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"Let me explain something to you," Hubs said yesterday in a paternal tone.
"What?" I asked warily.
"I don't think you understand the concept of the pool bet," he replied.
"Are you kidding?"
"Just listen to me for a second."
I sighed. "Okay."
"For our fitness challenge," Hubs said, "You, the girls and I each put in five dollars. So the winner gets $20, but since $5 of it was their own, the winner really only gets $15, so--"
"We didn't agree on a pool bet," I interrupted. "We agreed on a fifteen dollar iTunes gift card."
"Right, but that was part of our pool bet," Hubs said. "I realized the other day that you didn't understand what a pool bet was and it's one of those things you should probably know by now."
"I do understand what a pool bet is," I said. "But what we agreed on wasn't a pool bet."
"Will you just listen to me?" Hubs asked. His forehead was beginning to glisten. "In a pool bet, each person contributes a certain amount of money-"
"I know what a pool bet is," I said. "The fitness challenge wasn't a pool bet. Because making the girls contribute five dollars wouldn't have been fair. Five dollars is nothing for us to lose, but five dollars to them is a big deal- It's hanging out at Starbucks or stopping by Taco Bell. It wouldn't be fair knowing that at least one of them has to lose five dollars to participate in the challenge.
"So yes, we pay for the iTunes card, even if we win," I continued, "but it's still fair, because ordinarily, we wouldn't buy an iTunes card for ourselves and winning the fitness challenge makes it okay."
"You never listen to me!" Hubs burst out. "It's obvious that you don't understand the concept of a pool bet! Why don't you just admit that you don't know everything?!"
"But I know what a pool bet is," I said quietly.
"Just like you know everything!" Hubs said. "You never ask for my advice! You think you don't need it! But sometimes you need to listen to me!"
"Maybe," I said. And then I paused. "I know what a pool bet is, though."
At that point, Hubs' head exploded. And I went in the den to sulk and think dark thoughts about how I didn't think I knew everything and I asked him for advice all the time and how dare he, and etc.
A few minutes later, Hubs came in the den.
"I'm sorry I got upset," he said, hugging me. "I'll try harder to keep my cool next time."
"I'm sorry, too," I said. "I'll..." Hubs waited for me to continue.
"I'll..." I said, pausing again. "I'll, uhhh..."
I put my head on his shoulder and sighed.
"I'll pretend to know less."
Friday, February 13, 2009
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omg hahahahaha this was so hysterical! I love it :)
We had a similiar argument in my family when my mom paid for all the squares in our superbowl "pool".
Hahaha thanks for the chuckle.
Oh sweet Jesus, I just saw into my future.
haha that was great. seriously. I'm not saying I'm never wrong, because I definitely am sometimes. But I will say that I try not to make statements unless I'm pretty sure they're true. Which means of the things I say out loud, I'm not wrong that often. You're probably the same. And guys should just accept that life will go a whole lot easier if they just take us at our word!
"I'll pretend to know less."
And that's what makes you the peace-making wife you are. :-)
That was just too funny!!!
hee hee
That's great! I have conversations like that with my boyfriend. He'll *think* that I don't get what he's saying. I'll tell him, "I understand what you are saying. You don't have to keep explaining it to me! I get it! I get HOW you came to that conclusion! I just don't AGREE with your conclusion!"
I told him once (when he mentioned me always having to be right or something), "I'm not always right. Once I thought I was wrong, but then I realized that I was wrong about that, and I was actually right." :) He loved that one!
Oh lordy, you two argue just like me and my husband do.
My husband and I have "conversations" like this on an almost daily basis. Although its usually not around bets but on why the items that are "missing" when he looks for them are always "found" whe I look.
My husband and I had an arguement like this over pigeons. I know, right?
I don't know how it started, but he was confusing passenger pigeons with carrier pigeons. He swears to this day that he was correct even after I insisted that I KNEW passenger pigeons were extinct, but I was talking about CARRIER pigeons! Whatever.
I swear I wish I could remember how this conversation even started (or maybe not).
About "The Argument" - First of all, I am so glad you hugged and made up. That being said, the way you described your Hubs "tone" with you - well - it could have been *my* Hubs. And like you, I have to pretend sometimes to know less. Love your writings, BTW.
I love love love this! We have this conversation so often! I always end up thinking...but you don't know as much about this topic as I do (potty training, dicipline, sleep issues) because this is all I think about all day. I do research (blogs count as research, right?) so I know what I'm talking about!
I also love your response. I'll have to save that one away for future use.
I guess I could at least pretend ignorance once in a while. Wise old wives everywhere are nodding their heads right now.
My husband's standard apology is "I'm sorry you are mad". He seriously thinks that's an apology! I loved this post! I'm going to save "I will pretend to know less" for a future comeback!! Thank you for putting a smile on my face AGAIN :-)
I am still laughing !!!! This sounds like a conversation my husband and I would have. :-)
That is TOO funny! :) Love it!
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