I showed her !!

   / I showed her !! #51  
My son and new daughter-in-law (50 YO) came over last fall and she was trying to explain her new purse line, because she is an interior designer and it was a new endeavor to her.

I sat there while she went over all the details of making a purse for about an hour. Trying to fake like I really cared was painful.

Then she began showing some of the abstract artwork she was working on and trying to explain how it may look like a POS on paper but it really had a value to the person drawing or painting the canvas.

That was so painful I just wanted to go out and hug my tractor.
 
   / I showed her !! #52  
This is long but kinda fits this thread:



MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE

This needs no explanation - and is a fun read, no matter your gender.

Men Are Just Happier People.



What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park.



Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks.



A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Two pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.



You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives On December 24 in 25 minutes. No wonder men are happier.



NICKNAMES

� If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.

� If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Bubba and Wildman.



EATING OUT

� When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.

� When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.



MONEY

� A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

� A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.



BATHROOMS

� A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel.

� The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.



ARGUMENTS

� A woman has the last word in any argument.

� Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.



FUTURE

� A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

� A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.



MARRIAGE

� A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

� A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.



DRESSING UP

� A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.

� A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.



NATURAL

� Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.

� Women somehow deteriorate during the night.



OFFSPRING

� Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.

� A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.



THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

SO, send this to the women who have a sense of humor.... and to the men who will enjoy reading.



Nailed it!
 
   / I showed her !!
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#53  
I have a wife, two adult daughters, and three granddaughters (so far). I gave up fighting a long time ago. It is much easier to go with the flow. I have to take a nearly three year old shopping for Frozen dolls this afternoon.

I LOVE IT.
 
   / I showed her !! #54  
:laughing: Well, when you're the "last man standing", you get out voted on a lot of things, but daddy's girls can be pretty attentive at times.
 
   / I showed her !! #55  
My son and new daughter-in-law (50 YO) came over last fall and she was trying to explain her new purse line, because she is an interior designer and it was a new endeavor to her.

I sat there while she went over all the details of making a purse for about an hour. Trying to fake like I really cared was painful.

Then she began showing some of the abstract artwork she was working on and trying to explain how it may look like a POS on paper but it really had a value to the person drawing or painting the canvas.

That was so painful I just wanted to go out and hug my tractor.

Not sure why it is, but some women just have no clue when a person has no interest at all! If I were you, after an hour I would have interrupted and told her there is something related that you simply must show her and it can't wait. Then take here out to the barn and start telling her all about your tractor, every spec, everything you've ever done with hit, when done with tractor move to your chainsaw, then the log splitter etc. Make sure you monolog for a full hour - TALK CONTINUOUSLY, DO NOT LET HER GET A WORD IN. if she tries to say something just talk over her :D

I'm pretty sure she wont share her next endeavor with your :thumbsup:
 
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   / I showed her !! #56  
Sad what has happened to men America. If I didn't have to give up pork and beer, and blow myself up, I'd become Muslim.

I got lucky. First, I didn't marry an American raised girl. So she wasn't into all the unnecessary stuff. Second, I married a Christian who actually believes the Bible. i.e. the man is the head of the house hold.

She doesn't want to work outside of the home. She wants to focus on raising the kids well and taking care of her family and home. As such, I make all the income. What I spend only impacts when I retire and I don't really like my job. So I'm not going to spend money unless it is something important.

She likes to travel and often asks if we can go on multiple trips a year. But she figures out how to do this on the cheap so it isn't that bad. She buys cloths for her and our two girls at thrift stores. She doesn't wear or even own Jewry. She loves her used Kia mini van and doesn't want anything more.

Our house is 300 years old and you can see all the structure. It is a very unfinished look - crude inside, like a hunting cabin. Most women wouldn't like it. But then she grew up listening to cock roaches crunch under her feet when she went to the bathroom at night, so the rogue spider, snake or bat in the house isn't a big deal to her. She has a few pricy purses that she got at about 25% of retail and spends a lot on organic food but that's about it.

The fact that she doesn't work for income does put more stress on me to have good income and decreases my occupational options. I'll admit it would be nice to have a second income. But overall, I think I like it better this way than the alternative.

I guess the only other down side is she prefers pistols to rifles and I'm more of a rifle guy. ;)
 
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   / I showed her !! #58  
I got lucky. ........

The fact that she doesn't work for income does put more stress on me to have good income and decreases my occupational options. I'll admit it would be nice to have a second income. But overall, I think I like it better this way than the alternative.


You did not get lucky - you made a conscious (and in my mind sensible) decision. There is a sentence in a book I wrote - Never marry a career woman.

I never intended my wife to work off the property. It is my duty to make the money - some years less than zero due to the vagaries of farming, and hers to look after the house and family. These "duties" are not considered as being hardships, but rather "want to do".
 
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A man is incomplete until he is married , then he is finished
 

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