Family Values

When we moved into this neighborhood over 30 years the houses were all new
and occupied mainly by young families. The husbands went to work and the
wives stayed home and kept house and took care of the children until they
were able to take care of themselves. Now these families have been replaced
by other young families in which both parents go to work. Back in the old
days we took care of our lawns ourselves; now they have lawn care service.
We used to make do with one or two TV sets; now they have plasma TV's and
entertainment centers. We used to wash our dogs ourselves; now many have a
service that comes to their houses to bathe Fido. There are no children
riding bikes, or skates, or shooting hoops in the driveway so I suppose they
are in day care.
This issue of family values today escapes me.

Rumpelstiltskin...

Families can't afford to have only one adult working any more.
This ain't 1979 when one working spouse made enough money to
keep a whole family afloat.

Harlow Wilcox...

That's right. With only one spouse working, it's hard for a family to
pay for the lawn care service, the plasma TV's, and the pet groomers.

Rumpelstiltskin...

They'd have time to do their own lawns and take care of their
kids and pamper their pets if they didn't both have to work, and
who needs a plasma TV anyway?

Maybe the last is just me - Og not like plasma juju devil.

William Boyd...

The secret way out of that predicament is to have two!

No! No! not plasma TVs, Wives!

Rita...

But Bill you wrote you have had 3 wives and they were not very
satisfactory. Are you wanting to go for a couple more -- and at
the same time? If so, I'd say you are a remarkable optimist:)

Jose...

Are you interested?

Rita...

I don't think so. I've always tried to keep a distance from
those involved in messy and litigious divorces. I feel for them
but really don't want to hear about it.

William Boyd...

If you kept them working, wouldn't that keep the distance. Really I was
just trying to give some one else advice that I am not prepared to
follow. As I have commented in the past, this that we are going through
is all leftovers, the main course is over. Of course, if we try hard one
could make left overs seem better. Don't think it would take much trying
in my case. ;-)

Joe Avalon...

You make it sound like you still have to surrender something to the ex.

Rita...

Which "ex"? There were three, were there not?