European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Sas photos by Stephanie James by Diana Valdez staff writer of and Sheila Mills of Zaragoza dont have what most people would Call an average on a Normal Bob gets up at 7 to Iron his wife he has lunch ready at and dinner at is a she expects the House cleaned and the dinner cooked when she gets says its no big it takes me 20 minutes a Day to do the Bob Doest mind the role reversal and likes i prefer having a dependent i made it Clear when we married that i wanted to make the air Force a career and he would have to follow me or i would divorce she he puts up with me a but Hes adjusted very Bob not Only does the cleaning and cooking Hes a according to but the grocery shopping and and he takes care of their 10 year old from sheilas first Bob takes a lot of when this situation first the Guys used to tease me All the he they ask me if id cleaned the cats Paw prints out of the Bathtub and stuff like Bob is one of about 10 House husbands at Edward makes wisecracks about his but he approaches his Job he keeps his menu and grocery list in a and he files coupons according to the rows in the we the family use this situation As a joke As Well As living with he Wilson retired from the service As a technical sergeant the Day Saigon fell in six months later he met Phyllis and got today an air Force commands a Squadron at the air and Edward stays Home to raise their 4yearold Edward Edward also is a gourmet does All the child care and what i do is so easy a woman can do he says not every situation is for some House husbands the adjustment is not staff Diana and Mike Duell would rather reverse their but Mike cant find a the biggest mistake i made was getting out of the he jobs Are limited Here unless i want to work As a spends most his time raising their 20 is a Mechanic at the air i work because i have id rather work because i want she id prefer he support the Mike adds Guys say we have it no we Mike and Bob have become Good together they started a baseball team of nonmilitary the military teams let us Bob before the team was Bob spent Many mornings at the base cafeteria drinking Coffee and eating doughnuts with his All of whom were sometimes hed take them they go shopping and id hang out at a he it was nothing for him to go running with the at House husband Bob Mills prepares dinner for his wife Sheila and daughter Edward relaxes after completing the Mike at with daughter but people would Call me at my office and Tell me they saw my husband talking to a it didst bother me that most of my husbands friends Are Thomas Green sampled House husbandry when his 20 was first his is a senior airman at the Thomas works in the commissary but for about the first year of Dulces life he stayed cleaned the House and raided their i used to do the laundry but she want so she does it it had something to do with the Way i was folding the towels or forgetting to put the downy Thomas does most of the cooking because they both agree Hes the better he makes a sausage Stew that our friends she there always asking when Hes going to make it the men dont get involved with base clubs or i dont belong to the officers wives i dont go to the Edward but he admits he misses the working friends he used to Phyllis comes Home with problems he any i know what Shes talking about i did it for 21 Shes a Good officer and Doest mind being the bread and i dont mind doing what in husbands who keep the Home fires burning when this situation first the Guys used to tease me All the Page 14 the stars and stripes june 1985 the stars and stripes Page 15
