of use)

Then embed him like you would a smiley.

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