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Show There Are Several Main Reasons Why the Men Pull Out and Leave Home By MISS EDITH MASSEE, Family Welfare Ass'n. There are several main causes why men leave home. Pay checks don't go as far as they used to. The man remonstrates, gets mad and pulls out. The family may have increased. Costs may be higher, but the man doesn't understand; and when conditions become unbearable off he goes. Lack of understanding on the part of the wife makes it worse. There is a case where a smile, coming out of the difficulties of the home, would go a long way to straighten out matters. It is then our business to put the family on a budget to show the woman how to make a dollar go as far as possible, to spend the money wisely. We bring the man home, bring his money back into the house, and then work to have conditions better inside the home for the family. Another cause is the "sick wife." We care for the woman, give her hospital or medical attention if necessary, clean up the house and the children chil-dren and try to make the place more attractive to the man. Back of all is the necessity of human understanding. WTe always find that where the woman is good-natured, where she is inclined to smile a bit, there is less inclination on the part of the man to quit and run. |