A Man's Torment
Ah, what man is not a slave to a cunning wife?4 total reviews
Comment from Navada
What a cheeky response to the prompt! I imagine there are many reluctant shopper husbands trailing along behind their wives at the mall who nodded sagely upon reading this. :)
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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What a cheeky response to the prompt! I imagine there are many reluctant shopper husbands trailing along behind their wives at the mall who nodded sagely upon reading this. :)
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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May I most welcoming say, I find your review "Fair Dinkum!" Some of the best business years back when was in Oz. I only made it to the end of the chain at Uluru, but covered Taz to Darwin, and most points in between, coast to coast. Even brought me "Shiela" down with our 3 daughters for a walk-about (truth: we drove(. Love you folks. Thanks for writing! Next trip, I'll shout you one at the bar. Good Onya!
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That would be bloody bonzer, mate! You could wind up flat out like a lizard drinking! :)
Comment from Rachelle Allen
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Best. Stacked. 5-7-5. EVER-EVER-EVER!! OMG. I am laughing SO HARD, Mystery Contestant. I have not reviewed all the entries yet, but I cannot imagine one being better than this. I am convinced this is the one that will win my vote...and, no doubt, the entire contest!! Good luck. (And thanks for the huge laugh today.) xoxo
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Best. Stacked. 5-7-5. EVER-EVER-EVER!! OMG. I am laughing SO HARD, Mystery Contestant. I have not reviewed all the entries yet, but I cannot imagine one being better than this. I am convinced this is the one that will win my vote...and, no doubt, the entire contest!! Good luck. (And thanks for the huge laugh today.) xoxo
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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Ms. Allen, are you married? I might leave my wife of 46 years and 3 daughters for a lady as lovely and complimentary as you. I think poetry is rhyme. Mine rhymes. I think a stacked poem tells a story. Above all, whatever I write should make somebody smile. Thank you! Now, go put that left-over turkey in, but leave the Chardonnay out for one more...
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Hahahaha. And your replies are funny, too.
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(Oh, and just to be on the record: BIG-time married here --for decades, too, though not as many as you-- and still as crazy-mad for my handsome boy as I was the day we said, "I do." ) Still, I thank you for the offer to leave your wife of 46 years and your children. HAHAHAH. You slay me, and I can't wait until The Big Reveal to see the comedian I'm corresponding with here. xo
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I'll have to live with your rejection of my offer. Anyway, I told my wife at our 30th anniversary dinner that, while it has been a good marriage, it was time for me to move on, that I was going to leave her as soon as I found the right woman. "And who would that be," she laughed. "I'm looking for a redhead who owns a liquor store", I answered. Well, 16 years later, I have not found my dream gal yet. And, my wife's been helping me look. No luck! Nearly all of my writings are an attempt at humor. Nearly all reflect my love of life and golf and family. Honored that you like my stuff. BTW, I am pictured with the world's meanest woman in my bio, at our favorite pub on Galveston beach.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Omg! "And my wife's been helping me look." HAAHAHAHAHA!! You two must be such a HOOT together!!! Gawd, no wonder you've been together so long. [Want to hear what my mother's assessment of that would be? Please keep in mind that she wasn't the nicest of souls, my mother...but she did have an uncanny knack for being able to bottom-line any given situation in a split second. She would have said, "They saved two other marriages." If it's any consolation, that was her assessment of Bobby and me, as well.] xoxox
PS: I am a redhead, but I don't own a liquor store. So, you must continue your search, I'm afraid...
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Third Place. But, alone, so I do not have to share. This gives me bus fare down to the Senior Center and back! The coffee there is free and I take my own bourbon.
I seldom win. My muse is not the interest of most writers. But, writing is the fun and meeting people like you is the reward. If you are really bored sometime and want to see what other assaults I have made on the English language, try
The Truth Seems Fitting March 21, 2021 My favorite story, but did not win. Write a story about two women meeting in a bar. I used my experience of one wife and three daughters and their friends and my own sense of humor
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I did not write much in 2022 and early 2023. We had sold our home of 28 years, stored the stuff, loaded our motorhome and hit the road, Spent much time in Mass and Maine. I married a yankee. I had been drinking. She claims to have been drunker when she said ?yes?. Now back settled in Texas. Thanks for your fun responses. Hope y?all have a Merry and a Happy and good health.
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BTW: My entry today at Rhyming Love Poem should bring a giggle.
Comment from RodG
Shopping with wife. I' remember those tormenting days too well. You capture the husband's agony very well in this suite. There does come a point (around the 40th anniversary) when Wifey prefers to shop alone and only needs you to carry in the laden bags from the car. Rod
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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Shopping with wife. I' remember those tormenting days too well. You capture the husband's agony very well in this suite. There does come a point (around the 40th anniversary) when Wifey prefers to shop alone and only needs you to carry in the laden bags from the car. Rod
Comment Written 24-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2023
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Thanks for stopping by and sharing my torment! In our case, we reached that separate-but-happier shopping point early as we were blessed with three daughters. I gladly stayed home with the girls. Later, wife and girls went shopping together. Now, however, all girls are long gone and my torment has returned on occasion. Merry Christmas. I wish you many gifts and parking places up front.
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Thank you.
Comment from Paul Manton
As someone who has almost run out of credit, I can't claim to be holding the high moral ground here - but I did at least manage to stay single.
However, I feel at least some of your pain - and I think nearly every man on this site will be nodding and shaking their heads in sympathy with you!
A really successful piece of humor, accurately told, however tongue in cheek. Thanks for the smile!
Paul
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2023
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As someone who has almost run out of credit, I can't claim to be holding the high moral ground here - but I did at least manage to stay single.
However, I feel at least some of your pain - and I think nearly every man on this site will be nodding and shaking their heads in sympathy with you!
A really successful piece of humor, accurately told, however tongue in cheek. Thanks for the smile!
Paul
Comment Written 24-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2023
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Brings me a smile to learn of your smile. After 46 years of marriage, a smile is about all I have to give. Thanks for stopping by.
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I wish you better days - and more smiles.
Paul
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This one's a duplicate.
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Thanks. My situation is actually worse than I reported here. I fathered three daughters... I live in the South where preachers at funerals often promise that the departed spouse will be waiting at the gate and the two lovers will spend eternity together... Once, I asked the preacher later if that eternity clause was negotiable. He just walked away...
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I would have laughed - but then, I'm not that kind of preacher - thank God!
