Smart woman.  

Leave and get a hotel. 

I only know what *not* to do.

Oh boy. I love my wife dearly and she has many many fine qualities, but she can not get the point of a story to save her life.

There is no defense against this. Once you’re caught in it, you’ve just gotta let it roll over you.

what if it’s a spouse determined to walk you, minute by minute through their typically terrible workday?

OK, so saying “I’m not allowed to discuss that due to pending criminal litigation” is not a good tactic?

Me?

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. A gajillion times yes.

Fighting this fight daily. I have a ‘too-smart-for-their-age’ 10 year old that is highly opinionated and is developing some strong talk-back skills. Any request by us takes several repeats with the volume going higher each time. Threats of removing privileges/access happen all too frequently. I completely understand…

This is even weirder for me. I had a friend once do the 5 for $5 deal at Arby’s. Nobody wants to eat 5 roast beef sandwiches. They stop by Barnes and Noble later, and this dude smushed up a sandwich in the biggest book they could find, and then wedged it back into the shelf.

Dan Patrick, Texas’ Lieutenant Governor.

Hmm... Vote against your self-interest?

Had a three week session in high school as part of health ed and other survival skills. It really should be a track you get every year from age 8 or 9, growing in sophistication and complexity as you can handle it. Topics needed:

I was unable to cash a check made out to the Mrs. and I but I was able to deposit it without her endorsement. This was within the last year. It was like a $15 dollar check, I just wanted some cash for lunch damn bank teller!

Or wait & earn millions of dollars exploiting bugs in Facebook’s Libra crypto currency.

My grandmother was definitely invited to my wedding 4 years ago and her check was welcomed. Feel free to endorse all your future gift checks to me. I’m happy to take them off your hands.

Each bank is slightly different. Ours required us both to be there with our IDs to sign in front of them for the checks that said “and” since we didn’t have a joint account yet. A lot less convenient than just sending one person to deposit them.

Because your honest criticism is the side dish to your entree of being a complete jerk about it. 

Just an excuse to post this (from "The Groove Tube") ...