Why Do I Have to Pick Up The Dog Poop? (Short Thought)
Posted: Friday, January 30, 2009
by Gary W. Halsey Sr.
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Okay, where does it say in the manual of life, that it is a man's duty to clean up dog poop? I have been married for 27 years, and there has always been a un-written understanding, that my jobs involved the outside, and picking up dog poop, yard work, take out trash, then wash the cars, not to mention fix and make things in the shop?
Have I missed something in the vows? For instance, "Do you take this woman, for your lawful wedded wife, to cherish, and to hold, (and pick up dog poop) , to love until death do you part"? Was it hidden, perhaps I wasn't paying attention.....??? Oh well, its been 27 years of picking up poop, doing yard work, taking out the trash, washing the cars, and making and fixing things, and you know, I still think I got the good end of the deal!!!
I guess the bottom line is, picking up dog poop could be worse, I could have been the one having the babies........God forbid!!!.......I love my life.
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)Gary, this is great! I love it!! I for one don't see any problems with this arrangement :-) (It's the same at my house.) Thanks for the smile. God bless! TeresaTeresa, I am so happy you liked it, I figured it was after all, a fair trade off.....of course I do help inside the house pretty often, but all and all, its amazing what a woman can do, and all at once to boot!!!! Wow.....it was a fun write, and if it put a smile on your face, then mission accomplished.....as you know, I love your work as well.....thanks a bunch for your taking the time to read my article, I put out a poem recently that I think you will really like, pretty much a faith inspirational poem......hope you read it as well......thanks again for dropping by.......your friend in pen....Gary.
Sounds like you have it made gary, your wife seems to being all the work around there. Better shape up and be thankful for those disgusting dog pooping chores or women would not really need men at all. lolYou better get the wife something really, really special for Valentines Day, and make sure it doesn't have a pulse or a plug. Have a great weekend. Congrats on the rapidly rising popularity score, you go boy!!
Hi Gary absolutely loved this read. I loved the ending where you recognized that we women have the chore of endurance when having babies. Sometimes I wish it was picking up dog poop that was a daily chore for me than that of run round after the kids I had and, now running round after theirs. If by chance I see dog poop on the pavement I will now see it in a different light and take more notice of it - in way that I have never done before. And maybe act in a different way also - and that is to clean it up.You and Yours Keep WellKacyWell thank you Kacy, Yes indeed, I would not want to trade places with my wife for anything, and I never have, nor will I ever take her for granted. I have a poem I did on here awhile back and I invite you to read it, it is a tribute to women, it's called "The Wonder of a Woman", I think you would like that also.....this was a fun write......and I had a ball doing it.....my wife loved it!! Yes, we have little ones to chase after now too, our grandchildren, we love them so, but it is so good to be able to send them back home!! hahahahahaha. Thanks so much for stopping by to read my article, I will do the same, I would love to read your work as well.....Thanks again....your friend in pen......Gary
I really love this article. Us guys sometimes think we have it so hard, but do we really understand what our wives go through? We are the bread winners and I know that most of us really like going to work each day, even though we often complain about it, but our wives do so much that we often take for granted. Where would we be without them?Thanks David, I really appreciate you reading my works.....I am definately returning the same, you are a really good writer....I love your work as well. This was a "cute" write according to my biggest fan, my wife, and she got a laugh out of this one....she has heard this expression from me before....then I hug her!!!! lol.....Our wives are our backbone. Mine is my strength, I love her dearly.....thanks again my friend for your wonderful comments.....Your friend in pen.....Gary.
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