At what point did I cease to be the man of the house?
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At what point did my edicts from on high simply become meaningless babble to the other occupants of the house?
Did I *ever* have that role???
A week ago, we had to put one of our cats to sleep. This was Patches, the one with the kidney issues. My wife and I have talked about how the furniture we buy right now is transitional... to bridge the gap from now 'till post-kids/cats. Then we can get nice stuff that won't be slept on, scratched up, puked or pee'd on...
So after I got back from the vet's place, I said we weren't going to replace Patches. Snoogie would be the only cat (and he seems to be liking the return to that status). Sue agreed. Ian wanted another cat, but life's tough. He's nearly 19...
So I come home yesterday to find *what* on the refrigerator? A picture of the kitten we're getting in two weeks... Ian's already named him. When I asked Sue where he got that picture, she sheepishly claimed to have no knowledge of any of this. Except for the fact this is one of the kittens from a lady at her work whose "hot tub kitty" had babies...
sigh...
At what point did my edicts from on high simply become meaningless babble to the other occupants of the house?
Did I *ever* have that role???
A week ago, we had to put one of our cats to sleep. This was Patches, the one with the kidney issues. My wife and I have talked about how the furniture we buy right now is transitional... to bridge the gap from now 'till post-kids/cats. Then we can get nice stuff that won't be slept on, scratched up, puked or pee'd on...
So after I got back from the vet's place, I said we weren't going to replace Patches. Snoogie would be the only cat (and he seems to be liking the return to that status). Sue agreed. Ian wanted another cat, but life's tough. He's nearly 19...
So I come home yesterday to find *what* on the refrigerator? A picture of the kitten we're getting in two weeks... Ian's already named him. When I asked Sue where he got that picture, she sheepishly claimed to have no knowledge of any of this. Except for the fact this is one of the kittens from a lady at her work whose "hot tub kitty" had babies...
sigh...
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Posted by Duffbert At 12:22:58 On 04/05/2005 | - Website - |
Posted by Dave Taylor At 19:03:00 On 30/04/2005 | - Website - |
tom, i never thought i would type this, but you may actually be nuttier than i am.
on the other hand, if you manage to reinstate that illusion, enjoy it! i can't seem to make myself believe it, even for a nano-second. there is a pragmatic side to my personality, believe it or not.
Posted by jonvon At 07:22:57 On 03/05/2005 | - Website - |
Come on, Duffbert, you want another kitty, really you do
Posted by Debbie At 08:02:52 On 04/05/2005 | - Website - |
I have one single 16 year old daughter, and my wife. I 'm the only earner, but yet I find my stuff being slowly shifted to the shed or the loft (despite the fact the house has 10 rooms), and I've been evicted from the 1.6m square office.
All we can hope is that the garage is heated during the winter, or that you have a nice garden shed. Because thats all the married man can truly call his own..
It transpires that the only reason the fiscal controller permitted me to purchase Wireless is so that I could work somewhere out of sight. Like the basement. (Our basement is only two foot deep..)
(If its any consolation, we had to put our cat down last year after a long fight with thyroid troubles. Problem is, the mice in the Garage are now eating my motorcycle seat from the inside - so I need a cat again!)
Cheer up. I have my own bathroom with a bookshelf. My own little sanctuary...
---* Bill
Posted by Wild Bill At 12:31:26 On 30/04/2005 | - Website - |
-rich
Posted by Richard Schwartz At 12:56:59 On 30/04/2005 | - Website - |