Marriage can be an uphill battle. You try to fix the problems, but sometimes nothing works.
Mending fences can be a challenge, even when . . .
You’re Such A Tool
My wife sat at the kitchen table and looked at me in disgust. To her, I could do nothing right.
She, on the other hand, walked life’s road in complete control and never backed down from a good fight.
One morning I came in from the garage and groaned, “I think I wrenched my back.”
She replied, “Why is today any different than all the others? You’re always traveling down the wrong track.”
Three days later, I came home late from work and complained about being screwed over by my boss.
She looked at me in disgust and said, “You never handle anything well and that’s your loss.”
A month later, I decided to ply our life together and took her to a nice restaurant to dine.
However, the food was cold, the service awful, and they were out of fine wine.
“You never do anything the way it should be done,” she drilled into me, with a weird look on her face.
I felt like the bit had entered my heart, as I moaned, “But I thought that restaurant would be a great place.”
Our world seemed to be going down the drain, with a plunger sucking the love from my life.
I asked, “What can I do to make this right? How do I dig out from the muck and overcome this strife?”
She replied, “Use your shovel and clear the mess you’ve made and maybe there’s a chance we can straighten this out.”
“But I’ve fought hard to make us work, so what more can I do?” I thought, I don’t want to lose another bout.
I pleaded, “I feel like I’m being raked over the coals and treated like a fool.”
“Oh, my God! How did I deserve you. I can’t believe you’re such a tool.”
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