AimeeM Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 ... I come flying out of the bedroom, having looked in the mirror at myself in a new skirt, yelling "why didn't you TELL ME that my BUTT BLEW UP!" His mouth dropped, he stuttered for a minute. Then he resumed the always-put-together look and said, "I'm not supposed to answer that - not ever." I tried to claim that I really wanted to know, to which he replied "no way; there is no WAY for this to end without me in the doghouse." To which I claimed THAT (response) meant that my butt HAD blown up - his refusal to answer. Then he laughed. And I realized that I'm a hormonal basket case these days. Poor DH! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 His answer really is what many men have been taught.......... and he loves you for you, so he probably didn't even notice :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 I taught him that, lol, by default - he would answer honestly, I would get emotional. I didn't think I had taught him that it should apply always... only when a PREGNANT whale-woman-wife asks a similar question ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 You're pregnant?! That's exciting! I missed the news. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 What?!? Huzzah!! How wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 You're pregnant?! That's exciting! I missed the news. :) No!!! Lol. This is referencing what I had taught him when I *was* pregnant (but he is now applying "always"). I can't have any more children. Besides, Marco zaps every ounce of energy I have, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I asked my dh a similar question "does this dress make my arms look fat?" He is seldom at a loss for words but he was utterly speechless and looked completely terrified! "What....uhhh...What kind of question is that? There's no right answer to that kind of question!" I think I scared him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 No!!! Lol. This is referencing what I had taught him when I *was* pregnant (but he is now applying "always"). I can't have any more children. Besides, Marco zaps every ounce of energy I have, lol. I'm sorry for misreading. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 My dh's response is to mutter "sweet honey mustard!" under his breath. We read it in the comics 25 years ago. I've had occasion to use it in him, too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Dh invariably respond to that sort of question with "my love for you knows no bounds; that's my story's I'm sticking to it." If I weren't on my phone, there would be an eye roll smiley here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 :lol: :lol: :lol: ETA: Did he look like these guys? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I really thought you were talking about your dad or some other old man you knew. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I really thought you were talking about your dad or some other old man you knew. So did I. I haven't heard old man for dh before this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 When I would ask my dh he would just give that come hither look and say "fat bottom girls make the rockin world go round". *eyeroll* 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I really thought you were talking about your dad or some other old man you knew. :iagree: I thought the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 So did I. I haven't heard old man for dh before this. Really? It's what my mom always called my dad, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 "Old Man" and "Old Lady" have been terms for husbands and wives, respectively, for decades. I've heard "Old Man" for a dad, too. I don't think I've heard "Old Lady" for a mother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Heard them both all my life. This is the first time to see it on the boards, though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I know a bunch of old bikers who refer to their wives as their Old Lady, but that's the only place I've heard it. I have never heard someone calling their husband their old man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaPagnato Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 My dh's response is to mutter "sweet honey mustard!" under his breath. We read it in the comics 25 years ago. I've had occasion to use it in him, too! Too good not to steal for myself! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 When I was pregnant with my first one day I come out of the bedroom, looked at dh, and asked "did my butt get big?" He immediately answered "no". I looked in the mirror again and asked "so, it was always this big?" Poor man, like a deer caught in headlights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 My Dad tells a story about something that happened in the 1950s when he and his preteen friends used to call their parents "my old man" or "my old lady" when speaking to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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