If a woman had a problem in the 1950's and 1960's, she knew that something must be wrong with her marriage, or with herself. Other women were satisfied with their lives, she thought. What kind of a woman was she if she did not feel this mysterious fulfillment waxing the kitchen floor? She was so ashamed to admit her dissatisfaction that she never know how many other women shared it.

Marrying Gretchen is a good idea, darling; I would enjoy bringing her up. Teaching her to shoot, helping her with her first baby, coaching her in how to handle a knife, working out with her in martial arts, all the homey domestic skills a girl needs in this modern world.

Housework won't kill you, but then again, why take the chance?

The fingers of the housewife do more than a yoke of oxen.

Dirt is matter in the wrong place.

The worst thing about work in the house or home is that whatever you do is destroyed, laid waste or eaten within twenty-four hours.

Cleaning your house while your children are still growing Is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

There was no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.

Dust is a protective coating for the furniture.

Housework is something you do that nobody notices unless you don't do it.

There is no such thing as a self-cleaning oven.