Harry had a bit of a drinking problem.
Every night, after dinner, he took off for the local
watering hole, spent the entire evening there and arrived
home, well inebriated, around midnight each night. He
always had trouble getting his key into the keyhole and
getting the door opened. His wife, waiting up for him,
would go to the door and let him in. Then she would
proceed to yell and scream at him for his constant nights
out and his returned drunken state. But Harry continued
his nightly routine. One day, the wife, distraught by it
all, talked to a friend about her husband's behavior.The
friend listened to her and then asked, "Why don't you
treat him a little differently when he comes home? Instead
of berating him, why don't you give him some loving words
and welcome him home with a kiss? He then might change his
ways." The wife thought it was worth trying. That night,
Harry took off again after dinner. Around midnight, he
arrived home in his usual condition. His wife heard Harry
at the door and let him in. This time, instead of berating
him as she had always done, she took his arm and led him
into the living room. She sat him down in an easy chair,
put his feet up on the ottoman and took his shoes off.
Then she went behind him and started to cuddle him a
little. After a while, she said to him, "It's pretty late.
I think we had better go upstairs to bed now, don't you?"
At that, Harry replied in his inebriated state, "I guess
we might as well. I'll get in trouble if I go home
anyway!"
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