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AU Tiger_MatrixForum -> OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 5:26:03 AM)
Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI?

warspite1 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 6:02:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI? warspite1 Reminds me of a line from Dumb and Dumber [:)] "Yeah I called her up, she gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something, I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention."

morejeffs -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 8:55:04 AM)
There is an art to learning how to pretend you are listening. A. Every now and then repeat back what she says. B. Every 10 minutes just say "honey, you are absolutely right" It does not matter what she said, just support her verbally. My grandparents were married 67 years and my grandmother has a huge motor mouth that does not stop sprouting garbage...My mom was over at there house once and when grandmom went to the bathroom she asked my grandfather how he could listen to this all day... He then told her his system (A and B). He added if he actually listened to her for more than hour he said he would have killed her.

tocaff -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 1:08:08 PM)
If I told my wife that I read the reports and run the combat before going to the bathroom, showering or walking the dog so I can ponder my next moves she'd think that I was nuts. We're supposed to be a driver, beast of burden, doer of the Honey Do list, but listen?

jeffk3510 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 1:59:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI? We must be seperated at birth... but not so much Malaysia right now...wondering if 5 DDs in my CV force is enough vs 6-8...

Phanatikk -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 2:34:18 PM)
I just ask my wife for the short version.

rockmedic109 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 5:33:44 PM)
I only use short term memory when listening to my wife. Just enough to be able to ask general questions or respond with <insert appropriate emotion here>. She gives me so many names that I cannot possibly keep them straight. Using short term memory only requires 4-5% of your mind, allowing 95% to be used on more important stuff, like the chances of Betty showing up at your invasion party.

Lecivius -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 6:12:39 PM)
I once mentioned to my wife that "Betty ruined my day". I will never make that mistake again.

Schanilec -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 7:21:19 PM)
[:D][:D]

Sardaukar -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 8:46:14 PM)
Q: what's the fastest way to a man's heart? A: a sharp, long knife [:'(]

Footslogger -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 9:04:35 PM)
Here is how you handle it gentleman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5pOZhKX0KU

Treetop64 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 10:12:34 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI? Every. Friggin. Day. Lately we've been babysitting for friends, and now she's suddenly stricken with a bad case of baby fever. Won't stop talking about "baby this" and "baby that". Showing pictures of the baby, and other babies, on her iPhone. God. Thankfully, we've matured past the point where it's biologically possible (and psychologically tolerable) for us to have children. She seems to think that babies stay cute and cuddly forever, and neglects to think of the prospect of raising teenagers while in our 60s. I still fear that I may come home someday and find the friend's baby at our house, without her mother knowing about it...

AU Tiger_MatrixForum -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 10:43:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Treetop64 quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI? Every. Friggin. Day. Lately we've been babysitting for friends, and now she's suddenly stricken with a bad case of baby fever. Won't stop talking about "baby this" and "baby that". Showing pictures of the baby, and other babies, on her iPhone. God. Thankfully, we've matured past the point where it's biologically possible (and psychologically tolerable) for us to have children. She seems to think that babies stay cute and cuddly forever, and neglects to think of the prospect of raising teenagers while in our 60s. I still fear that I may come home someday and find the friend's baby at our house, without her mother knowing about it... Get her a Great Dane puppy. It might cure that.

Schanilec -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 11:04:05 PM)
Why should women always wear white? - - - - - - - - - - -- So that they match the rest of the appliances.[;)]

AU Tiger_MatrixForum -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/26/2013 11:39:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Schanilec Why should women always wear white? - - - - - - - - - - -- So that they match the rest of the appliances.[;)] Oh lord, here is comes.... [8\|]

Treetop64 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 1:02:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger quote: ORIGINAL: Treetop64 quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI? Every. Friggin. Day. Lately we've been babysitting for friends, and now she's suddenly stricken with a bad case of baby fever. Won't stop talking about "baby this" and "baby that". Showing pictures of the baby, and other babies, on her iPhone. God. Thankfully, we've matured past the point where it's biologically possible (and psychologically tolerable) for us to have children. She seems to think that babies stay cute and cuddly forever, and neglects to think of the prospect of raising teenagers while in our 60s. I still fear that I may come home someday and find the friend's baby at our house, without her mother knowing about it... Get her a Great Dane puppy. It might cure that. She's a Yorkshire Terrier type. :) Virtually impossible to find at the shelters. They are overflowing with Chihuahuas, though...

dorjun driver -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 1:16:40 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sardaukar Q: what's the fastest way to a man's heart? A: a sharp, long knife [:'(] The version I've heard is "right through his farking rib-cage". Not quite as subtle, but the sentiment is still there.

wdolson -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 9:04:03 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Treetop64 Lately we've been babysitting for friends, and now she's suddenly stricken with a bad case of baby fever. Won't stop talking about "baby this" and "baby that". Showing pictures of the baby, and other babies, on her iPhone. God. Thankfully, we've matured past the point where it's biologically possible (and psychologically tolerable) for us to have children. She seems to think that babies stay cute and cuddly forever, and neglects to think of the prospect of raising teenagers while in our 60s. I still fear that I may come home someday and find the friend's baby at our house, without her mother knowing about it... My parents were well into their 40s when I came along. After going to a parent teacher conference at school once my mother commented that she was old enough to be all the other kid's parents. My father started collecting social security the year I started college. It was weird, and I could see it was a horrible strain on them. I never wanted kids and my SO actively dislikes any human under the age of 15. She thinks all babies are horribly ugly beyond comprehension. She's also not one to run on about nothing. Usually her stories range from interesting enough to keep my attention to quite interesting. We do have some role reversal. I've caught her doing A and B above when I'm telling her something. Sometimes it's been important and I think there was a decision made when she wasn't paying enough attention and finds out later that something happened she didn't like because she was doing the "uh huh, sure" thing without really listening. She does have the integrity to look sheepish when those things happen and I point out to her we had a lengthy conversation about it. Bill

PaxMondo -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 3:12:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Treetop64 quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI? Every. Friggin. Day. Lately we've been babysitting for friends, and now she's suddenly stricken with a bad case of baby fever. Won't stop talking about "baby this" and "baby that". Showing pictures of the baby, and other babies, on her iPhone. God. Thankfully, we've matured past the point where it's biologically possible (and psychologically tolerable) for us to have children. She seems to think that babies stay cute and cuddly forever, and neglects to think of the prospect of raising teenagers while in our 60s. I still fear that I may come home someday and find the friend's baby at our house, without her mother knowing about it... Uh, yeah. Well watch yourself there champ. I can tell you that I added a (now) 4yo to a (now) 22yo thinking the same thing: "we are way past that ..." [;)]

KenchiSulla -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 4:14:14 PM)
quote: She thinks all babies are horribly ugly beyond comprehension Thats only true for the ones that are not yours...

Chickenboy -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 4:46:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo Uh, yeah. Well watch yourself there champ. I can tell you that I added a (now) 4yo to a (now) 22yo thinking the same thing: "we are way past that ..." [;)] Ummm...did you not have a 'little chat' with your urologist about 15 years ago, mate?

PaxMondo -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 5:07:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Chickenboy quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo Uh, yeah. Well watch yourself there champ. I can tell you that I added a (now) 4yo to a (now) 22yo thinking the same thing: "we are way past that ..." [;)] Ummm...did you not have a 'little chat' with your urologist about 15 years ago, mate? 16 years ago ... sorry mate, I was in Montevideo on a good day, on a bad day ... well let's just leave it there. What is common and standard here at a urologist is leading edge science other places. Not interested in having the wrong things cut if you understand ... [;)]

Treetop64 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 9:21:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo quote: ORIGINAL: Treetop64 quote: ORIGINAL: AU Tiger Your lady decides she is in a chatty mood, and as she goes on and on about other kids' parents, the jerk at work, hair appointments, blah blah blah....and your mind is off in Malaysia and the DEI? Every. Friggin. Day. Lately we've been babysitting for friends, and now she's suddenly stricken with a bad case of baby fever. Won't stop talking about "baby this" and "baby that". Showing pictures of the baby, and other babies, on her iPhone. God. Thankfully, we've matured past the point where it's biologically possible (and psychologically tolerable) for us to have children. She seems to think that babies stay cute and cuddly forever, and neglects to think of the prospect of raising teenagers while in our 60s. I still fear that I may come home someday and find the friend's baby at our house, without her mother knowing about it... Uh, yeah. Well watch yourself there champ. I can tell you that I added a (now) 4yo to a (now) 22yo thinking the same thing: "we are way past that ..." [;)] Well, I hope that's not a jinx. [:D] That is a wide gap, BTW...

warspite1 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 9:27:14 PM)
Old dad warspite can claim a bigger gap: First warspite jr born 1943 Fifth and final warspite jr born 1967 [:)] Dad was 54 then [&o]

topeverest -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/27/2013 11:44:40 PM)
I can vouch for the great dane. Magnificent breed. get at least two! And my better half wants an October baby. I am 46!

wdolson -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/28/2013 12:09:10 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 Old dad warspite can claim a bigger gap: First warspite jr born 1943 Fifth and final warspite jr born 1967 [:)] Dad was 54 then [&o] Sounds like the spread of a guy I know. He's the youngest of, I think, 12 kids spread out over 25 years. He has nieces and nephews older than he is. I had a step niece who was only two years younger than me. My sister is 10 years older than I am and she married someone much older than her. When people would mistake my brother-in-law for my father he would gleefully tell them that I was his brother-in-law and watch the confused looks on their faces. Ultimately the marriage failed because my sister was more mature than he was... Bill

warspite1 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/28/2013 12:20:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 Old dad warspite can claim a bigger gap: First warspite jr born 1943 Fifth and final warspite jr born 1967 [:)] Dad was 54 then [&o] Sounds like the spread of a guy I know. He's the youngest of, I think, 12 kids spread out over 25 years. He has nieces and nephews older than he is. I had a step niece who was only two years younger than me. My sister is 10 years older than I am and she married someone much older than her. When people would mistake my brother-in-law for my father he would gleefully tell them that I was his brother-in-law and watch the confused looks on their faces. Ultimately the marriage failed because my sister was more mature than he was... Bill warspite1 Was there a specific reason for the spread that you are aware of? In my dad's case it was due to his first wife, with whom he had 2 little warspite's, dying, and when he re-married, my mum wanted her own children. Going back further, we were told when kids, that Grandad warspite (on dad's side) was the youngest of 23. Research into the family tree has confirmed not quite so many. We have 17 confirmed children, born between 1864 and 1887 (my grandad). Great grandma must have spent a large part of her life in a state of pregnancy - incredible...

wdolson -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/28/2013 12:49:59 AM)
I guess his parents didn't believe in birth control. Bill

kaleun -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/28/2013 1:44:08 AM)
Back then birth control was called breastfeeding.

Justus2 -> RE: OT - Does this happen to you? (7/28/2013 4:49:09 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson quote: ORIGINAL: warspite1 Old dad warspite can claim a bigger gap: First warspite jr born 1943 Fifth and final warspite jr born 1967 [:)] Dad was 54 then [&o] Sounds like the spread of a guy I know. He's the youngest of, I think, 12 kids spread out over 25 years. He has nieces and nephews older than he is. I had a step niece who was only two years younger than me. My sister is 10 years older than I am and she married someone much older than her. When people would mistake my brother-in-law for my father he would gleefully tell them that I was his brother-in-law and watch the confused looks on their faces. Ultimately the marriage failed because my sister was more mature than he was... Bill warspite1 Was there a specific reason for the spread that you are aware of? In my dad's case it was due to his first wife, with whom he had 2 little warspite's, dying, and when he re-married, my mum wanted her own children. Going back further, we were told when kids, that Grandad warspite (on dad's side) was the youngest of 23. Research into the family tree has confirmed not quite so many. We have 17 confirmed children, born between 1864 and 1887 (my grandad). Great grandma must have spent a large part of her life in a state of pregnancy - incredible... I have a great-great..great-grandfather who had 24 children, 20! with his first wife, and 4 more with wife #2. Being the mid-1800s, barely over half made it to adulthood, sadly. When researching the birth records, we had a confusing discovery. Charles and Theresa had a boy on March 4, and Charles and Theresa had a daughter on March 11..?!? Turns out Charles Jr (who also married a girl named Theresa) was having his 1st son, while Dad and Mom were on #18... [X(] I came from a family of 6, and thought OUR house was crowded!

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