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Housewife Handbook

oh, wow! The housewife handbook given to me by six people in my husband’s family they all got thrown out the window the same day from an apartment we rented ten stories up from the sidewalk have a drink ready for him when he comes home have his favorite music playing have his dinner ready to serve hot do everything you can to make him comfortable they got pitched after I had endured six hours of a screaming baby my headache was killing me my back was breaking and he was still at work, enjoying peace and quiet.

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Date: 7/24/2023 1:05:00 PM
Ha! I had a similar one, Caren! Mine also mentioned wearing a freshly ironed clean and pretty outfit and having your hair done and make-up on when he walked in the door. What world did the writers of that book live in?
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/25/2023 9:33:00 PM
They lived in the world where men made all the rules and told their women how to behave and how to dress Ilene

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