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Now, on with the non-Santa related question from Pam:
Does your EC think you are really funny all the time or does she occasionally roll her eyes at your humor? It used to bother me that my mom wouldn’t laugh at my dad when my sibs and I thought he was hilarious. But now I sometimes feel like I have to take the serious role when my EC is being funny.
Also, does your EC blog?
First I will answer the second question: Yes, my EC does keep a blog. In fact, she has several. The first is a family diary type blog where she keeps track of big events and vacations and stuff – digital scrapbook kind of thing. She also kept a fabulous blog while my son was on his mission. She would post his letters (edited) and photos – it was amazing the amount of traffic it got from people keeping up with his mission. The next step is to turn it into a blog book. What a treasure that will be for him. I am admittedly jealous. The third blog is a collection of favorite recipes – mostly hers – that family and friends add to. Perhaps one day you will be fortunate enough to read them.
My EC is quite shy by nature, so her blog would never invite controversy, as do some insensitive bloggers. I find her shyness adorable, and incomprehensible, in that I tend to err in the opposite direction. Thank heavens for balance in the universe, and in our marriage.
The first question was if she thinks I’m funny. I decided to go straight to the source. To do this, I put my phone on record and flopped down next to her on the bed. This is an actual transcript of our conversation after I read her Pam’s question: (Note: This is more interesting if two people read it together, aloud. One person taking the role of me, and the other my EC. My voice would be the lower of the two)
Well?
*long pause*
Pam wants to know if you think I’m funny.
Don’t you dare use my exact words.
I won’t. (fingers were crossed)
Well, what do you think?
What do I think?
I wanna know what you think.
I think I’m hysterical – but she’s asking you. And I need to type this.
Don’t.
No?
Please?
C’mon – it’ll be funny. And you won’t hurt my feelings – Do you think I’m funny?
*Another long pause*
Yeah, I think you’re funny. (Tah-dah! Note – I should have stopped right here) Some things I don’t think are funny, but a lot of them I do.
OK.
And yes, you know I roll my eyes at you sometimes.
Yes. Why?
*inexplicably long pause*
Please don’t type this word-for-word. You are really putting me on the spot.
Didn’t you once say that I am funnier on paper than I am in real life?
*reeeeeally long pause* Ummmm. I might have said that. But sometimes I think you’re…yeah…I guess so.
And is it true that sometimes I make you laugh so hard that you have asthma attacks?
Yeah, but that’s in real-life, not on paper.
OK.
Because sometimes I feel like on paper that you try harder than you do in real life. Sometimes in real life you’re more natural.
So you’re saying that my writing is un-naturally funny?
*Laughs* You know what I mean. You’re performing sometimes when you’re on paper. I mean, I’ve laughed at stuff that you write, but we’ve had laughing fits together that are so bad in real life that I’ve had lots of asthma attacks. *laughs*
True.
But yes, I think you have a wicked sense of humor.
Wicked as in evil?
*Laughs hard* No – but I don’t like it that you’re taping me.
Do you…sometimes when you flinch when you’re reading something that you think is out of line, you tell me, but are there times you just don’t say anything?
No. I always tell you, but…sometimes I try and soften it because I don’t want to hurt your feelings or anything.
Because I’m a very sensitive man?
No, you’re not sensitive, but because I love you.
I’m an in-sensitive man?
*huge pause*
Stop it! I don’t like this.
Do you wanna be done?
Well no – because you’re gonna type this all word for word, and I hate that. Don’t do that.
I won’t do the whole thing word-for-word.
You had better not.
I’ll take out, like my name and stuff.
I’d better get to give my permission before you post it.
Okay, okay. So to finish it up, who’s the best husband in the world?
You.
Why?
*long, dead, painful, silence – then laughter*
Don’t worry, I’m not going to put this part in.
Then why are you doing this?
To make me feel good about myself.
Um. I think you’re funny, but sometimes I think you go to far. That is the gist of it. In some things I’m a lot more sensitive that way than you are. But that doesn’t mean that I’m right and you’re wrong, but…
Are you sure?
Uh-huh.
Actually, I think it probably does mean that.
Then I turned off the tape recorder and we made out. Not really. We kept talking about what a wonderful husband I am, and then watched Burn Notice.
Special thanks to my sweet EC for tolerating me. The world owes her a debt of gratitude for a) taking me out of circulation, and b) keeping me under control most of the time.
(This transcript was approved by my EC. It was edited for content and time restraint.)
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This was awesome. I could just see the interaction between the two of your. Her making faces at you, you making faces at her. Adorable!
Thanks for answering my questions! Your EC rocks!
Hey, let’s keep it clean…
Sandy
Making out? How about a post about intimacy in marriage?
speaking of making out (your welcome) how come after marriage it isn’t as welcome as before? That could be my next question.
Married people make-out sessions should be celebrated and bragged about. That’s what I say. (There is far too much of singles misbehaving and celebrating their sins.) Humph! 🙂 Good on you Mr Magoo.
That was hilarious. I think because I have some friends who seem to be a lot like you two. : )
Credit my wife for keeping it on topic, driven by the fact that she wanted to get it over with ASAP. A verbal equivalent of removing a bandaid.
Chocolate,
Me, too! Ha! 🙂
I’m amazed the whole conversation is on topic. If my husband had taped me it would have been all over the place!
Awww! We watch Burn Notice, too!
Its like we were eavesdropping…hehehe, loved it! What a wonderful EC you have! I especially admire the blog-keeping you shared with us. Hopefully one day we can read her stuff, too!
And EC rolling of the eyes is quite common, I think. My EC is really funny, but he gets his fair share of rolled eyes from me all the time. 😀
mCat: 😉
I’ve decided your EC must be the sibling of my EC.
And really? No making out? As opposed to Mintifresh who “claims” to be offended, I am more disappointed in you.
Making out is so inappropriate. So is Burn Notice.
I’m offended.