Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

See, a lot of men would be better men if they were required
to be, well, men. We’re in this new age, and women have taken
on these roles out of necessity—I’ll admit that. But at some
point, you’re either going to have to accept that you’re going to
be the big ol’ strong, lonely woman, or you’re going to have to
back down and just be a lady. Women play roles all the time—
why is it when it comes to this, you’re so unwilling to play the
role, even when you know it’s going to give you what you want
and need? In the long run, being a girl allows you to relax.
Why not take the opportunity to relax? Honest to goodness, I
promise you it’s not hard, it won’t kill you, and whatever it is
that you need, he will hop to it if you just show him a little
appreciation.
Take a page from my wife and I: there’s not a day that goes
by that we don’t compliment each other at least several times a
day, but on one specific day recently, when she left me in charge
of the kids while she ran some errands and did some work
around the house, she saw I was worn out from chasing behind
the children. Chasing behind children is not something I do. I
mean I can do it but it’s exhausting. Come on. Still, when Mar-
jorie walked into the room and saw the harried look on my
face, she very sweetly flipped the script on me and said, “Steve,
thank you so much for watching the children—you’re a great
father.” Boy, I can’t tell you how good that made me feel. She
had hardly gotten the words out of her mouth before I hopped
to, making sure those kids kept out of her way and stayed quiet