This "old couple" story was sent to me by a friend and I thought how way too close to home this is in the Hamm household... and no one knows more than Jane.
Here is the joke/story: (slightly edited in blue)
While on a road trip, an elderly (we could say even young or middle aged) couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant and resumed their trip. When leaving, the elderly (might I add very beautiful) woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table and she didn't miss them until they had been driving about twenty minutes. By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around -- in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses. All the way back, the husband became the classic grouchy (misunderstood) old man. He fussed and complained and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive. The more he chided her -- the more agitated he became. He just wouldn't let up. To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of the car and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled (maybe he really asked politely) to her."While you're in there, (Sweetie Pie) you might as well get my hat and the credit card!"
Now to defend myself; why must we be so critical and pointing out all of the faults of this poor man. Plus, from my point of view this story really exaggerates the entire situation way beyond reality. However, Jane, for some reason, will not say there is any exaggeration and in fact will probably say the story must have been previously edited by me in the first place to make it so "mild".
However, once again to my defense, this story must be a gross fabrication in the first place and could not be written by Jane or about me as my children well know that I would never have turned around and gone back in the first place let alone stopped to eat while I am driving on a trip. Unfortunately, that is more truth than I want to admit to, and I now apologize to my beautiful, understanding wife and children for all of the times I have been so set on the destination, usually McCall, that I wouldn't turn around even one mile from home to get something forgotten. Once again to my defense, we got there 10 minutes sooner, even if it was 2:30 in the morning!!
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Just so you know I read it, i am posting this comment. This reminds me of the movie "Father of the Bride" The scene is when steve martin' daughter calls the wedding off becuase her husband to be got her a blender. She was distraught and while steve martin would have loved to see the engagment overwith he knows his daughter is over reacting and goes to smooth things out with the fiance'. He explains to the fiance' that his daughter comes from a long line of over reactors and that the good news is that it lessons with each generation. Steve Martin ends by telling Brian that the "good news is your grand children will be normal." or something to that effect. Dad at least you can admit and ask for forgivness.
nice work dad!
haha so funny.
about time you updated this thing!
:)
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