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1950 Home Economics
- via Ms. Taylor
The following is from an actual 1950s Home Economics
textbook intended for High School girls, teaching how to prepare for married life.
1. Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious
meal - on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been
thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry
when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the
warm welcome needed.
2. Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will 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. His boring day may need a
lift.
3. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the
house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys,
paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he
has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you
a lift too.
4. Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and
faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary, change their
clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing
the part.
5. Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of
washer, dryer, dishwasher, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be
quiet. Be happy to see him.
Greet him with a warm smile.
6. Some DON'TS: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain
if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might
have gone through that day.
7. Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or
suggest he lie 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, soft,
soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.
8. Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of
his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.
9. Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to
dinner, instead try to understand his world of strain and pressure and
his need to be home and relax.
10. The Goal: try to make your home a place of peace and order where your
husband can relax.
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