This is a series looking at the marriage advice given in Nancy Campbell’s book ‘How to Encourage Your Husband’.

While packing for a move I have turned up are books, terrible idiotic books filled with toxic advice. One of those books is by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies ‘How to Encourage Your Husband’. I think I ended up with this book in the aftermath of leaving my old church, given to me by one of my former friends that thought it would ‘help’ my marriage since in her eyes my husband leaving our old church meant that I wasn’t doing my job of wife well enough. Reading through this book now I cannot help but laugh at some of the suggestions. The book is entirely written by commenters and comments from Nancy Campbell’s website.

Each week we’re going to look at a new nugget of marriage advice given by one of Nancy’s sycophants. Discuss.

Let him be the man!

The greatest way I encourage my husband is to let him ‘be the man!’ Freeing our marriage from criticism and also my attempts to dominate and control has given him the freedom to be the godly man he is becoming. I ask his opinion and value his advice on everything—from our homeschool schedule and materials to my wardrobe and Biblical issues. I listen to him talk about work without trying to interject my thoughts. I try not to waste his precious home time complaining about my tough day. If he calls to ask how our day is going, I always tell him it’s great so he doesn’t dread coming home to chaos.

We try to pick up the clutter before he comes home. When he arrives home, we stop what we’re doing to run and hug him and let him know we’re glad he’s home.

Looks like from here the tight emotional control that is preached for women in Quiverfull. Never had unpleasant thoughts, admit to negative emotions or make your needs known.

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