Oh, you're never going to believe this one... how STUPID do they get?!

[UnderTheMistletoe]

So we borrowed a friend's mini van to make the trip to Florida in. It's a company vehicle, so the fact the miles aren't going on anyone's personal car, there's a corporate gas card, and we're not paying a rental fee were huge bonuses.

The cats have (ok, at this point had) a vet appointment at 3:00 today. I have the cats crated. Tinkerbell escapes under the bed and forces me under there to get her out... mean while bashing my head against the wood frame. I finally get her TAPED into the crate with the last of the duct tape. I go to get my keys and they're nowhere to be found. I don't lose key, phones, anything. I lose nothing so it's not as though I've misplaced them.

I call Brye. He answers, "Hi sweety... boy I can't wait to see you when I get home tonight." Bad timing. WAY bad timing. So I say, "If you want anything, including dinner tonight, you better tell me where my keys are." HE THINKS I'M JOKING! Fianlly, when I scream at him that I don't know where my keys are and I have to leave to get the cats to the vet for an appointment that has been moved THREE times already due to one thing or another, he gets the hint I'm not fooling around. So, he says he'll call Donnie (who we let use our car to replace us taking the company van).

So Donnie says the keys are in the side pocket of the car and not to worry. Ok, it's like Thing 1 and Thing 2 at this point... more like Dumb and Dumber. How the hell am I supposed to get into my car to get my keys out!?!?!?

Not only have I been dealing with finding a flea on Pippin this morning (and thus the two others) alone, I now have no way to go get them flea collars or powder for our carpets. So at this point, why did I bother cleaning them and am still in the process of washing all our linens? Can't wait to show him the scratches up and down my arms when he asks me how my day was. THIS is how my day was... and you have the audacity to whine about not getting into the office again today.

I think this proves why men (sorry, groomtb and any other males here) have to marry: becuase without us they are too oblivious to function.

 

[Laurafoster]

I totally agree with you their lol! I had a similar issue with my fiance recently. He went to play golf one Saturday morning and as he was putting all his stuff back into the car i rang him to let him know i was popping out and he left his keys in him golf bag and shut the back door locking it. Of course that was my fault as i was the one who "distracted" him lol!!

 

[Tinkerbelle14]

Wow Jill, it seems like you had one of those days that we all hate! Maybe just do what I do, sit down, take a deep breath and remind yourself that things could be worse. I know this is a bit of an extreme, but remind yourself that you were born in a good country, have a great husband and are able to put food on the table, a lot of people can't say any of those thing. And remember, in the grand scheme of things, most of the problems that get us upset are not that big of a deal. I know, when you are upset and angry, things don't seem like they could get any worse (especially when you are pms-ing!), but either just try to laugh or get a stress ball, it's always fun to squeeze something when you are mad! However, I will note that I can say this now when I've had a pretty uneventful day, but I may have to re-read this post sooner rather than later when I'm mad!

 

[Gabrielle0625]

See posts like this help the rest of us by reminding us we all have to deal with the same stupidity from men.
Men never really have to deal with taking pets or the kids to the doctor so they really can't understand.
Then they come home and act like we really didn't do much today right?!?!
Thanks
Gabrielle

 

[groomtb]

....i(well we) took care of our cat for vets and stuffs all the time...

 

[UnderTheMistletoe]

Well thank goodness that is done with!

We moved the vet appointment to 8:20 last night. Everybody has a clean bill of health... minus that one flea I found on Pippin yesterday.

At this point, he has realized how much work it is getting them into the vet and has promised to be more helpful and around on those days. He was kind of taken aback when I reminded him that he has been into the vet's office twice since we got our first pet together three years ago. I always end up hurt taking them into the vet... half the time not from our pets, but from others. The dog is the hardest one, unfortunately. As well-behaved as she is, the others around are not. And with the cats, it's getting them out from under the bed or the scratches into the crates.

I did get a call from both of them apoligizing for the stupidity on their parts with the keys. I think they've both realized that not having keys to your own car makes it difficult to do anything. An honest mistake, but I still don't understand how someone didn't put 2 and 2 together and realize you can't get your keys in the car if you don't have keys to get in.

 

[WDWbride2007]

I am glad you were able to sort out the mess. My DF always means well, but I just think (and he agrees, actually) that men get caught up on details of the immediate task. Women usually think more globally, and we always have about 1000 things running through our heads at once. I guess it makes some sense evolutionarily as men had to focus on one thing: the hunt. Women, however, had to take care of the camp, the kiddies, preparing the meals...etc. It all makes for quite a mess in today's society. Hopefully, the male mind is evolving as we speak....lol (sorry, i couldn't resist). =)

 

[UnderTheMistletoe]

Yep... me, too!

There are actualy studies showing men think predominantly with one section of the forward brain; whereas women think with two sections- the forward and same as the men, and further back. They think it's this 2 connections vs. 1 connection that causes such a difference in the way men and women think and communicate.