...begged their wives/partners/SO's for forgiveness for all the pain and frustration they had caused over the years...for the unwashed dishes they had left in the sink, the dust bunnies they had left unswept, the piles of laundry they had left on the bedroom and bathroom floors, the gourmet restaurants they never took them to, the exotic lands they had never explored...it was a wondrous sight, and a welcome sound.

The women rejoiced over being appreciated and honoured for the first time in their lives. As the sun rose, lighting up the eastern sky, the Boomers decided to...