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Family Budget negotiations in stalemate.

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callan

callan

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Mrs C has today ended negotiations over our Family Budget, she came to me at the begining of the Month requesting an increase in her monthly funds for housekeeping, as according to her the costs of running the house have risen ''sharply'' over the last year.
Now as she well knows I'm not a chap to throw money at a problem, so whilst I sympathised with her, the course of action I suggested was that she should cut back and helpfully even made some suggestions (to the point of making a list) of where savings could be made.
Fast forward to this morning when I was sending her across to the shop to buy me a paper and fags, and she refused to go as these were being cut back on!
Now as I made the list of the cutbacks I knew this wasn't the case and insisted that she did as she was being asked to do, which eventually she
did, but has now stomped of in a sulk upstairs yelling that 'if he thinks he's having steak next month, he can think again"
I have invited her back down to apologise but have been told ''to stick it up my ****".
I wouldnt mind I treat that woman like a Queen!, I havent seen such bad behaviour from her since she was giving birth to our last child.
More importantly who's going to make my lunch?
 
Next bed-time, you shsould hit the pillows dressed in full pajama and night cap attire, with all the buttons done up. You should wear pants unnderneath as well, so she can't catch a glimpse of your artillery at any stage.

Then proceed to pointedly read a hardback book, preferably something a bit highbrow like a Clancy or a Grisholm.

If she makes a move, you have to be strict. Tell her that you'll only put out when she splashes out; on fags and newspapers.

She'll be like putty in your hand.
 
Slipperduke said:
Next bed-time, you shsould hit the pillows dressed in full pajama and night cap attire, with all the buttons done up. You should wear pants unnderneath as well, so she can't catch a glimpse of your artillery at any stage.

Then proceed to pointedly read a hardback book, preferably something a bit highbrow like a Clancy or a Grisholm.

If she makes a move, you have to be strict. Tell her that you'll only put out when she splashes out; on fags and newspapers.

She'll be like putty in your hand.
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The trouble with this idea is that I suffer from early morning 'Gentlemans condition' which with all the pants / Pjs etc may make this a bridge to far in terms of a successful way of bringing Mrs C back to the negotiating table.
Also at 5 am in the morning I could crack under the pressure.
 
Sorry, I dont have any helpful advice but I just wanted to say what a nice refreshing change your Victorian appraoch to families is.

It reminds me of Spring and port wine by Bill Kenwright (which although being set in the inter war period and not Victorian England has a husband/father character of similar principles ie Housekeeping is a profession as important as say teaching and every penny should be accounted for) genius stuff, I doff my cap to you and keep up the good work.

I like a man who can keep his in order expect for pos rep from me!
 
Defiler said:
Sorry, I dont have any helpful advice but I just wanted to say what a nice refreshing change your Victorian appraoch to families is.

It reminds me of Spring and port wine by Bill Kenwright (which although being set in the inter war period and not Victorian England has a husband/father character of similar principles ie Housekeeping is a profession as important as say teaching and every penny should be accounted for) genius stuff, I doff my cap to you and keep up the good work.

I like a man who can keep his in order expect for pos rep from me!
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Thanks for the rep!
Just for your info Mrs C says Spring and port wine was by Bill Naughton, lets get together on this and prove her wrong!
 
I would suggest giving the her a damn good thrashing for her impertinance and tell her that if she ever questions your authority again you'll send her off on the next merchant ship to work the cotton plantation with the other slaves. Honestly, I don't know where some women get these ideas of independent thought from, next thing you know they'll be demanding the right to vote!!
 
callan said:
Mrs C has today ended negotiations over our Family Budget, she came to me at the begining of the Month requesting an increase in her monthly funds for housekeeping, as according to her the costs of running the house have risen ''sharply'' over the last year.
Now as she well knows I'm not a chap to throw money at a problem, so whilst I sympathised with her, the course of action I suggested was that she should cut back and helpfully even made some suggestions (to the point of making a list) of where savings could be made.
Fast forward to this morning when I was sending her across to the shop to buy me a paper and fags, and she refused to go as these were being cut back on!
Now as I made the list of the cutbacks I knew this wasn't the case and insisted that she did as she was being asked to do, which eventually she
did, but has now stomped of in a sulk upstairs yelling that 'if he thinks he's having steak next month, he can think again"
I have invited her back down to apologise but have been told ''to stick it up my ****".
I wouldnt mind I treat that woman like a Queen!, I havent seen such bad behaviour from her since she was giving birth to our last child.
More importantly who's going to make my lunch?
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I'm always available for a pint or three!!:D
 
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