Listening To Our Wives

Okay, so one thing that's funny about the very beginning of the Bible (well, not funny, but interesting) is the fact that when Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent- Eve was tempted first. So, although Adam was with her and eventually made the choice to be passive and fall right after her, for one brief second she had fallen into sin, but he hadn't yet eaten the fruit. Although we know the choice he ended up making for himself, it would have been better if he wouldn't have listened...

Tonight my wife and I went to Lowe's and were picking up some el cheapo floor tile for our laundry room. We have company coming over tomorrow and we're going to do some rapid demolition and get the room prepped for the (much larger) new washer and dryer we had planned to buy with our Federal tax refund. While there, we opted to go ahead and buy the washer and dryer along with the renovation supplies. My wife suggested we buy a dolly for moving the washer and dryer around and I didn't really like the idea of spending more money. However, I thought it best to entertain her idea- after all, how expensive could a dolly be? We spent at least 3 whole minutes looking at the 5 or 6 models available. I was eyeballing the basic $29 flimsy special, while my wife had her eye on the higher end tools. After compromising somewhere in the middle and a quick $55 later, we were homeward bound. Inside, I was feeling irresponsible for spending so much money for a dolly, but my wife was adamant that we would be fine.

Once we were home and had the kids in their beds, we began the process of pulling out the old washer and dryer, so we could clean up and prepare for the arrival of the new ones on Sunday. First moved the dryer... and it was amazing. Then came the washer... amazing again. The pneumatic wheels of the dolly and added weight capacity, along with a longer handle for better leverage made for easy "one man moving". She was right about the purchase and I knew it. I'm glad I listened.

So, why do I find things funny?

Then: Woman first falls. Man should NOT have listened to her, but eventually did and bad things happened to both of them. He was right, she was wrong.

Now: Woman issues advice, Man generally doesn't want to listen. Eventually, he gives in under duress and looks for opportunities to show her she's wrong. Said opportunity rarely comes along and through divinely arranged circumstances, Man is shown why the wife issued the advice in the first place. She is right. he is wrong. (at least in my case)

Thank you God for a sense of humor and a wonderfully intelligent wife!

Good Night