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stworoles.Howcanawomanbeawifeandmotherandhaveafull-timejobaswell?

Inthisnewserieswearegoingtotrytofindoutwhatpeoplearereallythinkingandfeelingaboutthisproblem,andhowitaffectstheirpersonallives.InthestudiowithmetodayisMrs.MarinaSpiden,whorecentlyexperiencedtheproblemofhavingtoomuchtodoathome.WithMrs.SpidenareherhusbandBrian,hermotherMrs.VeraCresswellandMr.TomPenman,theirlocalnewsagent.Mrs.Spiden...telluswhathappenedwillyou?

Mrs.Spiden:

Well...youjustsaidit...theproblemofhavingtoomuchtodoathome.IdoanafternoonjobsoIhavetogetthehouseworkandshopping...er...doneinthemorning.Andonemorningyousee...er...Ijustcouldn'

tstanditnomore.The...thebabywasbawlingherheadoff.Jimmy—that'

smylittleboy...he'

stwo—hadthrowntheradiooutofthewindow...

Interviewer:

Really!

Yesreally...Thedog...youknow...hadmadea...amessonthecarpet.AndtherewasBrian—myhusband—therehewassnoringawayonthesettee.Didn'

tliftafingerhedidn'

t...notafingertohelpme.

Mr.Spiden:

Nownowlove...Don'

tgetallherupaboutitagain...Imeanthat'

syoursideofthestory...

OfcourseMr.Spiden...We'

dliketohearyoursidelater.So...whatdidyoudoaboutit?

Well...Whatdoyoudowhenyou'

vegotsomethingyou'

refedupwithor...or...youdon'

twantlike...Youputthemupforsaledon'

tyou?

Andthat'

sexactlywhatIdiddo.Putthewholedamnlotof'

emupforsale.

Thefamilyyoumean.

Yes...thefamily...includingthedog.

Mr.Penman:

Shecameintomyshopthatverydayand'

Tom'

shesays,'

I'

vejustabouthadenoughofit.I'

msickofslavingforahusbandwhatsleepsallday.Sohereyouare,'

shesays.Andshegivesmeanadvertonacardtoputupinthewindowofthepapershop.

Whatdiditsay?

I'

vegotithere.

Readitforuswillyou?

'

ForSale—Onehouse-traineddog,onereasonablytrainedboyoftwoyears,onebabygirloftwoweeksandonemanthatneedstraining.Anyoffersconsidered.Applywithin.'

Andwerethereanyoffers?

MrsCresswell:

Itwasmewhatwrotethatadvert.Yousee...IlivewithMarinaandBrian...

MrSpiden:

Sheandherdog...

Ohyes.Causedquiteastiritdid.IshouldsayIhadinquiriesfrom...fromaboutacoupleofdozenhousewivesinall.

Andwhatoffersdidtheymake?

Wellonewomanoffered25p.Shesaidthat'

sallamanwasworth.

WhataboutyouMr.Spiden?

Whatwasyourreactiontotheadvertisement?

Well...youcanimagine...MywifetoldmeaboutitbutIthoughtshewasjoking.LittledidIrealize...IwasbloodyfuriouswhenIsawitthere.Itwasn'

ttillnextmorning.WeliveupstairsofthepapershopandwhenIcomedowntogoonmymilkround...

Yesofcourse...you'

reamilkman...

That'

sright.IoftenhaveadekkoattheadvertsTomputsup.AndwhenIsawthatonesortof...staringmeintheface...Inearlyblewmetop.

Whatdidyoudo?

Mrs.Cresswell:

lltellyouwhathedid.Hecameandblamedmeforeverything.

Wellitwasyou...wannit...thateggedheron.Itwasyouthatwrotetheadvert.

Itwasabigjokereally.JustthatBriantookitallthewrongway.Knowwhathedid?

Whenhecomeoffhismilkroundhebargesintotheshopandhesays,'

Takethatbloodyadvertoutandputoneinforme.Asksomekindtaxi-driverorsomeonetocomeandtakemymother-in-lawbacktoBirmingham.'

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rethebestoffriendsagain.Eventhedogstartedto...