, 1935-06-28
Wife
Routs Sulky
Fits of Mate
BY VIRGINIA lei

One Of the incest things about
writing q column like this Is the de-
Eghtful, friendly letters that come
In 70 give the writer's views or TO
tell her - or his - experience. II
is always much more helpful than my
advice. Here Is such a letter:
Dear Miss Lee: At my age, writ
ing TO q heart throb' column, fancy
that But I must write TO Heather
who says her husband sulks.
Il have been married 30 years and
my hubby sulked, so I must tell her
my experience. My husband Is the
oldest OF his family. 10 years older
than the next In line, and got just
about everything his little heart
desired Just by sulking. Then I got
him. and he continued his tactics.
He would fly into a rage and never
speak to the children OF me for three
weeks. I was many times in despair,
and often thought my gas range was
my only way out.
Then / developed a sense of hum
or. One day 1t came TO me how fun
ny he looked sulking. like a big kid.
with his pouting lips. ! nearly had
mysteries. My children were grow
ing up, and I wasn't going to warp
their lives with these tantrums.
II never tried TO talk him out Of
them: I never asked him what / had
done to cause them. I simply ignor-
ed them. But we had the best times
while he was in the sulks. ! took
the children into my confidence, and
we made our plans.
I'VE keep all u funny stories to
tell, store up jokes. tune in on the
siIiest and most hilarious programs
on the radio. and I'm telling you
truly. Miss Lee. we have the grandest
family times while papa is pouting.
did I cure him? Well, hardly.
But ] did cut down the time OF his
spells from three weeks TO two days.
That Is some improvement. What
/ do you think? He won't stay in the
sulks now. as he's scared he'll miss
something.
"OLD FUNNY BONE"
] hope Heather's sense Of humor
Is developed as yours, my dear Fun
ny Bone. Too bad your husband
hasn't one, too, and cannot see how
ridiculous he-a grown man-looks.
pqnting in q corner. He might get
o. sulking entirely instead Of
merely cutting down on the time 50
spent.
Wives too often feel that they
must be TO blame II hubby doesn't
act right, and so humble themselves
needlessly. For so many centuries
women were taught that the male Of
the species was a superior being. 70
be treated with respect and fear.
obeyed and looked up TO. that some
women who otherwise have good
common sense, can't help feeling
that they are in some way to blame
when their mates act like spoiled
children. They don't realize that
he is merely showing the effect Of
lax home discN line. Thank you
very much for breaking down and
writing to this, heart throb" COL
umn.
MARTY is Is and her parents
won't let boys ON to her house and
won't let her go TO parties. II she
sits on her front porch and talks to
boys. the parents call her in. lecture
her and keep her in.
Too bad your parents don't like
you to talk to boys right at your
home, Marty. where they can get TO
know the type of friends you like
and encourage the right kind. A girl
OF Is Is very much handicapped II
her parents take this attitude. She
owes all she has to them. and she Is
under their lawful guardianship. The
best thing to do is to obey them, get
what fun you "a at school. and
trust that In time they Will realize
that you are growing up. car be
trusted, and should be allowed more
liberty. Sneaking out to 60 with
boys won't help. They viii find II
out and never trust you again. Don't
you see that7