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Feb 22, 2018 09:14AM
#2. What did you think of the MacDonalds’ work load? Would you be willing to live a life where you had to work so hard? Do you agree that a wife should do all she can to be sure her husband’s happy in his work, or is that a 1930’s concept that has died (and good riddance!)? Has anyone ever worked with your husband? How did that go? What did you think of Betty relationship with her husband overall?
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Her daily chores sounded horrible. Especially in the winter. I think there is still some degree that we should make our husbands happy, but I think it's also gone both ways and both spouses should try to make each other happy - it's not just the wife's job. Brian and I actually met at work, so yes we have worked together! I loved that we got to spend so much time together, but there were also hard parts. If we were ever upset with each other for a little tiff that morning, it made the work day a little harder, and we tried to not have the whole work crew know we were angry and needed some space or time to apologize in the middle of the work day. It usually was apparent though... ha. I can relate with Betty about doing everything wrong when my husband asks me to help him with household fixes or cleaning or whatnot. He always does way better than what I could do, and I'm usually just in the way. :)I think her relationship was alright. I'm sure it was difficult with not a lot of alone time and being so busy all the time. And dates seemed hard to come by, and if they did, her husband was dancing with someone else half the time!
I do everything I can do on my end to help my husband to be happy at work, and anywhere else I can because I love him. He does the same for me. However we don't work together, nor do we do the same type of work, which I think for us is a good thing. Life was different then. My grandma did many of the same things Betty did with many more children than Betty had. That's just the way it was back then. Times are so different now, that it's hard to compare.
They certainly worked hard! I think I would have done okay back then - I love working outside and I wouldn’t have to pay for a gym membership! 😊 my husband has almost always loved his work, but I do believe that if they aren’t happy I would support him venturing elsewhere. I can’t imagine having to work all week at a job you hate. Could I work with my husband? No, no and no. I don’t think that would work well.
My husband and I worked together a couple of times in our relationship. Once when we were dating (we met at work) and again a few years ago when he was without a secretary and I filled in for a few weeks. It was ok, but it would never work long-term. He was my "boss" both times and I just can't have that "yes, sir" attitude with my husband that I always did with my other "real" bosses! I would hate, hate, hate to work as hard as Betty (and probably almost all other women in generations past) had to. I admit I'm pretty lazy and doing work I don't like - primarily cleaning!
At one time it was considered the wife's duty to follow there husband and this just wasn't just something that was out of the 1930's. Even during the 1950's women usually followed their husbands without complaint. In that era it was usually the wives that quit their employment and stayed home to manage the household and look after the children. My own mother was part of that generation of women who stayed home and looked after home, garden and children. Farm wives did have a workload similar to what is written about in that book.
