We very much enjoy your publication in our household, and appreciate the hard work involved. In your June issue you suggested to a lady that she use a bib to exert further control over her husband.From experience I can confirm with feeling what a humiliating and shameful thing it is to be made to wear one of these, and thought I would contribute accordingly

It happened like this, and looking back I'm pretty sure she always planned that it should end this way. I have always been neat and careful at the table, but over a period of time I noticed my wife becoming less and less tolerant of any mistake, which in retrospect may have been due to the fancy and expensive new baby girl outfits she was having me wear. Natually I became progressively more nervous and things went from bad to worse. She finally lost patience when I badly stained a brand new 'best' white pinafore, saying she would make sure this never happened again, and did I not agree the only way to be sure of clean clothes was to wear a bib? I could only nod muted agreement, and she was soon on the internet to see what was available. Not much more than a week later an ominous parcel arrived at the house.

In choosing a style my wife had opted above all for practicality, so no lace or frills. Instead, at most dinnertimes I must wear a large nursery print plastic bib with long elsticated sleeves and a deep pocket along the bottom to catch any spills .Before eating, she holds it out for me to put my hands in the armholes, then pulls it on and tightly ties the tapes at the back ( as you would imagine,I am forbidden to take it off without her permission). Its a hateful and demeaning thing to be put in, particularly with the childish teddy bear motifs, but I have to agree with her that my bib is an absolutely foolproof guarantee of clean clothes at mealtime.

If any of your lady readers are considering introducing bibs into their domestic routine, they can take it from me this will cause their menfolk to be even more biddable and compliant to their wishes !
Regards,
M.

P.S. Our bibs (another arrived recently) are made to measure from Hazel at Precious Babywear, who provides efficient and helpful service and very quick turnround (normally a week).

It is possible to buy big thick towelling bibs, to which an edgeing of frilly lace can be added. I much prefer towelling to plastic as a means of bibbed humiliation. I did find a picture on the net of a very nice bib with a picture of Whinnie the Pooh on it, and which would be very effective in the case of any messy husband: