"[Home Economics Textbook from 1950]: "Prepare yourself. Take fifteen minutes to rest so you'll look refreshed when hubby comes home from work. Touch up makeup and put a ribbon in your hair. He's just been with work-weary people. Be a little gay. His boring day needs a lift."

Mama Celia: "Get knee-walking drunk. Youv'e earned it. You've been with four kids under the age of seven all day. Put a ribbon in your nose and try to pull it out of your mouth. You're wasted, after all. Announce you're gay. The look on his face will give you a lift."
— Celia Rivenbark (Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments)

"[Home Economics Textbook from 1950]: "Make [your husband] comfortable. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in low, soft, soothing tones, allowing him to relax and unwind."

Mama Celia: "Place a pillow over his head and hold it there until he promises to do at least one household chore a month."
— Celia Rivenbark (Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments)