Men don't have them. Correction. Husbands don't have them. And this is made worse by TV, sports, commercials, commercials about sports, etc.
I have resigned to the fact that M tunes me out. Often. More often then he should. He knows it. He's sorry. It continues. I accept it.
I seriously don't hold it against him (most of the time) since I am a chatter box (Official title received in First Grade). I talk. I like to share things. Sometimes I feel like if I don't tell people things it didn't happen.
Funny thing is, M likes to talk too. But, I listen. I know about all his friends at work and from business school. I remind him who recently got married, who had another baby. "Guys don't talk about those things, " he says. Really? A new baby does not make it into the conversation? Even when you spent all day drinking with them at a USC tail gate? Wow, men and women are different. I can't go too long without a Skylar mention or tale. It is just such a huge part of my life.
Well anyway...this is just a lead up to a story that struck me as very funny. Last night we visited friends with a 10 day old baby girl. We were walking up their front walk, me with a lasagna in hand, M with the girl in arms. As we were walking I see a big spider web with a big spider in it, head high on M's side of the sidewalk.
I say, "Watch out for the big spider.!"
No response. (I assume he sees it)
As heeds straight for it I say, "Whoa, you are walking right into it!"
He responds, "What?! Where?!" as he nicks the side of the web with his head -- a near miss.
"It was right there."
He turns and sees it and says, "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I did."
"You didn't tell me I was walking toward it."
"I said 'watch out for the spider'."
"Well you didn't say it was right where I was walking." (Scrambling to find a way to blame me without admitting he tuned me out.)
"I wouldn't have said 'watch out' I would have said -- hey look at that spider'."
But, I am convinced this is all he hears when I speak.
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3842279/10491600
;)
3 comments:
You're a great story-teller... And that video was equal parts disturbing and hilarious.
LOLOLOLOL - I love the story. It is so true. I can relate to being tuned out! The dog video, icing on the cake. you are a funny girl M!
OMG funniest post ever. BTW when we first saw that clip on Talk Soup - M was infatuated and ran to the TV.
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