One Big Happy by Rick Detorie for June 21, 2010

Mmm-hmmm.

and do

And men die of boredom listening.

…frequently…

but where would you be without your woman? Lonely days, lonely nights

Why do men die before their wives? Because they WANT to!

they want peace and QUIET !!!!

The average woman says about 30-45 thousand words a day and men say half that. I used to work for a man who had the allotment for a half dozen men! :)

That’s odd. I’ve often found that men are so busy talking about how much women talk that she can barely get a word in.

Wow, OBH is now big enough to get spammed!

Is it any wonder most husbands lose their hearing by the time they’re 60? (And those who don’t wish they did!)

What?

I think I’m gaining peace when she watches her talk shows. Hahaha. I will hear every word without the TV on.

But seriously folk:

Women are better able to survive then men. I never said this but years of taking care of us have prepared them to take after themselves. As we age, men give away more and more responsibilities, work, lawn, house and car repairs, financial, and protection. As a woman ages she still has the meals and the house to look after, but also her spouse who doesn’t want to know he needs looking after. A man is a wreck as a widower. A widow rolls up her sleeves and takes care of things.

You didn’t hear that from this curmudgeon

For all you commentors about the spamming where have you been. OBH had spammers on being a nuisance. I lost my dad 11 years ago he was 79 and new it was coming. My mom is 85 and worries about money constantly we tell her she is doing better then any of us. She lets it accumlate. I dread the day I have to mow the grass on my own. By then I want a smaller place don’t like neighbors to close but oh well. Where we’re at now some neighbors are close but we don’t speak.

Speaking as a widow of one year, I will tell you the two biggest hassles are the car (always dirty) and the summer yard/weeds. No family close, so hire yard done, drive through car wash, usually the day before it rains again.

I know most widowers seem to remarry fairly soon, because they have a difficult time taking care of things their wives did. More widows stay single for two reasons: less eligible & desirable men to choose from, and they can usually cope with the day-to-day duties better. The things the widows need the most help with on a regular basis can usually wait a few days, or be easily hired out. My mom told me that she had no desire to get remarried after Dad died, and she didn’t. She enjoyed the years of setting her own schedule for a change. Until her stroke, the only thing she needed help with was balancing her checkbook, filing her tax return, and a few household repairs and/or improvements. If Mom had died first, Dad would have needed a housekeeper after a week on his own.

My mother died aboout 7 years ago and Dad went last September. He really didn’t do too badly on his own, but he grew up as an only child in the bush. His parents couldn’t afford the luxury of “women’s work” or “mens work” and he learned to take care of himself at a young age. This knowledge he passed on to his kids as well.

See? Women bore men to death.