Describe someone in your life who you might not know as well as you think you know.
Pat is not who I think he is. I hear stories about my husband and find notes left over from his high school days when I clean out our closets, and I find myself stunned.
My husband is a sensitive man. I know he has a golden heart…albeit a bit jaded after a few run ins with dishonest people…he would move heaven and earth for his family. You can be sure of that. I was not surprised to learn that he was often the guy girls talk to on the phone about their problems. The guy that would be there to hear them and counsel them, but rarely date them. I was not surprised to learn that he was a good kid and didn’t cause a bunch of trouble at school.
But when Pat mentioned he had a girlfriend who made the two of them matching pink sweatshirts my interest peaked…
me: Pink??
pat: Yeah…it was no big deal. Pink was in back then.
me: But I mean…did you wear it?
pat: I can’t really remember…I’m sure I did…she designed them.
me: Designed them? What…like embroidered or silk screened or something?
pat: oh you know…back then everything was air brushed.
me: What was on them??
pat: Her’s said “I love Pat” and mine said “I love her”.
me: *shudder at the thought* Are you kidding me???
pat: It was a gift.
me: I just…can’t even fathom you wearing such a thing. What would you do if I bought you something like that?
pat: I’d probably laugh…
me: But you didn’t laugh when she gave it to you…you must have opened it and thanked her and thought it was nice and put it on right away…really try it out, check the fit…did it have a hood?
pat: What does that matter?
me: I JUST NEED TO KNOW…did. it. have. a. hood??
pat: I think it was just a crew neck.
me: Of course it was a crew neck!
pat: What’s wrong with that?
me: It’s just…who was that guy!?! And have I ruined you so completely that you won’t wear a pink sweatshirt declaring your love for me?
pat: You haven’t ruined me. I just grew up.
me: Where’s the love?
pat: I was practically a kid.
me: Where’s all the feeling?
pat: It was a cool shirt back then.
me: WHERE’S THE ROMANCE!?!
pat: I would laugh about it now if I were married to her.
me: YOU WANT TO MARRY HER!?!?!
I don’t even know who he is anymore.
Now it’s your turn!
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The Prompts:
1.) Describe someone in your life who you might not know as well as you think you know.
2.) Write a poem about a memory you sometimes wish would disappear.
3.) Write a list of 10 things that are sure to put a smile on your face when you are not happy.
4.) People would be surprised to learn that…
5.) A snappy comeback!
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Roflmbo poor Pat.. although seeing the pics I have seen of him pink would be a good color on him with his dark skin tone..but minusthe airbrushing lol
Technically, my daughter wrote the list of 10 things…but they SURE DO make me smile! :-) And, if we want to get all technical and picky–She might have written the 10 things first, but I wrote them, too–right?
I love your writing prompts! And I REALLY LOVE following you on Twitter. You rarely fail to bring a smile or a giggle in a really quiet place, where I probably should not be checking Twitter…
Okay, I am sure I am the dork…but I cannot get your button to show up correctly at the bottom of my post? I am copying and pasting…?
Okay…so that was funny. Isn’t it funny what a man will do for someone that he hasn’t had children with? You would think that once they have kids, NOTHING would hold them back. And yet, it is the opposite. Or maybe it is the sex…they don’t need to wear our pink sweatshirts with words saying he loves us, because guess what…he already scored.
Loved this post…as always!!
My husband would NEVER wear a pink sweatshirt for me. EVER. That is hysterical. You need to have an indentical one made for him and MAKE him wear it for a blog post.
Laughing my ass off…. :)
Oh my goodness- pink?
One time i found a love letter from Scott to his ex girlfriend, it felt like twilight Zone. But I guess their changes, growth and experiences are what brought them to us.
My first BF and I (he became my first, or “practice”, husband) had matching Tshirts – they had flowers on them.
I would never wear a matching shirt with The Mister now, unless it was the “I’m with Stupid” tshirt.
We do dumb stuff when we’re young and in love.
Very funny! This is the first time I’ve joined in with your workshop, thank you, it was a lot of fun!
This is my first time and Iove it! I can’t wait to do more. thank you!!
I love your post.
I chose the same prompt too.. and wrote about my husband as well. It’s funny all the things you learn about the person you think you know! :)
I really did laugh out loud (not just lol) at that last line. We gals sure do know how to overreact, don’t we? This sounds like a conversation that might happen between me and my husband. Except I would be throwing things and acting all accusatory.
This was great comic relief after just having cried my eyes out writing my own post. Thanks for the fantastic prompts this week Mama!
ROTFLMAO!
I really enjoyed reading your post MamaKat! I can’t imagine Adam wearing one of those EVER!
Thanx for great prompts again today. Mine aren’t going to make you laugh though….
I’m writing about my 10 things this week.. Pink.. a colour that my guy won’t mind wearing..the boys like pink too.
WAIT!! Was this in the 80′s??? I REMEMBER when PINK was IN… even for GUYS… Oh! Don’t forget those SKINNY ties. LOL!!
Well, I don’t ASK the hubs to wear PINK for me… I couldn’t stomach it with his coloring… BLEH!
Hmmm… I get more frustrated with things KIDS will do for OTHERS but it’s like pulling their TEETH out to do it for ME!! You know… little things, like GET ALONG… CLEAN up after themselves… NOT make OBNOXIOUS noises… *sigh*
(((HUGS)))
Too funny! I would like to know what my husband did in his younger years too, I can totally see him doing something like this, but now…fugheddaboutit!
Cute post!
I loved this! And your description of the conversation is first-rate. Listen, I think you have to make him a pink sweatshirt for your next Valentine’s Day and post a picture for all of us to enjoy :-)
Spontaneous laughter at this time of the morning is insanely cool. That was a great post! The prompts this week were great…looking forward to next Tuesday!
OMGawsh! A custom made pink sweater. You and the kids should tie dye him one just to see if he’d wear it. They are sorta like in again, right? Dumb Dad would never wear anything anyone made him ever. And, he didn’t want to marry anyone anywhere ever either so I have no worries that there may have been another chick who did it for him. He was a pimp. And, I thank you specifically in my post today in case you get a chance to pop over and check it out:)
I remember my freshman year of high school. There was a girl in my homeroom, and about once a week, she wore some sort of pink shirt that said, “Jim’s Girl.” I thought it was tacky and weird.
The only think I could think when I read this was “oh goodness matching airbrushed shirts…. did they sport matching mullets as well?” Great post as usual I should have added your weekly post to my list of 10 things! Oh and Happy Canada Day!
That sweatshirt sounds rockin’! If only he still had it – that would be super awesome! You should try and duplicate the sweatshirt and give it to him as a Christmas present…
Bwahahaha. That’s hysterical. I can’t imagine my hubby ever wearing pink.
Everytime I get curious about my hubby’s past, I ask myself…Do I really want to know? I don’t think I’d want to know if my hubby agreed to wear a pink sweatshirt for some other girl. No sir.
Oh Crap, I was going to put my hubby in one at our photo shoot this weekend…LOL! I have really reconsidered now.
Funny you mention the ex, I find out snippets of my hubbies relationships. He actually dated a model, and back then he was not as refined as he is now. He does not really know how to answer my bombardment of questions.
Thanks for the great prompts this week! I had trouble with your logo on my blog. I kept getting the prompt that “it was open”. I dunno! When I clicked on the prompt on my preview, it worked, but I couldn’t publish the post. I’m loving some of the reads here.
Love your post! What a guy!
Poor Pat…he couldn’t win either way on that one. I have a photo (taken at Sears, of course) with my husband-then boyfriend-and I wearing matching jean shirts. My mother still has it on wall; blech!
Funny dialogue! hahaha… PINK?!?!?!? I remember those airbrushed shirts – I had one when I was 8 that said “Achy breaky heart” on it… now that I think about it, nearly everyone in West Virginia had one of those. Sometimes, I see people who still wear them – coffee/grease stains and all!
I loved your writing prompts this week! They were great!!! Have a good holiday :)
I’m laughing so hard, because I can totally see myself having this same conversation.
And to think, I was impressed that my husband used to go goth clubbing in full goth regalia (whiteface, liquid eyeliner, black nails, black satin poet shirt, black jeans, combat boots…) with his ex.
Matching airbrushed pink sweatshirts? WAY worse.
Heehee.
We call Mr. Fairway “The Flamingo,” because he wears so much pink. In fact, he wears so many gaudy colors and primps so much that he really should be called “The Peacock.” I would have selected him for “Best Dressed” in my high school yearbook…
Poor Pat. He does not stand a chance against you.
And you know if you bought him a pink shirt now he would totally have to wear it.
Ahhhh man. You think you know someone and then you find out they wore an uber lame pink, airbrushed, crew neck. Stay strong, sister. We are here for you.
I actually struggled with “People would be surprised to know…” I’ve written so much about my quirks that it felt like there was nothing left.
And then I realized I do have one item left. It involves Technicolor and popcorn.
I remember a salesman who used to come by our office in the ’80s who had a pink shirt that made all of us drool. Yeah, pink was in.
How funny. My husband would never wear pink. As a joke my friend and I bought him a pink shirt that says “real mean wear pink” when we were dating. Yeah I don’t think he actually ever wore it.
First time participant, though I’ve been wanting to for weeks. Loved all of the prompts this week and your post had me cracking up. My technology-challenged butt couldn’t grab your beautiful button, though!
Haha – wow, the things we wear for puppy love.
This was my first time for the WW Prompts. So, I’ve officially popped my Writer’s Workshop cherry! I chose the “People would be surprised to learn that…” prompt. I had a lot of fun with it (I made it into a bit of a Paint essay). I will definitely return next week!
I like this. Some mystery never killed anyone. However, I have to say, when I picture my man being mysterious it never involves a corny airbrushed 80′s sweatshirt! Too bad he ruined the mystique for you. This was funny. :)
So funny! It’s amazing how conversations can escalate – and I do so love reading about your adventures.
I think it’s so funny how us women can take something as simple as a conversation about a sweatshirt (granted, it was pink and that’s just awesomeness!) and turn it into “You want to marry her?”!
The things we do when we’re young, stupid and think we’re in love. Sounds more like the girl was a bit insecure and needed to have him wear his declaration. Poor Pat.
Thanks for the weekly writing prompts. I’m enjoying getting the creative juices flowing, even when I’m stressed. Maybe I need it more then. :)
No I think it was the thing to do back then. Remember how we would match out best friends and go to school looking the same? Was that just me?
It’s definitely eye opening when we think we know our spouse and then we realize we don’t REALLY know them. It’s the funny thing about marriage, you take two people who are different that find things in common with each other and love each other then they have to live together, love together but in the end you are still two separate people.
LOL! Thats too funny! I kinda tried something similar with my husband. I got him a shirt (when we were engaged) that said I love Jessica. He wore it once…as an undershirt. :)
At least your husband talks about his girl friends. My husband acts as if he never had one or had any relationships. LOL I know he did. It is like pulling teeth to get anything out of him……really enjoyed ya’lls conversation…hahahah :)
You know what you have to do now, don’t you? You must use Facebook to stalk this ex-girlfriend, befriend her, and get her to cough up pics of him in the sweatshirt.
Oh my gosh that’s brilliant!
Sad thing is I still see kids today with those airbrushed tee/hat combos; they sell them at the mall. It’s funny watching those kids shell out their hard earned money on 2 ugly tee-shirts that they will wear once before breaking up.
As an anniversary gift you should get him one of those key & heart key chains, you know the ones with the mirrored backside & make sure he get’s the heart side :) and yes I had one from a prior relationship still have my piece!
I am so excited today is my first official post with the Writer’s Workshop. I have been meaning to do this for a long time!
I can completely identify. I found out that my hubs blew one of his entire paychecks on an old flame while he was dating her. When I said, what about me? Where’s my paycheck that you spend on me? He said, ” You take my paycheck every week babe.” So true! :)
And you think you know a person!!
My husband still has his old prom picture … but I have mine too … it’s hard to throw out stuff like that, huh?
This is my first writer’s workshop, I’m excited to read others’ posts. Thanks!
I’m sure my husband would never have looked twice at my high school self. We were both so different then.
After seeing the picture of your husband, I can not picture him wearing a pink sweatshirt either. :-) It is interesting though. I’ve been married for fifteen years and I still find out things about my husband that surprise me.
I’m nervous about my blog post today. I’m revealing something I didn’t really want anyone else to know and have kept secret for years. Whew. It feels liberating to get it off my chest. :-)
Love the post! open mouth insert foot—husbands are so good for that!
Hilarious! Did she tightly roll his jeans into a peg leg too and buy him matching Reebok pumps? Love it!
Very funny post!
Today’s my first time linking up! Thanks!
That’s so funny! You actually inspired mine… I forgot how little I know my hubs!
My husband was totally different in HS too :). He wore tights in a play because the girl he was dating was in drama.
Great post, after all these years my Hubby is longer the guy I met in high school
My husband was the guy all the girls talked to, but never dated as well. When we moved into our current house I found a box full of high school/college memoirs and enjoyed learning some things about him during that time. No pink sweatshirts though. Too funny!
That is hilarious. Great post. Love the light-hearted “banter” between you two. Pink. Hmm, interesting!
Ha ha ha ha! “YOU WOULD MARRY HER!?”
I can hear my husband and I having this conversation!!
Haha what a funny story!
An old boyfriend once gave me a Christmas gift….6 weeks late mind you….that was a pure white hooded sweatshirt promoting the business he was starting up. The moment he made me his walking billboard as a “gift” was the moment I knew I needed to end it.
Great story! Love imagining the look on his face when you said, “You want to marry her?!”
It’s funny what comes up as the unknown in a marriage. I’ve been married 20 years and yesterday I discovered that my husband likes to put those pepper flakes on his pizza.
OOHHH H.S.! I never would have dated mine back then. I was sooooo whoa-is-me goth-ish back then. He was a super nerd. Yeah, we wouldn’t have matched at all :P
Such a funny story!
sei and i had been married for four years when we went to watch phantom of the opera (the movie). the first number came on, and i heard someone singing. and i turned to sei to tell him that some loser was singing along with the track, and IT WAS HIM. my husband knows every word to every song in phantom of the opera. and les miserables. and sings them in movie theaters.
you win with the pink sweater, though. that’s way more femmy than phantom.
Loved this post! I love the fact (for the most part) that after 25 years with my hubby, there are still things I don’t know — “pink shirt type stories” are the best!
Oh, a picture of him wearing such a thing would be absolutely delicious. You should remake it.
That’s a great, great story! And it reminds me of those couples you’d see walking through Six Flags Great America or Disney World with the schmoopie matching t-shirts!
Hello everyone, today is my first day participating in writer’s workshop. Hello again.
It’s so funny when you find out things about your hubby that you didn’t know before. And then things about an old girlfriend… Your conversation cracked me up! The things we do when we are young.
Loved your post!
He heee!!! Love it!
I’d buy matching pink shirts and make him wear them in public with you…lol. Great post – witty as usual. Peace. ;)
What a fun idea… Love the writer’s workshop prompts! It helps me when I can’t think of anything to write about…. haha :-)
LOL! That was the best :)
Love it! One of the highlights of holidays with my husband’s family is finding out some new tidbit like this. Well, it’s a highlight for me. Him, not so much.
This is my first time joining in the workshop! Looking forward to more!
Oh My Goodness! That conversation was on dangerous ground! :)
haha awesome! So… exactly HOW old was he?
And, more importantly, does he have any pictures of this sweatshirt??
Pink, eh? Like Miami Vice Pink? Pictures would be great! But I’d be jealous if he had the pictures.
Ahhh, husbands are always good for that.
I’m husband NEVER, EVER talks about his past relationships….which, I realize now is probably a good thing :)
I found out a few months ago my husband was engaged to his high school girlfriend. It’s freaky when you think about how you live with someone you don’t know everything about.
My hubby made me remove all of my high school pictures from the house because I had too many boyfriends… lol
I generally don’t like to know about the girls my hubby dated before me!
What a funny story – participating for the first time in Writer Workshop! Thanks for posting these wonderful prompts!!
Oh my god, you’ve got to be kidding me!!! Seriously, that is hilarious!!! And I hope you go make him your own “I love Mama Kat” sweatshirt!!
That is a great story! You need to dig up a picture of him in the sweater! Someone has to have one! :)
Somewhere, there has to be a picture you could blackmail him with. That’s the only thing that would make that allowable.
I think that I know what Pat is gettin for Christmas. ;)
Oh and thanks for the favor.
Haha. Oh Pat, wearing a pink crew neck sweatshirt back in the day. I guess you never really know anyone..
That’s too funny! I wonder what she was thinking, giving a man a pink sweatshirt, of all things?
GGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! I posted mine at like 2 AM, so I’d be near the top of my list, and came home all eager to see what people said about my little artsy-fartsy response, my link unlinked itself and I wasn’t on the list and man that just bites.
Gah.
Enough about my drama.
You and your hubby sound like so much fun… I love couples who are comfortable enough with each other that humor isn’t a problem. And I DARE you to get him the same sweatshirts for a gift soon!!!
Pat is such a man! Go with it. Now’s the time to hit him up for a gift! Thanks for the life, and thanks for the opportunity to participate in the workshop. I’m a workshop virgin, I hope I don’t disappoint.
Pat would so be getting a pink matching sweatshirt from me on Christmas if he was my husband :)
I can’t believe ya’ll have NOTHING matching. This is a travesty! You have to get some threads now, and be sure and take pics. :-)
Hahahaha!
I really laughed at this…I can’t handle the matchy matchy…and pink?
I totally tried to enter mine yesterday, but the widget wouldn’t work on my computer for some reason. Sorry!
Are you talking about my blog button? Because that thing always has issues…need to get around to fixing it.
Today is my first time participating in the workshop. I look forward to doing it more often.
Thanks!
Michelle