Men's Rules!

No, no ladies. Read it again. It does not say 'Men Rule' it says 'Men's Rules'!

This week has been a bit nervy at Sefton Village. We had our Children's Home inspection by the Department of Social Welfare, which only happens every three years. They check everything and anything in the Home and actually, it is very important. Praise God, the lady who came this year was a lovely Christian lady called Marilyn and she really 'connected' with Mary and our social worker Marilyn.

Everything was in order and there are a few adjustments to make, but generally she saw and experienced that the children ate well, were well dressed and she felt the love and care from the lives of the aunties. The ministry in the Children's Home, I believe, is close to the heart of God. And what Marilyn and her team do 24/7 is incredible. It is really a high calling.

Anyway, it has been a busy week, especially for Mary. She was up until the wee hours over the weekend getting everything organised and re-writing our 'Manual of Operation'. Today, the teachers have arrived back at school to prepare for the new year, which starts in a fortnight. So it is all go.

Well, with all these ladies frantically working so hard here at Sefton, I thought that I would include a set of 'Men's Rules' that a certain John Partington left on my computer when he was here. They are a light hearted bunch of pretend rules that will put a frown on the face of any lady reading this.. but definitely it will give the men a real laugh.

Enjoy ...

1. Saturday = sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be

2. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way

3. Crying is blackmail

4. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:

Subtle hints do not work!

Strong hints do not work!

Obvious hints do not work!

JUST SAY IT!

5. ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question

6. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

7. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your friends are for

8. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days

9. If you think you're overweight, you probably are. Don't ask us

10. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one

11. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we

12. ALL men see in only 16 colours, like Windows default settings.

Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a colour. Pumpkin is also a fruit.

We have no idea what mauve is

13. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are not being honest, but it is just not worth the hassle

14. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear

15. I am in shape. Round is a shape.

What do you think ladies ....? Any one of you want to suggest some 'Ladies Rules'?

See you later .... boy, I'm glad I'm thousands of miles away from some of you ladies right now!!!