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1、Agratefulwifehassecondthoughts1Iknowawomanwhoisagratefulwife.shehasbeenoneforyears.Infact,hergratitudehasbeenasdeepandconstantasheraffection.Andtogethertheyhavetraveledalong.complicatedroad.2Inthebeginning.thisyoungwifewasgratefultofindherselfmarriedtoamanw
2、holetherwork.Thatwasin1964,whenevenhercollegeprofessorsaidwithoutahintofironythattheyoungwifewas“luckytobemarriedtoamanwholetherwork.”peopletalkedlikethatthen.3Later,thewifelookedaroundheratthemenherclassmatesandfriendshadmarriedandwasgratefulthatherhusband
3、wasn’tthreatened,hurt,neglected,insulted–themultiplechoiceofthemid-60s-byherjob.4Hewasproud,andhercupoverranwithgratitude.Thatwasthewayitwas.5Inthelate’60swhenotheryoungerwomenwerehavingconsciousness-raisinggroups,shewashavingbabiesandmoregratitude.6Yousee,
4、shediscoveredthatshehadahelpful;husband.nothinginherexperiencehadledhertoexpectthis.Hermotherwasnotmarriedtoone;hersisterwasnotmarriedtoone;herbrotherwasnotone.7Butat4o’clockinthemorning,whenthebabycriedandshewasexhausted,sometimesshewouldnudgeherhusbandawa
5、ke(wonderingonlyvaguelyhowhowhecouldsleep)andaskhimtofeedtheboy.Hewouldsaysure.Andshewouldsaythankyou.8TheGratefulWifeandtheHelpfulHusbanddancedthissamepasdedeuxforadecade.Whenthechildrenweresmallandshewassick,hewouldtakecharge.whenitwastheirturntocar-poola
6、ndshehadtobeatworkearly,hewoulddrive.ifshewascominghomelate,hewouldmakedinner.9Allyouhavetodoisask,hewouldsaywithasmile.10Andsosheasked.thewomanwhohadmindedherP’sandQ’sasachildmindedherpleasesandthank-yousasawife.wouldyoupleaseputthebabyonthepotty?wouldyous
7、topatthestoretonightformilk?wouldyoupleasepickupjoelatsoccerpractice?Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou.11Itishardtoknowwhengratitudefirstbegantograteoneonmyfriend.Orwhenshebegansayingpleaseandthankyoudutifullyratherthangenuinely.12Butitprobablybeganwhenshewastired
8、onedayornight.Inanycase,duringthecartimebetweenonejobandjobandother,whenshewouldrunliststhroughherhead,shebeganfeelinglessthankfulforhermoonlightingjobashouseholdmanger.13Shebegantorealizethatalltheite
