"Written to Girls" No. 10——4. A talent for dealing with accidents

4 A talent for dealing with the unexpected

In order to drag out the car stuck in the mud hole, the wife also had to get out of the car and help.

Joseph Eisenbaugh had been working as a delivery boy for a laundromat for twenty-five years when he was suddenly laid off. It is very difficult for a person without special training to find a position, especially for middle-aged people. When the Eisenbau couple were worrying about finding jobs, a bakery happened to be for sale. The price was reasonable, but all their savings would have to be invested.

This is just the beginning. Mrs. Eisenbaugh knew that they would not be able to hire help until the business was established. So she actively worked hard to expand into this new industry. At that time, in addition to doing housework, she had to work long hours in the bakery to entertain customers. In addition to cleaning, washing, and cooking, she also has to stand in the bakery for eight to ten hours every day - these labors are enough to make anyone feel discouraged, but Jenny Eisenbaugh said: "I am happily I do this because I know this is an opportunity for my husband to make a comeback in the world. Now, the bakery has been open for five years and business is doing pretty well. We have a successful operation and have continued to expand to handle everything we need. We have been able to build this business with our own efforts, which is really something to be proud of.”

After many families encounter difficulties like Mr. Eisenbau's unemployment, because the wife is unwilling to help her husband save the situation, the entire economy will begin to decline.

Many women believe that their husbands should shoulder all the responsibilities, good times and bad. They forget that sometimes the wife needs extra help to pull out a car stuck in the mud.

Here is the story of another woman who also gave her all when necessary. Mrs. William Coleman, she not only helped her husband's business, but also had her own career, which gave their family a good financial foundation.

Mrs. Coleman is a nurse. When she married Bill Coleman in 1936, Bill was working during the day and taking classes at night to earn his high school diploma. In order to prevent Bill from giving up his studies in the night department, Mrs. Coleman continued to work as a nurse after her marriage. She wanted her husband to maintain his record of never missing school, so on the night she gave birth to her little girl, she still insisted that her husband rush to class after taking her to the hospital. For six years, Bill never missed a class in the evening department—and finally received his diploma in front of the proud gazes of his mother, wife, and daughter.

When Bill got a job demonstrating and selling stainless steel kitchenware, his wife, Helen, acted as his assistant. They held demonstration dinners together, with Helen cooking and Bill promoting:

Later Bill's father died. Bill and his brother got a printing shop, and Bill and Helen Coleman bought the printing shop from Bill's brother. At this time, they had to borrow some money from the bank. So Helen Coleman went to work as a nurse again to help pay off the debt. And every night and weekend, she worked as Bill's assistant in the printing shop.

“I am very happy,” she wrote. “If we continue to work healthily, within five years we will be able to pay off the debt on our house and business. Then I will quit my job and provide for Bill and the children. Do your housework."

Mrs. Coleman is a good wife who can work with and for her husband in emergencies and difficult times, just like Mrs. Eisenbaugh. Because these assistants are only temporary, they are extremely efficient.

Certain crises in family life, such as debt, illness, or the husband's unemployment, often require the wife to temporarily work "outside the home." This kind of help is an action of a husband and wife partner in a broad sense - because the wife is working for the happiness of the family, rather than wanting to achieve self-satisfaction by owning her own business. This is a so-called "emergency measure".

I know a woman who did so well in this situation that she even created new meaning in life for the entire family. Her name was Mrs. Jonathan Witt Stein, and she and her husband lived in New Jersey with their five children. Mr. Stein is a salesman. Several years ago, a serious illness prevented him from working at full capacity. In order to support this large family - three children and a set of twins, his wife encountered this problem.

Mrs. Stein quickly reviewed her skills. She has no experience or talent for office work. What she does best and loves to make the most is special meals: birthday snacks for children, wedding cakes, and desserts for banquets. She used to make special meals for her friends, but that was just because she loved making them. Margaret Stein told some people what she was thinking, so when her friends held banquets, they specially asked her to do it. Her delicate and unusual pastries, all so delicious, were quickly appreciated - more orders came in, and she had to train assistants to help her. Since all the pastries are made in her own kitchen, her husband and children come to help her. Later, as the business grew, Margaret became a caterer and catering consultant. Now her business has grown to the point where she has to hire a permanent helper. She packaged her most famous appetizers, sold them at frozen food markets, and prepared meals for banquets within a fifty-mile radius.

Margaret Stein's emergency response was so successful that Mr. Stein now works full time as sales manager, and he and his wife have the perfect partnership. "I hate prices, costs, and billing," said Mrs. Stein. "I'm busy inventing new ways to prepare and serve my special meals. It's such a blessing to have my husband take care of all the details of the business. Great thing."

None of us can predict what unexpected difficulties will occur that will suddenly interrupt our financial resources, forcing us to have to personally earn some or all of our family expenses. Why don't you look for talents that can be applied now to see if you are adequately prepared to face this emergency change if something unexpected happens?

(To be continued)