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<< spoiled rotten me >> Last night when my husband returned from work, I sent him back out to get some lettuce and tomatoes at the local supermarket and he came back with this...
This is without a doubt the most romantic thing he's done in a long time. I say this because he knows how I dread the hot summers. I don't tolerate the heat and humidity very well. I'm one of those women who sweats like a man. I wish there was something I could do to change it, but alas it's genetic. We only have one a/c and its in the bedroom, so playing with baby on really hot days has been confined to the bedroom...and cooking has been torturous. That said I'm pretty sure he tried to use this as a bargaining chip last night. While installing the damn thing he made some kind of offhanded remark about going into Manhattan with the guys. I simply didn't reply. I thought I had made myself pretty clear the previous evening in front of all his friends. He doesn't go anywhere in the evening until I've had my turn. It's time for Rose to enjoy a night out with the girls. (Or at least one girl, or even my guy friend Martin which would really piss my husband off). So yeah, I was pretty upset by the remark, which was more than evident and he didn't mention it again. I'm happy to report we ended up having a cool and quiet evening at home. Sometimes I think about what folks from other countries think about how much attitude we American women have. I know I'm spoiled. Women have to tolerate the blazing sun in other countries that are not so fortunate to have the kind of energy and resources we have in the United States. Not only that, there are countries where women are still treated like second class citizens - forced to take care of the children and the home all by themselves while the husbands go out and do whatever they so please. If a woman from one of these kind of countries stood up to her husband the way I found myself standing up to my husband time and time again, it would be perfectly acceptable for her to be beaten by her husband. I feel very blessed that I have so many freedoms. I don't ever want to take this for granted. I bought a gratitude journal and today I'm going to start a vision board of things I hope for in the future. Today I am grateful for a cool apartment, a healthy baby and husband, this apartment, my husband's job, the privelage of being able to stay home to raise my son, the internet (so that I can blog to my heart's content), and the piece of chocolate cake sitting in the refridgerator calling out my name. Gotta run.
boXx - 2008-07-01 22:00:09 |
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