Lessons in Line
Even though I was totally exhausted, I decided to head out to the grocery store after dinner tonight.
Something about not having anything for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks made me think it was time.
It took sweet forever because I returned $13.50 of pop cans. For rarely buying pop, I’m not sure where they all came from, but I can say it has been a very long time since I returned cans.
Anyway, this story is not really about returning bottles (something my Ohio fam does not have to endure).
Ahead of me in line was a man & his wife and their 2 kids. They had 2 carts, one for each kid and some groceries. She is loading her cart on the belt and directing him on how to load his items onto the belt.
Now, as someone who is very particular about the order of my items on the belt, I can kind of relate.
But it was her tone that got me. It was a simple thing and really not a big deal. I mean, seriously, who cares if he puts the yogurt on after the toilet paper?
Well, she did, I can tell you that. I just thought, how sad that must be. Because you could tell from this incident, he probably didn’t do a lot of things right by her.
I know spouses do things that annoy each other (well not me of course. HA!) but wouldn’t everyone be happier if you just let some things go? I honestly think that being a forgiving wife makes me a happier person than being a nag and trying to make him conform to…well, I don’t even know what.
And I am CERTAIN it makes hubs happier.
It was just ugly, the whole incident. But a good reminder to keep my own tone in check when dealing with my husband. I don’t want him to be beaten down. We need to build each other up.
rant over.
March 2nd, 2010 at 10:23 am
Thanks for this reminder. You are a wise lady. I wonder if how thick the ham slices are is equal to the yogurt being in front or behind the toilet paper!