The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-22

But, there are times and cir
cumstances that justify it.
There are economic reasons
that make employment Of the
wife a necessity, and then it is a
case of making the two jobs click.
That reason makes all the differ
ence in the world in the attitude of
the husband toward his working
wife.
If she is working merely to obtain
things for herself that she would
not be able to have if she did not
work, then his attitude may be en-
tirely different. He may feel slight
ed at her inattention to his home
and her duties as a wife.
Then there is the husband him
self to be taken into consideration.
If he is inclined to be lazy and finds
that his wife will work and help
with the upkeep of the home and
the support of the family, he is apt
to become dependent upon her to
such an extent that it will be i'm
possible to continue the mainte-
nance of that home without her as
sistance.
So, my dears, if you are thinking
of marrying and continuing your
work after marriage, take into con-
sideration seriously the type Of man
you are marrying. Think just what
effect your working is apt to have
upon him.
If, for instance he is a particu-
larly home loving man, how it is
going to seem to him to come home
at night, tired and hungry, to find
you, just getting home from your
work, also tired ana hungry and per-
haps a little cross, the house clut-
tered from the morning scramble
to get to work on time, and to sit
down to a flock of canned food and
a hurriedly fried steak.
Will he seek entertainment from
other sources if you are too tired to
go with him to the places he wants
to go? And, above all, will he be-
come dependent upon the money
YOU earn to help keep the home up,
the rent and grocery bill paid, and
become indifferent to getting ahead
himself? Here is what a woman
who has experienced these things
has to say:
incidents cider tS-'S Of my life. 1 would like to
know what you would, do. were you IN my
place? I was married number OF years
About the third year, my husband began
associating with other women. He kept
time time i was as working every day to help With
f I Thought the knowledge Of It would dis
er We lived lived number of years that way.
but my love for him began TO grow c9 36s
mother of four children of whom I am
very proud. I have worked hard, pee1
economical and Christian and have raised
my No cni NV husband BAN IS past middle age. He
hasn't saved cent, hasn't any frietnoS;;
me- mas1 for half Year and crabs constantly
about everything. the world: the pet9Q pr
and Simply cannot get a job. I have come
to the place where I don't know what 70
do. He makes our home life Simply IN
bearabIe 6 d0nt kno" % WoNpER RI tGll
There are SO many angles to this
case that you are probably wonder
ing why I chose the one about your
working, but of all the others l
could figure out, Wondering, that
seemed to have the most bearing on
things in general. Of course, you
did wrong in the first place not TO
lust have it out with him about his
infdelity. He was apparently the
type of man who would sit back
and let you work and keep up the
home as long as you were willing
to do so.
He is soured on life, because he
has drained the cup and tasted the
dregs of his own desires. He needs
bucking up badly. can not tell
YOU what to do about leaving him.
That is question for you to dis
cuss with him and your children,
but at least do not allow him to be
a parasite any longer. That is the
worst thing that could happen to
him. If he can not earn living
for you and your children, at least
make him earn his own.