Two posts ago, in “Boys Night Out, Part One,” I mentioned a husband whose demanding wife gave him a pager for inside the house, so she could call him on a moment’s notice.
While a pager obviously does the trick, the more traditional domestic summoning device is the bell—or bells, according to one husband: “My wife placed small bells placed throughout the house to summon me. She didn't think this was even an unusual arrangement."
One devoted husband took the initiative and gifted his wife with a bell for a Valentine’s present. “She has used and enjoyed it very much. Her eyes still twinkle each time she has a guest and picks up the bell and shakes it to summon me for some service… and it still makes me melt each time I hear it, reinforcing her superiority in an admirable way.”
The bell makes an excellent gift, this husband advises, for the wife who is not yet into ruling her house and husband, giving her innocent power that she will learn to love quickly.
“Tell her that she rings the bell in your heart and that you are giving her the bell so she can signal you to come without straining her voice. Be respectful and serious and don't make a joke of it. Hopefully she will soon learn the powers she has and how they can improve her life as well as yours.”
Regular use of the household handbell, according to this man’s wife, demonstrates that women can and do run households and that males can be and are trained to serve their wives.
5 comments:
A bell... that's an idea. I've given my wife a very nice rolling pin as a gift (she likes to bop me on the head with it)... but a bell is pretty neat. I already drop whatever I'm doing and come running whenever she calls me, but we've got three floors in our townhouse. Of course, my daughter has realized that I come running when my wife calls me, so she tries to imitate her voice... I can just imagine what that little stinker would do if my wife left a bell lying around...
Enoch, let me know how it works if you try it. Like the rolling pin, it can masquerade as a lighthearted, playful gift, though your wife would certainly divine the serious intent behind it, and might take to it just as she has the rolling pin.
Will I do likewise? I'm filing away for possible future use...
We have small children, so the bell doesn't work well for us. Instead I have a very small shock collar that is made for toy size dogs. The collar and shock device is small enough to comfortably go around my balls. When my wife awakes in the morning and is ready for her breakfast, she summons me with a quick jolt.
anonymous, yes, I almost included a line or two about that method of summoning the husband--on the double!
My wife uses a signaling device. It has a way of getting my attention wherever I am on the property. You may look on my blog for the above phrase for details.
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