Driving.
me: Do you think animals have the capability of feeling worried??
pat: No.
me: Why NOT??
pat: because they're animals.
me: So you don't think they have feelings at all??
pat: nope.
me: I do.
pat: How do you figure?
me: Well they've shown elephants actually mourn over the body of another dead elephant and sometimes bury the bones....and what about lions...when they're separated from their babies they actually call out to each other and look distressed.
pat: Yeah, but I think that's more instinct than anything. They have an instinct to protect in order to raise their offspring.
me: I don't think so...I think they love their babies...You know that lady with the blog with the baby in the hospital who's having heart problems?
pat: I guess.
me: Well I belong to a group on Facebook that was started by a friend of hers and she sent out an email encouraging all of us to donate one dollar...if all 1600 of those Facebook friends donate a dollar than the mom would be able to spend more nights at the hotel next to the hospital instead of sleeping in a conference room and having to leave every morning at 6am.
pat: what if it's a scam...
me: (thinking)...well....then...I guess I just got screwed out of a dollar.
pat: (laughing) It's probably a scam.
me: You know...how are we even married?? I don't get it. When it comes to discussions of religion and God you are like the most feeling person I know...but when it comes to people around you and actual LIFE you are like the most skeptical UNfeeling person...
pat: Yeah you're right. I think about that sometimes.
me: I think an elephant would donate a dollar before you would.
pat: Yeah you're probably right....and you would probably drain our savings for some guy in Africa who claims to be down on his luck but is really just preying on shmucks like you to send him money.
me: (blink blink) Why would a guy who is down on his luck be preying on me in Africa??
pat: Sigh. Never mind Kat.
Sometimes being different isn't such a bad thing...I donate dollars and adopt stray cats while Pat keeps us from going bankrupt. A dynamic duo if you ask me.
Now it's your turn.
The Prompts:
1.) Describe a moment when you realized you and your spouse were SO different.
2.) What is your role in the household?
3.) Write about how you felt when you discovered you were lied to.
(creativewritingprompts.com)
4.) Describe a hard time you gave a teacher...what would you say to them today?
5.) What is an unpleasant experience you had eating? Write a poem, paragraph, or something else about the experience.
(writingfix.com)
67 comments:
You know, I can say I wish that it was a scam with Stellan, just so we know that he really wasn't sick! But sadly, I believe the poor baby is. Praying for him to be healthy soon!
Love your different views though...cracks me up!
You gotta be opposites to make it, I think. Balance.
Ahh, yes, you are the yin and he is the yang. :)
Love.It.
You are so funny. So funny it should be illegal. : ). Or not. I didn't see the donate a dollar thing for the baby. It is so sad.
What's so funny about that is that it's so real. Sounds just like my husband. Except he doesn't care about religion or God. But if his favourite soccer or hockey player retires, he needs two boxes of tissues.
Sounds like your hubby is on to me. My blog is a fake. I am a Nigerian scam artist...can I have a dollar?
Fantastic writing. I love the story. You have a nice balance.
Love the story.
I think it's pretty cool that you do balance each other out. Yin and Yang...or whatever that Chinese thing is called.
By the way, can you float me a dollar?
Great post!!! I'm the same way! I'll donate and Leon shakes his head.... lol
I love where you went with the prompt this week. I deliberately chose to avoid that one so as to promote marital harmony since my husband reads my blog. :)
Sounds like a good combo to me. Oh, by the way, I am broke and need your assistance. Please give generously. {*grin*}
That was a great story. Very cute.
I love these conversations! I do think animals feel way beyond instinct. Its undeniable.
I wonder if this is a male/female thing. My husband too is a great man of God... but sometimes he's so pragmatic about stuff I wonder where his HEART is. I know it's there... it's just how a boy is wired... but still! Why doesn't he ever blubber, like me? ;)
You go together like ramalamalamadadingdadong!
I love how your perfectly illustrated example of what things work.
That is so funny. My husband and I are SOO different too. That story could also work to describe us. And for tonight, it's gonna have to, b/c I'm too dang tired to write the post. Hopefully tomorrow! I'll dream up something really good. :)
have I totally lost my mind or did it "say pat: sigh. never mind Kat I love you" like three hours ago. maybe its just time for bed.
GREAT post, and you two balance eachother out nicely
I can't believe I'm agreeing with something Paula Abdul said - Opposites Attract!
Thank the heavens for the fact that opposites attract. Seriously. Can you imagine being married to yourself?
If my husband and I agreed on how to spend our money, I'd be blogging from a cardboard box under a bridge somewhere...
That same conversation has happened in our house a few times. My husband is such a skeptic. blah
I'm the skeptic. Hubby is SUCH a sucker. BTW saw your comment on mini van mom's hege post and laughed hysterically! Lucky for you KEN is a short name. Jen
I think the animal thing is more than instinct. I think they have feelings. You can tell by the way my dog pouts... And donating a dollar to a good cause doesn't make you shmuck. It makes you a good person. :)
Mama Kat...did you just lie and actually transcribe tapes from conversations I've had with my husband? Because I swear, this conversation sounds EERILY familiar! Eerily familiar! Loved it!
sometimes hubby and i are so totally in sync with each other it's like he's the male version of me. and other times, we have conversations exactly like the one you wrote about. our one rule: we don't talk politics with each other... apparently he doesn't like my views on the 2nd amendment.
Well thank goodness for your husbands.
LOL! That is so funny. :)
OH MY GOD your husband and mine must have gone to the same school of, "People's feelings are not my responsibility". My husband (a pastor) is obviously all over the God thing, but when it comes to real people, he basically needs to work on his compassion skills. And charity? His standard response is, "THEY GET ENOUGH FROM THE GOVERNMENT!! I'M NOT GIVING THEM ONE PENNY!!!" what a big meanie.
yeah.. i am also the one trying to make every stray live at our house lol
MK - you are a riot. That sounds like a converation Mr. S and I could have any day of the week. Course he tries to act all macho, but he does have weak spots for stray puppies, kittens, and bottle calves....
haha! you are brilliant! =) that conversation made me laugh out loud!!!
balance. its what makes the world go 'round.
I love this post! This just cracks me up. rofl
Opposites attract don't you know.
This is my first time participating in Writer's Workshop -- so fun! I'm looking forward to reading others' posts.
In our house, my husband is the gas and I'm the brakes. It does take both for a car to work properly ;-)
how is it that we are such good human beings & our hubby's are so similar & incapable of having FEELINGS!?!?! i swear they were separated at birth. LOL
Maybe if you had the monkey all dressed up and that little music machine...HE could ask for a dollar from your husband....then we could combine animals feeling AND donating....it might work!
People like you make the world go round! (People like you also put our country in debt... Bahaha). And yes, people like Pat are your soul mates.
Dynamic duo - Fo' Sho!
In New York it is virtualy impossible to keep the next of kin out of a hospital room. When he was 2 or 3 and my son had a hernia operation I slept in a chair next to his crib.
I imagine most states are the same. When he was born in Illinois, her mother was asked to leave my wife's room at the end of visiting hours, I was aked to be quiet and talk at a low level if the roommate requested it.
What's this?! You adopted the cat?!! You have such a big heart. As big as an elephant's.
Balance of power is a good thing, but I agree with you; I have seen too many instances of animal empathy to know that they are just as capable as we are of feeling.
In my opinion, different animals (human animals inlcuded) have different versions of feelings. My Lord, when I scold my dog, Dubh, anyone present should easily see that he's deeply sorry for whatever it was that he just did. When I scold my cat, Tiger, anyone present should clearly tell that I've just pissed her off. See what I mean? Animals have feelings, too.
LOL!! Too funny :oD
I agree with you!! Animals are better than people anyways (besides of course, my family and friends and my bloggy friends..lol!) ;O)
I think Animals definitely feel things.
Also, wouldn't you rather donate a dollar and have it be a scam than not and not help? It's only a dollar, and even if it is a scam you get Karma points for trying.
My husband is the exact same way. I'm glad we have separate checking accounts so he won't ask why I sent money to MckMama via PayPal.
Interesting as I sit reading it from a guys perspective. I am with you on the animals. I know my 13 yr old chocolate lab had feelings. As for the donation thing, feel free to set one up for me as I go on my 8th week jobless and not much in sight.18yr sales exec. applies for construction laborer so as just to have some work. Nope can't even land a job digging ditches.
Great post! I love your writing and hope you will come read my post!
Brandy
Love it! My husband and I have conversations like that all the time. So fun!
Funny! Sounds like multiple conversations we've had in our house.
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Just started following your blog. Love the writers workshop prompts!!
I'd donate a dollar too. You're lucky to have each other!
You and your hubby are totally living parallel lives with me and mine. I swear.
Your hubby sounds EXACTLY like my hubby...you know what they say, 'opposites attract'...hubby and I are definitely 'opposites' on so many things - but I'm sure that's why we're so good together most times...(grin!)
Well the previous poster Gina, you and me call ALL go run off together an chat, b/c that is us in a nutshell as well. What a great read!!
geez... I CANNOT type. 2 in one teeny comment- yikes!
too funny! I didn't make it for the prompts this week- but I could have written something very similar to yours. something about opposites attract?!?!
Animals totally have feelings. I don't know what Pat's thinking.
Crackin' up because how true it is...you get an A + + + + this week - haha...I failed because I didn't turn my assignment in (lame baby was sick today)
Oh my gosh, you've been spying on my husband and me! And here you go and print it without giving me credit or anything!
HOLY COW!!!
That was fun!!! What a blast from the past! hehehehee
I loved your story, too!
Thanks for the smile on my face today!
SherryBee in AZ
http://www.youravon.com/sherrybeeson
Thanks for sharing your story! Brought a smile to my face! And your blog inspired me to follow you! Thanks!
I live in Africa ....
@biscotti baker SEE! Yes!! You totally get it.
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