Good Old Ron

>> Notes From Thoughtful Ron:
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> 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.
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> When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are
>oversensitive, and there’s nothing worse than an oversensitive woman.
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> My name is Ron……Let me relate how I handled the situation
>with my wife, Julie. When I took “early retirement” last year, it
>became necessary for Julie to get a full-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.
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> I usually get home from the golf course 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…
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> 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 appreciates
>this, as it does
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> seem to motivate her to get them done before she goes to bed.
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> I really think my experience as a teacher helps a lot. I
>consider telling people what they ought to do as one of my strong
>points…Now that she has gotten older, she does seem to get tired so
>much more quickly. Our washer and dryer are in the basement. Sometimes she says she just
> can’t make another trip down those steps I don’t make a big
>issue of this; as long as she finishes up the laundry the next evening,
>I’m willing to overlook it. Not only that, but unless I need something
>ironed to wear to the Monday lodge meeting, or to Wednesday’s or
>Saturday’s poker
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> club, or to Tuesday’s or Thursday’s bowling, or something like
>that, I will tell her to wait until the next evening to do the
>ironing.. This gives her a little more time to do some of those odds
>and ends like shampooing the dog, vacuuming or dusting…
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> Also, if I had a really good day on the course and it was wet
>and muddy, my clubs are a mess, so I let her clean them, you know…..
>get the grit off the grips and a little light Brillo on the club faces
>at a casual pace. My golf bag is heavy so I lift it out of the trunk
>for her. Women are delicate, have
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> weak wrists and can’t lift heavy stuff as good as men. But I did
>tell her I don’t like to be wakened during my after-golf nap, so rather
>than bother me, she can put them back in the trunk when she’s finished.
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> 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 and offer encouragement I tell her to stretch
>it out over two or even
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> three days. That way she won’t have to rush so much.
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> I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and
> then wouldn’t hurt her any (if you know what I mean).
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> I like to think tact is one of my strong points.
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> 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 yard. 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, and then take her break by my hammock.
>That way she can talk with me until I fall asleep.
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> I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Julie.
> I’m not saying that showing this much consideration is easy. Many men
>will find it difficult.
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> 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.
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> After all, we are put on this earth to help each other…
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> Signed,
> Ron
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> EDITOR’S NOTE: Ron died suddenly Thursday Feb. 3. He was found
>with a Calloway extra long 50-inch Big Bertha Golf Driver II rammed up
>his butt, with only 2 inches of grip showing…His wife Julie was
>arrested, but the all-woman Grand Jury accepted her defence that he
>accidentally sat on it, and she was released on Friday, Feb 4.
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>Martin[biggrin]
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