My 2 Cents

A wife wanting to see her husband’s reaction asked him

“Honey, If I die will you remarry?”

The Husband replied, “Well dear, the children DO need a mother so yes, I would.”

The wife asked “And would she live in my house?”

To which her hubby replied “Well dear, it’s paid for and in good condition so it would only make sense?”

And the wife asked “And would she sleep in my bed!?”

And the husband replied in a matter of fact manner, “Well the bed is brand new and in good condition, it would be a waste not to use it”

The wife now a little upset asked the husband “I bet you’d even let her use my golf clubs!”

To which the husband replied, “Well of course not dear, She’s left handed.”

Hope you had a laugh
Eric

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While attending a Toastmasters training this weekend I struck up a conversation with the woman next to me. She mentioned she was from Knoxville and I mentioned that while traveling through Knoxville my son had become absolutely fascinated with the word Knoxville. It is now his favorite city even though he’s never seen any part of it other than what you can see from the Interstate.

I was kind of taken aback although not offended when she asked me if it was a case where I had my son for the summer. Perhaps it’s because I didn’t mention the rest of the family (The story centered on my son) but it struck me as a bold statement about society that she immediately assumed that I was divorced and was picking up my son for visitation.

What struck me even more was that this has actually happened enough that I wasn’t surprised (Although I’m still taken aback each time) by it. It’s amazing how many people automatically assume that younger people (I’m 31 so I wouldn’t quite say young, but younger fits) are divorced.

Worst of all is that I can understand it. I know more people in my age group that are divorced that there are that are still in their first marriage.

Now I’m not saying that if it just doesn’t work and they’ve tried everything an unhappy couple should stay together, I’ve just got two points.

1. YOUNG people, use a condom, use birth control whatever you need to. Don’t think that having a baby is the key to a long and happy marriage.

2. Set a plan and don’t let anything push you from it. I’ll probably take a lot of flak for this but just because you have a baby doesn’t mean you should rush into marriage. I saw several other couples doing this at the same time as my wife and I (Then girlfriend) were having a child. We decided that from a marriage stand point we’d stick to our original plan and we’re the only one of those couples still together and happy.

Slow down and enjoy life while you’re young. There’s plenty of time for kids and marriage later. I’d like nothing more than for this trend of “It’s safer to assume divorce” to reverse itself soon.

Thanks
Eric