I love my wife dearly, but this is one of her “attributes.” She will tell me a story about people she knows but I don’t and it will go something like this, “… And then Ruby’s daughter. What’s her name, Martha, or is it Mary or maybe Madeline, no it was Marie, came in and said she had a cut … so I went to get some band aids, there was blood everywhere which is why the towels are in the wash. Oh I have to pick up more detergent. So I bandaged up the cut and made some tea for us all. An then Ruby told me about her cat …”
Later that day, when coming back from grocery shopping with her, she will say something like, “I forgot the laundry detergent. Why didn’t you remind me. I told you we were out. You never listen to anything I say.”
To which I reply “Dear, I listen to everything you say. I just can’t catch it all.”
Sometimes when my wife gets going like this, I interrupt her and say, “Just the details, please.”
RAGs over 4 years ago
He’ll rethink that statement when he’s sleeping on the couch.
mywifeslover over 4 years ago
My mother in law.
kate over 4 years ago
Me. I can wear myself out!
dflak over 4 years ago
I love my wife dearly, but this is one of her “attributes.” She will tell me a story about people she knows but I don’t and it will go something like this, “… And then Ruby’s daughter. What’s her name, Martha, or is it Mary or maybe Madeline, no it was Marie, came in and said she had a cut … so I went to get some band aids, there was blood everywhere which is why the towels are in the wash. Oh I have to pick up more detergent. So I bandaged up the cut and made some tea for us all. An then Ruby told me about her cat …”
Later that day, when coming back from grocery shopping with her, she will say something like, “I forgot the laundry detergent. Why didn’t you remind me. I told you we were out. You never listen to anything I say.”
To which I reply “Dear, I listen to everything you say. I just can’t catch it all.”
Sometimes when my wife gets going like this, I interrupt her and say, “Just the details, please.”
Dani Rice over 4 years ago
My husband says I’m the only person he knows who needs a half and hour to answer a yes-or-no question.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 4 years ago
Yeah, I heard Rocketman (Elton John) took too long to reach the moon.
Michael G. over 4 years ago
And that’s how the fight got started …
TheLetterista.com over 4 years ago
It must have been a musical. The only story-telling medium that can take 1.5 to 2 hours to express a 5-minute tale.
tinstar over 4 years ago
So, to make a short story, long…