GERMAN WIVES TIRED
EX-PRISONER HUSBANDS BERLIN, July 25. Many ot those German women who complained bitterly that their husbands were being kept overlong as prisoners of war now are wishing they had stayed that way. Returned prisoners are not fitting into the new and difficult life in Germany, and many wives who first tried to help their men are now in despair. The question, ‘‘Are you glad to have your husband back?” brings many reactions, not many of which are favour able. Greatest complaint of the wives concerns the men’s selfishness. When the man first returned the wife did not want to appear to be grumbling and complaining about food rations. Patiently she listened to all the horrors and experiences of a prison camp. Daily, in an effort to bring happiness to her husband, she gave most of her food ration to him Gradually he became used to her sacrifices. If she now makes any protest, he revives the account of the prison camp.
Wives have become tired of this. They maintain tney also suffered; but it is doubtful if they ever say this to their husbands, for German women are not used to much freedom of speech in the home.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22406, 13 August 1947, Page 5
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