Hubby remarked the other day, 'You are a great partner Ma.'

*blinks*

'Da, I am not your partner. I am your fricking wife. There is nothing to suggest in a marriage that it is a partnership. Nothing is 50/50. At times, one will do 80, the other 20, vice versa and all but as long as the total adds up to 100% then everything is smooth if you know what I mean'

*rant over*

In other news, if there was one bit of advice I would give the young women of today, I would urge them to get an education, secure your financial future on your own, relying on no one, for at the end of the day when there is snow on your roof, no one will be there to support you.

I can not tell you how many mature women I have come to know that are in the latter years of their life, dirt poor and alone.

Damn shame really.

On the positive side, the effects of gainful employment when one has not been employed for ages on end, boosts the confidence beyond belief. I love to see a woman with her hair tied back, fully made up, wearing dressy, office clothes with a bounce in her step simply because she is now employed.

Bless.