Posted on 05/15/2003 12:50:59 PM PDT by WaveThatFlag
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:48:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A few times in my 12 years writing this column, I've stumbled on a topic so unsettling to readers that it demanded a follow-up. Last month was one of those times, when my story on the problems of dual-income, no-sex marriages drew a torrent of e-mail that read as if I'd jabbed an open wound.
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How did you dig up this thread?
Those 5 points should be self evident!
They're not universal, though. For example, my Wife has many friends, I have none. I prefer to spend my time with her and our Sons.
The post you reference is intriguing. Have you considered the possibility the woman being discussed may be a "traffic cop," and the husband's belligerence is due to an aversion to bringing the marriage to a crisis point?
It's easy and satisfying to chalk up sexual dysfunction to male pride, but female vanity is easily as prevalent.
Old joke....
A Husband hands his Wife two asprin.
She looks confused and asks, "What're these for? I don't have a headache."
The Husband smiles. Success at last!
"without being asked, to change diapers"
I loved changing diapers accept for one disaster during a commercial.
Training pants are another matter. The second boy tends to enjoy pooping in his drawers and saving it for later.
Changing newborns is the ultimate in bonding experiences.
LOL! Agreed!
Our first Son "Washed" the wall once. We were laughing so hard that HE even started giggling. I currently hold the speed record in diaper changing: six seconds.
How'd I miss this thread??
I'm amazed that there's been so many replies on a Monday night/Tuesday morning.
Guess I'm not the only one who can't sleep.
We had one nightmare with that. I don't know what he ate, but he simply couldn't get it out. It was TOO big. He was crying in pain and we were panicking -frantically looking up on the web what to do. We finally found a remedy and tried it.
Put him in a bathtub with a little warm water with baking soda in it. Out it came.
Our poor little guy got LOTS of hugs and kisses that night. We were all so relieved.
Don't ask me how it worked, but it did.
Thank God.
And Arm and Hammer.
My guy never had any problem with constipation, which like cholic can be a real drag for the little ones. They don't understand pain and just want it to go away.
My first son had an attack of cholic while the wife was out for the evening. He screamed in my ear for three hours. When he finally calmed down I was crying harder than he was.
Gotta feel for the little guys but when they are up to snuff they are a bag full of fun.
That was really funny. LOL. I knew a gal who thought loading up with K-Y jelly was foreplay. Amen.
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