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Badmoon Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:30 pm

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
they did when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an
oversensitive woman.

Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to showher age. I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from work and 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 twice 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 hey guys - we take 'em 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 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 than she used to - this past Saturday 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 guy. I told her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while. And, as long as she was making one for herself, I asked her to make one for me as well.

I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support and encourage Christine. But you guys need to know that I understand I'm that showing this much consideration isn't always easy. In fact, many men will find it difficult some will even 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 a little 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

NOTE: Jim died suddenly on March 2nd 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 ass, with barely 5 inches of the grip showing and a sledge hammer lying nearby.

His wife Christine was arrested and charged with murder. On Friday, the all-woman jury took only 15 minutes to find her 'Not Guilty', accepting
her defense that Jim somehow, without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club.