[This is a =
public service message for all women, to better understand =
men.]
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with =
a wire clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that we call a road =
service until long after hypothermia has set in.
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", when the car isn’t running very well, I will pop =
the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I’m looking at. If =
another man shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to =
be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and =
everything, I wouldn’t know where to start." We will then =
spit.
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", when I catch a cold I need someone to bring me =
soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You NEVER get as =
sick as I do, so for you this isn’t an issue.
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", when one of our appliances stops working I will =
insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me =
twice as much once the repair person gets here and has to put it back =
together.
""BEC=
AUSE I’M A MAN", I must hold the television remote control in =
my hand while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a =
whole show looking for it (though one time I was able to survive by =
holding a calculator).
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", I don’t think we’re all that lost, and no, I =
don’t think we should stop and ask someone. Why would you listen to a =
complete stranger. I mean, how could he know where we’re =
going?
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", there is no need to ask me what I’m thinking =
about. The answer is always either women or football, though I have to =
make up something else when you ask, so don’t.
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", you don’t have to ask me if I liked the movie. =
Chances are, if you’re crying at the end of it, I didn’t like =
it.
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", I think what you’re wearing is fine. I thought =
what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of =
shoes is fine. With the belt or without it looks fine. Your hair is =
fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?
"BECAUSE =
I’M A MAN", and this is, after all, 2021, I will share =
equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the shopping, the =
cooking, the gardening, the cleaning, and the dishes. I’ll do the =
rest.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"