"You know I will dwell on that if you don't" Those were the words I heard after I spent 45 minutes on a lawnmower mowing our lawn. You should know this is no ordinary lawnmower. It is a Super Z zero degree double handled capable of pealing out, and possibly fast enough to beat a moped lawnmower. So, when I say I mowed for 45 minutes, you should know it is a decent size lawn. When I was done with this pure manmachine, I put it back up on the trailer locked it up and walked into the house. On my way in I noticed a little patch I somehow forgot to get. And that is when I heard it. Kari's voice. In my head. Loudly. Ever since I have married Kari, I have somehow developed this audible Kari voice in my head. And when I do something, forget to do something, do something the wrong way, The voice is in my head. Loudly. The thing is I usually respond to it. I respond because I want to make my bride happy. I listen to it, because I think it is truly what Kari would want me to do. But I need to admit, I ignored it this time. I thought to myself speaking to the voice in my head, I already loaded the manmachine up, it is ready to be driven back to her parent's house. I do not want to unload it, and mow this little patch. The patch can wait till the next mow. Seriously look at it, not that bad, right?
can you even see where I forgot? Barely. So the Loud voice went ignored, and I entered the house. My beautiful and intelligent wife was working diligently on her paper for her doctorate program. I announced "The lawn is done, ready to go bring it back. I missed a little patch but it should be fine." She stood up looked at me very sweetly and said "I would like to see" I knew right there the voice in my head was right. The Loud voice of my wife that I ignored, should never have been ignored. All it took was for her to see the patch, her sweet innocent look at me saying "You know I will dwell on that if you don't" for me to go take the mower of the trailer, mow for 15 seconds, and load it all back up.
I guess I am slowly learning the importance of trying to listen to that voice in my head. I know my way of doing things and thinking is sometimes very different from my wifes. But I think marriage is about trying our best to make the other happy, even if it means you are doing things "Not the way you would" Next time I will try a little better to not ignore the voice in my head.
-Christopher Scott<><
Wow, I have a hard enough time getting my husband to simply mow the lawn, nevermind going back to fix the job after it's done. Maybe I should try Kari's telepathic method! :)
ReplyDeleteI have found that anticipating my wifes needs, is the best way to keep her voice out of my head and her in my arms.
ReplyDeleteRodney