How To Be The Perfect 1950s Housewife
The 1950s wife is slowly returning in the 20st century.
The name may have changed several times over the years, but the job remains the same. Running a happy, healthy home is a difficult but important challenge – and the women that do it, whether they call themselves Stay at Home Moms, Housewives, or something else, deserve our admiration. Of course, the demands of running a home today are rather different to the demands of the 1950s.
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The housework side of things is easier, but the financial side of things is harder, and the challenges of raising a child have changed, with new social pressures – and media pressures, pulling our kids astray. If you’re curious to see how society has changed, here’s a few tips from the 1950s. Would you make a good 1950s wife?
1. Have dinner ready for when your husband gets home.
2. Prepare yourself – no husband wants to come home to a wife that looks like a maid. If you’ve been working hard, take some time to freshen yourself up, and wear silk underwear, tie your hair back with a ribbon, and put on a smart dress and heels.
3. Be cheerful – after a hard day at work your husband doesn’t want to hear your mundane complaints. Listen to him as he lets out his work frustrations, and try to cheer him up.
4. Clear away the clutter – a tidy home is a happy home.
5. Prepare his work clothes for the following day – iron his trousers and silk shirts, put out clean socks, and polish his shoes so he doesn’t have to worry about anything the following morning.
6. Keep the kids out of the way – make sure the kids have their homework done, are bathed, and clean. Get them to run off any excess energy by playing outside. They should be well behaved when they come in to the house.
7. Be happy to see your husband.
8. Make sure your husband can do what he wants when he gets home – he has a lot to cope with at work, the evenings are his time.
9. Listen to your husband – pay attention to everything he says. Let him say what he needs to before you address your own topics.
10. Above all, know your place. The world has changed a lot since the 1950s, and men and women are generally on an equal footing these days, so there’s no need for the man to be the breadwinner and the woman to be the domestic goddess – shared responsibilities are the order of the day these days. However some of the above still applies. Nothing is nicer than waking up to a clean, wrinkle free silk shirt and comfy socks, or being greeted by a loving spouse inviting you to check out their silk underwear! However, the most important thing that we can learn from the 1950s is acceptance, patience, and unconditional love.
If we can learn to slow down and treat each other better, then the world would be a much happier place!
About the author: This article was written by Amy Fowler on behalf of Patra, who sell silk shirts and silk underwear.
