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<p id="8fc3">“You want to know why I ask your mother's opinion of most everything and we make a mutual decision on what to do together,” I asked?</p><p id="ace3">They all looked at me with bated breath for the words of wisdom they could take with them to make their own relationships wonderful like their parent’s.</p><p id="e851">“The month we really became committed to one another and were sure it was going to be a forever thing, she told me of this upcoming TV series she’d been looking forward to watching on Netflix. So of course I marked the calendar and prepared myself for some True Crime TV binge.”</p><p id="9693">My wife loves True Crime shows. To that point in my life, I can confidently say that I cared little for them and had no recollection of ever wanting to watch or watching any. I continued.</p><p id="88ca">“Now this is important so listen up. The name of this True Crime TV series that I sat and watched with your mother is, ‘Deadly Wives, Women who murdered their husbands,’ and that is why she is always in charge,” Then I walked out of the room.</p><p id="8402">We all laughed and talked and enjoyed the rest of the night. The real answer is just respect and communication two very important, necessary ingredients for a good relationship.</p><p id="0d49">Oh, by the way, there are 20 episodes of Deadly Wives. Just saying.</p><p id="8f8d">Copyright: T. Mark Mangum, April 4, 2021.</p><p id="a563">T. Mark Mangum, a product of the unimaginable worlds of Star Wars, Star Trek, Conan, and the Lord of the Rings. Lover and writer of fiction tales. He is a Veteran and a father of six, and a game enthusiast.</p><p id="a6a2">Check out my other Real-Live Struggles published in, This Shall Be Our Story.</p><div id="079f" class="link-block">

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Real-Life Struggles

Dad humor from a father of six on a good marriage

My Nineteen-year-old son asked me the other day, “Why do you always say you have to talk to mom about it,” He had just asked if we could get Sushi for dinner.

“Because your mom plans and prepares dinner 99.7% of the time, duh. What if she has done a bunch of prep work already?”

“It’s not just about dinner, it is everything, you never decide anything on your own, it's always ‘I need to ask your mom first,’” The boy said.

This default to my wife’s opinion is the position for many things in the household and this particular son seems to be keeping track as if he is trying to decipher statistical data to discover some grand philosophy of life or he is always busting my balls about stuff and this was just the beginning of some go nowhere morning banter.

Most of the other kids have learned that they should just start with mom. Then she comes to me and tells me what she thinks and I mostly agree with her and that is what we do. It is called not sweating the small stuff.

One day recently, all six of the kids were at dinner and there were all sorts of conversation happening. From my lofty perch at the head of the table that is near the kitchen but part of the great room, I am able to hear and stay up with several conversations. The boy was saying something silly like, “Big-T never decides, he always asks you then does what you want.” Everyone in the kitchen including my wife spoke up giving their thoughts, rebukes, and opinions of the matter.

“Its respect,” one kid said.

“it's not really like that, you are exaggerating,” another said.

“We are so in tune he already knows what I am going to say anyway,” the wife says.

Taking my dish to the sink to rinse and put in the dishwasher, I joined the conversation.

“You want to know why I ask your mother's opinion of most everything and we make a mutual decision on what to do together,” I asked?

They all looked at me with bated breath for the words of wisdom they could take with them to make their own relationships wonderful like their parent’s.

“The month we really became committed to one another and were sure it was going to be a forever thing, she told me of this upcoming TV series she’d been looking forward to watching on Netflix. So of course I marked the calendar and prepared myself for some True Crime TV binge.”

My wife loves True Crime shows. To that point in my life, I can confidently say that I cared little for them and had no recollection of ever wanting to watch or watching any. I continued.

“Now this is important so listen up. The name of this True Crime TV series that I sat and watched with your mother is, ‘Deadly Wives, Women who murdered their husbands,’ and that is why she is always in charge,” Then I walked out of the room.

We all laughed and talked and enjoyed the rest of the night. The real answer is just respect and communication two very important, necessary ingredients for a good relationship.

Oh, by the way, there are 20 episodes of Deadly Wives. Just saying.

T. Mark Mangum, a product of the unimaginable worlds of Star Wars, Star Trek, Conan, and the Lord of the Rings. Lover and writer of fiction tales. He is a Veteran and a father of six, and a game enthusiast.

Check out my other Real-Live Struggles published in, This Shall Be Our Story.