Utah’s ‘Mom’s Day Off’ Honor Roll

Published July 26, 1984. Next Sunday, July 29, is going to be just a little less hectic for a few wives and mothers in our area. As many of you know, we have been running a campaign of sorts during the past few weeks. Sunday, July 29, has been designated as Mom’s Day Off, and numerous husbands have agreed to participate.

For one whole day husbands are going to take over running the home while the wife takes a rest. I indicated I would mention the names of the first husbands to write in and volunteer.

So here it is:

THE OFFICAL MOM’S DAY OFF HONOR ROLL

Bryan S. Wright, Salt Lake City

James C. Reading, Bountiful

Brent Barnum, Murray

Robert V. Powell, Salt Lake City

Larry D. Lefthouse, Herriman

Dan Daley, West Valley City

Arnold Graff, Salt Lake City

David Garrett, Sandy

Scott Heiner, Kearns

John W. Melville, Bountiful

Wynn Evan Bartholomew, Salt Lake City

Clifford E. Smith, Salt Lake City

David L. Jewkes, Salt Lake City

Scott Spencer, Bountiful

L. Glen Tonge, Bountiful

These husbands and numerous others who have agreed to participate in Mom’s Day Off will be in good company. None other than Danny Kramer of KSL Radio has also agreed to take over. In fact, Danny has designated as our Honorary Mr. Mom and will be giving hints and encouragement to other husbands this weekend. So tune in to Danny’s program in the afternoon on KSL. Perhaps Danny will also share some of his recipes, give tips on household maintenance, or give helpful hints on how to care for erratic kids during hot weather.

Now that the campaign is over, we will get back to other topics. On a serious note, however, this endeavor has touched a sensitive nerve in many marriages. Numerous wives have written in saying they cannot believed there are husbands who didn’t already help around the house. Still others have written indicating they can’t believe there are husbands who do.

If any of the men listed above live in your neighborhood, drop by and get some idea of what they plan to do on Mom’s Day Off.

If your husband is still hesitant to participate in Mom’s Day Off, get a copy of last week’s column on the Peter Pan Syndrome, and paste it on his plate to get his attention.

If that doesn’t work, don’t give up. Maybe we should do this again sometime in the future. How about January 26, 1985, the coldest Sunday of the year? What do you think?