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On Why Our Marriage Works
by Leslie
Some people say that there is a child living inside each of us; psychologists refer to this childlike aspect of our personality as our inner child.
My husband’s inner child is about twelve years old. I know this because he has a special sort of radar, which is activated in every boy upon the onset of puberty, that enables them to pick up on every word with even the slightest potential for crude or sexual meaning.
Here are a few examples of the radar in action.
I say: “You know, that was a difficult time in my life. It was really hard on me.
Dave says: “You said hard on.”
I say: “He felt like it was his duty to carry it out.”
Dave says: “You said doody.”
I say: “That’s on oldie, but goodie!”
Dave says: “You said butt goodie.”
I always laugh along with him, because honestly? It’s funny. But, it’s always been his thing.
Then, the other night, Dave was in a bit of a funk. There was no specific reason, he was just having a case of the blahs. I was trying everything I knew to snap him out of it. Finally, I decided we needed to get out of the house and convinced him that Lucy was demanding ice cream. We loaded Julia up in the car and took off. With cones in hand on the way home, he started to open up. We talked a bit and I summed our conversation up with a, “Yes, I think the weather has a lot to do with it. It’s been a hard winter.”
Dave replied, “It hasn’t been so hard as it’s been long.”
I glanced over at him, gripping the wheel with a tense look on his face. I took my chance and said, “You said hard and long.”
There was silence. The words he had begun to speak caught in his throat. His mouth was open a bit and his eyes were wide. I think I may have heard a siren going off in his head. Then, the corners of his mouth began to turn up. “Ummm, yeah. I did,” he said smiling.
We looked at each other and giggled. “See? I can throw you a curve ball now and then,” I said.
“Heh heh. You said ball.”
And he was back.
Schedule a play date for your inner children.
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That’s so cute. I’m giggling myself….you two are a perfect match.
Oh, you two are so inspiring. And here I thought that pregnancy could be Hard On a marriage. . . .
teehee.
Awww Leslie that is so cute. You made me smile! I think I married a 16 year old, so “doodie” doesn’t entertain him, but smashing vehicles and doing reckless teenage boy things are his eqivalent of fun. On the other hand I think he married an 80 yr old.
You and Dave are such soul mates.
Guilty. I guess that why’s my wife calls me nasty, but I’m really just being a boy.
Um I didn’t mean to publish that comment yet. I dunno what happened there. Anyway, I also wanted to ask if you are going to make this marriage tip of the day a daily thing? Or was this a one time deal? I kinda like it.
We’ve got a lot of that going on ourselves. It’s great to share humor!
I really liked this and it confirms my thoughts regarding Grimm.
Very funny as well as sweet.
Good stuff.
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Way to snap him out of it. We know our husbands best…
It pleases me to no end to know that there are couples living happily with their inner child. People always tell hubby and I that we are “lucky we found each other” since no one else would put up with us. As true as this may be, it’s not usually meant as a compliment. I love that we can find humor and laughter in silly things.
Like farts.
Farts are always funny in this house LOL
this post actually brings tears to my eyes- it is so cool to see that you noticed his funk and cared enough to find just the right way to help end it- way to go! It is an excellent cheesy marriage tip!!
I love it! One of my favorite things about my husband is his silly, inner child humor! I am glad you have one too!