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1、Agratefulwifehassecondthoughts1Iknowawomanwhoisagratefulwife.shehasbeenoneforyears.Infact,hergratitudehasbeenasdeepandconstantasheraffection.Andtogethertheyhavetraveledalong.complicatedroad.2Inthebeginning.thisyoungwifewasgratefultofindherselfmarriedtoamanwholetherwork.Thatwasin1964,whenevenherc
2、ollegeprofessorsaidwithoutahintofironythattheyoungwifewas“luckytobemarriedtoamanwholetherwork.”peopletalkedlikethatthen.3Later,thewifelookedaroundheratthemenherclassmatesandfriendshadmarriedandwasgratefulthatherhusbandwasn’tthreatened,hurt,neglected,insulted–themultiplechoiceofthemid-60s-byherjo
3、b.4Hewasproud,andhercupoverranwithgratitude.Thatwasthewayitwas.5Inthelate’60swhenotheryoungerwomenwerehavingconsciousness-raisinggroups,shewashavingbabiesandmoregratitude.6Yousee,shediscoveredthatshehadahelpful;husband.nothinginherexperiencehadledhertoexpectthis.Hermotherwasnotmarriedtoone;hersi
4、sterwasnotmarriedtoone;herbrotherwasnotone.7Butat4o’clockinthemorning,whenthebabycriedandshewasexhausted,sometimesshewouldnudgeherhusbandawake(wonderingonlyvaguelyhowhowhecouldsleep)andaskhimtofeedtheboy.Hewouldsaysure.Andshewouldsaythankyou.8TheGratefulWifeandtheHelpfulHusbanddancedthissamepasd
5、edeuxforadecade.Whenthechildrenweresmallandshewassick,hewouldtakecharge.whenitwastheirturntocar-poolandshehadtobeatworkearly,hewoulddrive.ifshewascominghomelate,hewouldmakedinner.9Allyouhavetodoisask,hewouldsaywithasmile.10Andsosheasked.thewomanwhohadmindedherP’sandQ’sasachildmindedherpleasesand
6、thank-yousasawife.wouldyoupleaseputthebabyonthepotty?wouldyoustopatthestoretonightformilk?wouldyoupleasepickupjoelatsoccerpractice?Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou.11Itishardtoknowwhengratitudefirstbegantograteoneonmyfriend.Orwhenshebegansayingpleaseandthankyoudutifullyratherthangenuinely.12Butitproba
7、blybeganwhenshewastiredonedayornight.Inanycase,duringthecartimebetweenonejobandjobandother,whenshewouldrunliststhroughherhead,shebeganfeelinglessthankfulforhermoonlightingjobashouseholdmanger.13Shebegantorealizethatalltheite
