The Head of the Family

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Aug 10, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 32.

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The Head of the Family

ARE you a husband? Do you suppose, then, when worried with business, that you have all the trouble, and your wife none? Do not go home and there vent your ill humor upon your wife. Recollect that she has cares as well as you. If you are annoyed at anything—worried by money matters, or alarmed at the failure of debtors—keep it to yourself if you can; at any rate do not take vengeance on your wife, and render the household miserable with your sour looks and ill temper.
A husband should throw off his cares the moment he enters the door, just as he throws off his overcoat. It is not so difficult as you suppose. Habit is everything. With a firm will, you can do it. The practise resolutely persisted in will eventually become a habit, and you will reap your reward in a more cheerful home and pleasanter evenings. Recollect all your tormenting about business will not render you one penny richer; and wives, you must remember, are not angels, and must be managed as well as loved.
This is plain talk, but it may do you good, if you will follow its precepts.—The Western Rural.