Assertiveness
A
husband is advised by a psychiatrist to assert himself, "You don't have to
let your wife henpeck you. Go home and show her you are the boss."
Of course, the husband takes the doctor's advice. He rushes home, slams the
door, shakes his fist in his wife's face, and growls, "From now on, you're
taking orders from me. I want my supper right now, and when you get it on the
table, go upstairs, and lay out my best clothes. Tonight, I'm going out with the
boys and you are going to stay at home where you belong. And another thing....
you know who's going to comb my hair, adjust my pants, and then tie my bow
tie?"