Today we had my son’s birthday party. We held it in the fellowship hall of the
church that we attend. It was a small
party with only six total kids, including our son and daughter. The last game of the party was hide- and-seek
with the lights off.
During the game my husband would say, “I hear footprints.”
Wait, What?
I looked all over the building and could not find one
footprint anywhere. I don’t think I’ve
ever heard a footprint. Isn’t that the
impression that is left behind after a foot has stepped in something soft
enough for the foot to press into? I was
not aware they made noise.
As we were driving home something was said about all the
footprints in the snow in the park. I
mentioned that they did not make noise.
After all, it’s just an impression in the snow.
Well, of course, my husband is a man and this meant it had
to be argued.
Me: “Listen, do you hear the footprints.”
Husband: “Yes, they make crunching noises”
Me: “No, the person who walked there, may have made
crunching noises with his/her FOOTSTEPS, but the footprints do not make noise.”
Husband: “I can hear them.
When someone walks by, I can hear their footprints.”
Me: “Those are not footprints, those are footsteps.”
And, so it went for the entire ten minute drive home. Of course the kids were chiming in and
laughing at the whole match. As usual in
these games I threatened to break out my dictionary. But, as I mentioned, my husband is a man and
even this does not deter him from his adamancy to the point of declaring the dictionary
would prove me wrong. Of course he would do this even with proof of his botched resoning in print
in front of him.
This is not a new sport for us. It’s just the newest form it’s taken. We have an ongoing feud about itch and
scratch. Then there is the whole
cabinet/cupboard debate in which not even Merriam Webster could convince my
husband he was wrong.
It’s just one of our quirks that helps keep our relationship
fun after almost 27 years together. We’re
both nutcases and stubborn mules which makes life pretty interesting most of
the time.
How do you keep your relationship(s) entertaining?
Hanging out with those wonderful peeps at Yeah Write again.
We do sometimes argue about things like that, but once Wikipedia has proved the other wrong, the wrong one concedes. Because Wikipedia is the truth. lol
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DeleteWith us it's more of a game than an arguement.
of course your right. it's footsteps, duh! ;)
ReplyDeleteHe knows that, too. He's just stubborn and silly . :-P
DeleteSo funny. But now you have me wondering about itch/scratch and cabinet/cupboard.
ReplyDeleteitch and scratch are about the same as footprints and footsteps. My husband doesn't seem to understand that the act of trying to rid yourself of an itch is called scratching. LOL! Cabinet and Cupboard is a little more complicated. He doesn't think I should call the storage units on the walls in the kitchen cupboards.
DeleteMy husband and I "argue" all the time too. It's fun! I enjoyed this story.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes it can be fun! Especially when you have a dork head, goofy husband like I do.
DeleteOh, silly men. This made me smile. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, he is silly. I'm glad I made you smile.
DeleteYou are absolutely right about the footprints/footsteps and itch/scratch! (I have no opinion on the cabinet/cupboard debate :P)
ReplyDeleteThis was hysterical and definitely the type of argument I could see myself having with my boyfriend!
I'm glad you enjoyed. The cabinet cupboard thing is kind of a family thing. My mom and her side of the family always called them cupboards so that's what I call them. My husband says they are only cupboards if they are free standing, but my dictionary says differently. :-D
DeleteFun post and fun relationship, yay!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We try to make it fun.
DeleteMy husband has a thing for less vs. fewer. He always points it out if anyone says it wrong. I caught him saying the wrong one recently. That was pretty sweet. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love catching them when they make the mistake they harp on others for! LOL!
DeleteI get into language debates with all my word nerd friends, not just my significant others! It's such a fun game!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is. It happens a lot for me at work because I am a teacher and we are always debating how to word things like objectives. It takes us so long to collaborate because we end up in fits of giggles.
DeleteIt's funny how those little quirks come to be in a relationship. I think they become one of the ties that bind.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right! : -)
DeleteWow, this was like reading an episode from my marriage...
ReplyDeleteAnd for the record, I'm on your side. Footprints aren't audible.
LOL! I think most men think the same way! As women, we understand language much better. LOL!
DeleteCrap, are we married to the same man...?
ReplyDeleteHmmmm well we both seem to have Irish surnames! LOL!
DeleteThat's my husband and me. We call it "debating" haha...we could start our own debate team, we do it so much. He tells me his parents "debated" a lot. Uh huh. My husband likes to think he's always right. I know better. lol
ReplyDeleteSorry but I laughed through this whole thing. I'm on your side. You can't hear footprints. We've been married 24. Trying to find humor in the daily grind is what makes it still fun.
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