The Broken Lawn Mower
Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right, and
Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right, and
the other is usually the husband.
When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me
that I should get it fixed.
But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first: the truck,
the car, e-mails, fishing, always something more important to me.
Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.
When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily
snipping away with a tiny pair of nail scissors.
I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house.
I was gone only a few minutes.
When I came out again I handed her a toothbrush.
"'When you finish cutting the grass," I said, "you might as well sweep the driveway."
When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me
that I should get it fixed.
But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first: the truck,
the car, e-mails, fishing, always something more important to me.
Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.
When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily
snipping away with a tiny pair of nail scissors.
I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house.
I was gone only a few minutes.
When I came out again I handed her a toothbrush.
"'When you finish cutting the grass," I said, "you might as well sweep the driveway."
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The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.
