 Q Dear Miss Abigail:
My husband lost his job. Any suggestions for how to be supportive
and not be a nag. i.e. "so, what did you do today, dear?"
Obviously not a good thing to say.
Signed,
Debbie
A Dear Debbie:
Yeah, I guess that would be a little awkward, particularly when
the job market is so bleak. I'd say take Mrs. Dale Carnegie's
advice in How to Help Your Husband Get Ahead, and stay
focused on keeping his morale high, because, as Mrs. Carnegie
writes:
"Every man needs a believer, a woman who is for him when
circumstances are against him. When nothing goes right, when
he is under fire, when he fails, a man needs a wife who will
build up his resistance and confidence by letting him know that
nothing can shake her faith in him. If his wife doesn't believe
in him, who will?"
 Rule
1: Learn to listen effectively by:
a: Expressing alertness and attention through facial expression
and bodily poise.
b: Asking intelligent questions.
c: Never betraying a confidence.
Rule 2: Help your husband be the man he would like to be by giving
him praise and encouragement.
Rule 3: When things go wrong ~ be a believer!
Source:
How to Help Your Husband Get Ahead
~ pp. 54, 57 ~
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