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Genre: Hysterical Fiction
Word Count: 100
DOMESTIC GODDESS
After reading the book Fascinating Womanhood, Shelley prepared a special candlelight dinner.
In anticipation of a romantic evening, Shelley fixed her hair and put on her sexiest dress to greet her husband when he came home.
At 5:30 she heard him pull into the garage. Heart thumping, she opened the door for him.
Walking past her, Greg surveyed the dining room. “Did we have a power outage?” He flipped on the overhead light. Then he flopped on the couch and turned on the television.
After hitting him over the head with it, Shelley decided Fascinating Womanhood made a dandy doorstop.
You may or may not remember this book. Maybe it worked for some. 😉
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
A fitting use for all those self-help books
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No argument, Neil. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha! Hysterical indeed. 😂😂😂
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Thank you, Sadje. Glad you laughed.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You’re most welcome
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Maybe “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” would be a better choice. Realistic story, R.
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Dear Tannille,
What can I say? It is based on fact. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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From that tag at the end me thinks this may be based on an actual indecent. lol, perhaps “Shelley” is someone we all know. At least the name does have a familiar ring to it…
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Dear Trent,
Although Greg didn’t get hit over the head, it is definitely based on a true event. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hysterical fiction. Lol. I think he probably deserved the punishment. Good story.
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Yes, he did. 😉
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Bad move on his part.
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Yes, James. He’ll live to regret it. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I wonder how my wife would feel if I presented her with that book as a gift on her next birthday. Worth a try? Perhaps not. 😉
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Dear Iain,
I don’t advize giving your wife that book. 😉 Unless, of course, you have a latent death wish.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m wondering whether Greg survived the experience – and whether the experience awakened his love or tenderness… Maybe it was just the wake up call he needed, and the book worked after all!!!
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Dear Jen,
The book wasn’t all bad. 😉 And Greg has definitely improved in the romance department. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hang on hang on, this is a true story?! Sounds like the book worked after all. Just not quite as planned.
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Dear Rochelle,
Some (way more, but I’ll refrain) men are so damn clueless. Now I have the image of Evelyn asking Ed how he would react if she answered the door wearing only cellophane. At least he was honest, and said he’d have her institutionalized… (Fried Green Tomatoes reference). She was working hard to bring some zippidy doo inter her marriage too…. all for naught!
Lotsa love and heard-headed love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
How funny! I thought about that part of Fried Green Tomatoes, too. I saw the movie long after my experience with the book. Ed was pretty clueless, wasn’t he? At least Evelyn found her worth. My favorite part was the VW bug scene. “I’m older and have more insurance.”
Thank you for going there with me.
Shalom and lotsa intuitive hugs,
Rochelle
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I LOVE that scene, too. TOWANDA!
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Did domesticity EVER incite a man’s love and tenderness?
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I guess it depends on the man, LIz.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Love the humor in this one!
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Thank you, Clare. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I got a good chuckle out of this, Rochelle. As soon as my man grows long flowing locks and muscles like Fabio, he had better be happy with what he has. As a matter of fact, I think the man in your story is ❤
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Dear Lisa,
Yeah, the man in my story seems pretty happy. 😉 LOL He doesn’t remember the incident (minus the bonk with the book). Glad to have given you a chuckle. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you’re most welcome and you got me smiling again.
Shalom,
Lisa
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Thank you for hosting, Rochelle. I’m writing for FF prompt after a long time. Happy to be back. Enjoyed your humorous take. 🙂
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Thank you, Kitty.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You are welcome, Rochelle. 🙂
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Greg better learn some appreciation before he’s cooking for himself.
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Dear Nobbin,
I think Greg is teachable. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Had to look up this book to see if it was a real thing and … yep, sounds like a good doorstop! LOL.
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Dear Anne,
it was definitely a real thing. And oh how some of us bought into it. Thank you
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Looks like Greg is losing touch with Shelley’s expectation of romance. Maybe she needs to connect with him rather taking advice from books. I think the book would warm the relationship if she used it a fire fuel.
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Dear James,
I think you’re right. There are better ways to connect romantically. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I got bashed on the bonce by a tea tray once. How was I to know she was being romantic?
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Dear Keith,
She had to get your attention somehow, right? 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Funny. It’s seems that the harder I try to create perfect domestic bliss, the more it eludes me. Which is not to say that Tom isn’t always grateful for my efforts.
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Dear Tracey,
As I used to tell my kids, “I’m not June Cleaver. But then, neither was Barbara Billingsley.” 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Such a relatable tale. Realistic, too.
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Thank you, Neel.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh my… a frying pan is the least of his worries! She tried and he didn’t even notice ! A great comedy piece here even though it’s still sad for their relationship 🤣
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Dear Laurie,
Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn’t. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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for lack of a better word, some guys are that insensitive. 😦
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Dear Plaridel
Insensitive is a good word. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I would have lost my….composure 🙂
A bonk on the head is nothing!
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Dear Dawn,
Understandable. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha that’s the kind of thing my man would say, laughing here 🙂
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Dear Angela,
Men are definitely wired differently than women, aren’t they? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes definitely! 🙂
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Typical. How funny!
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Thank you, Athling.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Well played!
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Thank you, Alz. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle. What else can you do ? unplug tv….
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Dear Susan,
Unplugging the tv might’ve been an option. Not sure Greg would’ve gotten it even then. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love her uses of that book, both of them (haha). And, the photo of Lucy is great. Thanks for the smile!
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Dear Brenda,
That book had many uses. 😉 Glad you smiled.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS Picture of Lucy?
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Dear Rochelle,
I had a good friend (she) once told me keep my mouth shut and to sit on my hands (esp. during any discussion like this). My wife seconds that instructional opinion.
However, I must admit, there is a reason Carole King determined that she no longer needed men in life after the fourth divorce. Relationships are iffy even when they are friendships. 🙂
Great idea for a book title though: “Head Knockers and Door Stops.”
Peace,
Bill
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Dear Bill,
The less you say on the subject the better. 😉 I like your title, though. Thanks.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes, Rochelle.
Where matters of gender not mine are concerned, listening has always been the better act.
Peace,
Bill
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Haha. I guess the book’s suggestions didn’t work. She made better use of it in the end. Hopefully, he came to his senses. 😁
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Dear Brit,
The book’s suggestion were manipulative IMHO. Every relationship is different and this author painted everyone with the same brush. Doesn’t wokr that way. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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