Final bit in this chapter and it involves claims that being very dressed up for when your husband returns home from work changes your entire attitude to one of gratitude and joy. Oh brother! I have never found that to be true.

Also, much of this book is written not so much by commenters but by Nancy’s daughters, Pearl and Serene. This last four posts are all from advice by Pearl.

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.

The Two-Way Blessing

Not only is my husband blessed by my improved appearance, I am also. As I shed the day’s soiled clothes and put on cleaner more attractive ones, I often feel as if I am shedding the day’s frustrations. Whenever I’ve greeted my husband home looking awful, my mood has usually matched my appearance. It’s easy to moan about the bad day you’ve had when you really look like you’ve had a bad day. When I feel better about my appearance, my attitude follows suit. Rather than just letting everything hang out and spewing negative nonsense from my mouth, I find myself smiling more an disciplining my tongue.

Next week that awful old trope of that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Yes, it’s all about pleasing your husband by putting meals on the table daily and protecting his special snacks from your children.

This entire book reads like it was written back in the 1950s instead of the 2000s.

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