Actually, you answered the question...it's not really a power play at all. He sounds like he should have been thrilled that you were taking care of everything. It's nice to have joint plans and preparations sometimes, but it's also nice to do something special for your mate (or have them do something special for you.)
I love your message to him. That took some ovaries.
Hairdog - 30 minutes away from a fun-packed weekend with W!!!!
I say this and yet, the next time I start to miss him or need time away from this house and my precious children, I will get too optimistic and plan a date only to be shot down again!
My nads are big but my memory is short, in other words.
Listen up now y'hear, you have a good weekend no matter what your lovely bride does! If she is being a pain then grab D3 and go off to Chuck E Cheese or something. Leave her alone to stew.
LOL, that's what my husband calls it too. It is a HORRID place to go but I was just trying to get you thinking of fun things to do with D if your bride is not wanting some of your sunshine.
I would suggest taking her to the movies or something but there are so few good kids movies out these days.
Shoot take her out on a date to some place with crayons and a kids menu.
Quote: And don't think I wouldn't jump in the car to spend a few hours laughing with a pregnant woman and two other horny guys over a few drinks. She could probably help pick out some good HD females for us.
I drove from Dallas to Chicago in April 2002... crossed thru Missouri (Joplin to St. Louis)... and don't know anything more than that about it! I dunno about going somewhere after the bar with y'all, but I'll watch if ya want to Show Me.
Quote: Some people are so negative and fussbudget-y that even the mere thought of the unknown (sending kids to a different place) sends him into a tizzy.
Here is my theory:
Fussy, high anxiety people may be prone to LD. I can think of a lot of connections here: inability to relax, inability to be in the moment, inability to turn off your mind and feel your body, fatigue, non-specific fear and loathing.
My W & I don't go on dates. She doesn't trust anyone else with the kids. Anytime she gets sick, she worries that it is something deadly, then the fear makes her sicker. She worries about D12's school work way more than D12 does. When she gets worked up she can't stay asleep. She wakes up at 3AM with her mind racing...about D12's social studies project!
Your husband probably isn't this bad as my wife. But your use of the term "fuss-budgety" was a give away for me. Mojo, I'm sure, can relate.
I bet if you do actually go on your date that he will be worrying about the kids. Could you send him over to my place so I can go on a date with my wife?
SM
"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." Henry David Thoreau
Quote: Your husband probably isn't this bad as my wife. But your use of the term "fuss-budgety" was a give away for me. Mojo, I'm sure, can relate.
Of course. The other day I was talking to my H about his pessimistic attitude and his reply was "I know I have a tendency towards pessimism, but you are like that phrase they used to describe the stock market "irrationally exuberant". However, I'm more of a worrier when it comes to the kids. I think my H thinks it's my job to worry in that area so he doesn't. That said, I'm really not a worrier and I don't think it's good to worry about kids too much. Of course, I don't have as much to worry about as some parents since my kids are extremely healthy and I live in the kind of small town where it isn't unusual to see young children downtown by themselves buying ice cream.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
