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Written on February 5, 2006 at 7:13 PM by Ron.
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Beth’s New Hairstyle
Beth has been having issues with her head, beyond the normal female instability issues. Her solution was to chop all of her hair off. I am not a fan of short hair on women, but it is not my hair. I do not even have to look at this haircut, if that is what I choose to do.
I know that may sound a bit harsh, but Beth has asked me many times to not let her get her hair cut short. She has always said that she wanted to keep her hair below her chin. I did my best to keep my promise to her, but she got it cut short anyways.
Where does the fault lie when, in a couple of weeks, she decides that she does not like it short any more and blames me for letting her get it cut short? I will of course remind her that it is her own head, and that I did everything I could to remind her that she never wanted to have her hair above her chin.
A Quarter of a Century Later …
My lovely wife has just hit the quarter of a century mark. That is not old to me by any means, but let me tell you a story:
Not surprisingly I was away from home a lot when I was on active duty. I knew that Beth was going to have some work cut out for dealing with a brand new baby (This is when RJ was first born), and living in a new town. We would talk every other day, or at least when time would allow, to keep each other up to date on the goings on in our lives.
I had been out of town for a couple of weeks when Beth told me that she had met another mother at playgroup, and that they were going to get together sometime and go for a walk (or something like that. C’mon, I am a good husband, but all you wives out there know that we do not listen all of the time.)
I am protective of my wife, especially when I cannot be there with her in person, so I played twenty questions with Beth about this new “friend.” When the question of age came up, Beth answered, “Oh, she’s an older lady.”
OK, so now I am thinking that Beth is hanging out with some 40-something lady. (Again, that is not old by any means, but we a talking relationally here.) A couple of weeks had passed, and as I heard more about this “friend” and I began to suspect that there was no way that she was a 40-something. However, maturity is not always a learned trait. I asked my wife, again, how old her “friend” was and she said that she was 25!
Being twenty-five at the time, I was quite offended. I asked Beth if she thought that, since her friend and I were the same age, I was an older person, too. Beth said that is not what she meant when she said “older” person. I asked her what she did mean, and she would not answer.
Ever since that day, I have been patiently waiting until Beth’s 25th Birthday. Can I officially call her my Old Lady now?
Happy Birthday Beth!
Standing Up
When we decided that we wanted to get a whole house full of new furniture, Beth and I knew that we were going to need more money. It was on this note that we decided to race to see who could get a second job first. The next day, Beth came home with another job. I hate it when she beats me!
The money is nice, but sacrificing the boys and my time with her is becoming more of an issue. This issue us compounded by the fact that her manager cannot seem to follow simple instructions, like her hours of availability. When she was hired, she said that she could only work three nights a week, and that she could not work on Sundays. (Sunday is our family day, but they do not need to know that.)
Her manager has scheduled her between four and five days since she has started, including several Sundays. Her boss maintains that they need her to work because they are short staffed, but I maintain that they will be even shorter staffed if they cannot respect her hours of availability. Today was the final straw for me. It is Sunday, and she went in to work. When she got there she was told that she would have to work a double since someone called off. Why should they tell her to work a double on a Sunday when she is not supposed to work at all.
I understand that employers have to meet their needs. However, it is no wonder they are short staffed when they treat their employees this way. These are not the terms under which my wife was hired.
Why is it that people are so afraid to stand up to their bosses?
Four More Years!
It is Beth’s and my fourth anniversary today. I could tell you some long sappy story about how much I love her, but I would rather spend the time with her. Have a great weekend!