Wife commended after not bitching for entire day

Manhattan, N.Y. – In a televised ceremony sponsored by the Relationship Support Service Group of Kent County, N.Y., Jeanie Bedford received a national commendation Friday for her successful September 28 efforts to avoid bitching at husband Leonard Bedford about one thing or another for a period of 24 uninterrupted hours.

“Jeanie Bedford’s acceptance of the All Day Angel Award marks the first national accreditation for a female’s role in the strengthening of an inter-gender relationship,” said award presenter Marianne Williamson, author of the popular relationship guide, Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power of Intimate Relationships. “[This award] says, ‘Girls, even if your man doesn’t notice you keeping your mouth shut when every little thing around you isn’t one hundred percent perfect, there is an organization looking to recognize and honor you.’”

Bedford’s award-winning behavior, which her husband described during a prepared speech as being “a shock, a Godsend and a incredible turning point in [the couple’s] marriage,’ is also drawing high praise from counselor/author John Gray who, although having never received a University doctorate, is seen by many as today’s leading scholar in relationship counseling.

“Women deserve rewards for taking it easy on men who can’t handle hearing negative comments from the time they wake up until they go to bed,” said Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. “Bedford’s extended effort to avoid bitching nonstop at poor Leonard about this or that and everything else under the sun perfectly embodies the spirit of the All Day Angel Award.”

During a short, post-ceremony press conference, Jeanie Bedford declined to answer questions, explaining loudly to her husband of 17 years that she “[had] a headache and just want[ed] to go home.”

“As in, like, now,” Bedford added almost immediately.

Leonard Bedford, however, appeared willing to stay until all of the young newswomen’s questions were answered.

“I didn’t realize how close Jeanie was [to achieving the 24-hour mark] until bedtime,” he admitted. “And when she fell asleep without launching into one her long list of nagging bullshit about God knows what, I felt that as long as I didn’t wake her, she was home free.

“Had I accidentally woke her, I’m sure I’d have gotten an earful about her needing her rest, and her streak would have been broken,” Bedford continued. “So yeah, I think my letting her sleep played a large role in her ability to go 24 hours without nagging or bitching at me about things I likely had no control over in the first place.”

Bedford’s reaction to her husband’s comments – a slight but noticeable shift in brow position – left many convinced that Bedford will not qualify as eligible to receive the All Day Angel award for quite some time.