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Ha! At least your 17 year old is thinking ahead......

2011-04-25T20:39:50.220+10:00

Ha! At least your 17 year old is thinking ahead...he won't be disappointed after reading your updated guide and will be seeking cooking lessons pronto! x

Love it - I hope that Mr17 takes your rules as gos...

2011-04-25T15:17:34.647+10:00

Love it - I hope that Mr17 takes your rules as gospel and learns to cook!

Thanks for Rewinding at the Fibro.

I marveled my mothers tator tots when I was a kid,...

2011-04-25T13:04:59.400+10:00

I marveled my mothers tator tots when I was a kid, now I realize they were from the frozen foods sections and sprinkled w/ seasoning salt.

so glad we are not living in the 50's---more honest, free & the ability to pause live tv. thank Gawd!

great post!

:D Thanks for the laugh. Times sure have changed t...

2011-04-25T06:58:17.268+10:00

:D Thanks for the laugh. Times sure have changed thank God! I would have failed the '50s rules. It is sad though that so many kids these days have no idea how to cook an actual meal. I say teach your son if he will let you, it may be the only way he gets a good meal when he is on his own.

It's so hard being a 2011 woman, isn't it....

2011-04-24T21:54:45.345+10:00

It's so hard being a 2011 woman, isn't it. The reality is definitely more as you described it, and yet, there is still something in us that expects at least SOME of the 1950s housewife - Look at how popular Nigella is! I feel for young men these days. At least a 1950s working husband knew what to expect - a boring, drunk housewife, trying to cover it up with fluffy goodness. Today, he's likely to get a frazzled, overwhelmed wife, who is feeling inadequate because she just can't get the Betty Draper thing happening OR alternatively, the sassy 2011 version you described above! How do you prepare a 17 year old for that - perhaps teaching him to cook is the best answer after all!

Oh I love the 1950s housewife rules ... they alway...

2011-01-31T14:00:20.527+10:00

Oh I love the 1950s housewife rules ... they always get a laugh from me, but you've just made it funnier with your 2011 version. God, no wonder 1950s wives were depending on Mother's Little Helper. (Gin I think, don't know if they had valium back then? Poor things. My Mum STILL thinks the man is more important, and that it's dreadful if he actually has to iron his own shirt or help out with cooking and/or the kids!

Loved this- very funny! My husband cannot wait for...

2011-01-31T09:35:25.907+10:00

Loved this- very funny! My husband cannot wait for me to go back to work so he can quit, so I think he's quite happy with the modern world. He also has a predilection for Brazilians, and I'm not sure they had those in 1950. ;)

That's just great xx

2011-01-30T21:45:05.504+10:00

That's just great xx

Love it Annie, take off his shoes? Ugh! How great ...

2011-01-30T20:48:19.677+10:00

Love it Annie, take off his shoes? Ugh! How great do WE have it? If I'd been a fifties wife I'd definitely be chain smoking, addicted to bex and Valium, and probably having it off with the door to door vacuum cleaner sales man!

Annie xxx
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Woman you are hilarious! My planning ahead involve...

2011-01-30T20:27:54.241+10:00

Woman you are hilarious! My planning ahead involves checking it there is anything left to defrost in the freezer and then asking him to warm it when he gets home. Wife. Of. The. Year here ;)

I would never have passed muster as a wife in the ...

2011-01-30T19:31:06.671+10:00

I would never have passed muster as a wife in the fifties.... :)
Thanks Annie

"2011 - Leave work, remember you haven't ...

2011-01-30T18:20:02.287+10:00

"2011 - Leave work, remember you haven't taken anything out of the freezer, stop at the local IGA, pick up a hot chook and a premade coleslaw, race home throw it on the bench and tell him to dish up dinner for the kids while you go to the bedroom to get changed. While there you lie on the bed for ten minutes and catch a nanna nap. He'll be so busy with the kids he won't think to come and find you."

This is me. I'm not working, but as he does most of the cooking in the house. This is the best shot I have of providing a meal for all of us! I am also known for slipping off for a quick nap!

Funny post Annie x

I loved this Annie! xx

2011-01-30T18:09:37.250+10:00

I loved this Annie!

xx

Love it. I posted the Good Wife Guide in all its o...

2011-01-30T17:44:04.816+10:00

Love it. I posted the Good Wife Guide in all its original glory (scan of a fax!) ages ago last year, but this is so clever! I'm chuckling, thanks Annie. xx

For Don, I'd consider it. But no, Phil dipped ...

2011-01-30T17:41:34.277+10:00

For Don, I'd consider it. But no, Phil dipped with me I'm afraid. I can cook, just don't overly enjoy it and housework, blah, hate it. Very funny Miss Annie x

Well done, I love it! I think my poor husband gets...

2011-01-30T15:51:12.563+10:00

Well done, I love it! I think my poor husband gets more 2011 housewife than he would like.

Love it! Thanks for the laugh :)

2011-01-30T15:23:49.070+10:00

Love it! Thanks for the laugh :)