As I've mentioned before every Tuesday night I go with my Mom to a Stampin' Up! technique class where we make 3 cards. A new lady as joined and a few weeks ago she was talking about herself, family, etc. She said that she was glad her 2 year old son has switched movies because she was getting tired of watching the same one over and over again. I had mentioned that when I let my boys watch movies, if they have watched one recently and I didn't feel like watching/listening to it I make them pick something else. She said she just couldn't do that because it had taken her so long to get pregnant and because of that its just too hard to tell him no. So, basically she spoils the kid. As I listened to her talk about her son I realized that mine are calm comparitively. She also talked about that her husband is a huge basketball fan and that when she was pregnant their childbirthing classes happen to fall on a night where there was a BIG college basketball game and that he wasn't going to miss the watching the game to go to classes because he had a child from a previous marriage and he knew what was going on. I couldn't believe this! REALLY!?!? A basketball game over going with and supporting your wife! This was her first pregnancy. She let him stay home or else she would never hear the end of it about how he had to miss the big game for a dumb childbirthing class!! When the other members of the class and instructor asked where her husband was she told him and she claimed the other men were all jealous because she allowed her husband to stay home and their wives made them come to this class., like she did this great thing. (it was the tone of her voice talking about it that irritated me, like she was the greatest wife ever) I don't believe all the hubands where that way, I know mine wouldn't be that way. When we went to the classes when I was pregnant with Corin he was happy to go, learn and be a support to me. She also said that she didn't know if she was going to be able to come every week to class because she would have to get her mother to watch her son. I was thinking where is your husband? And concluded through listening to her talk more that he would be home, but didn't want to watch HIS OWN SON for a few hours in the evening!! I came home, gave Shane a HUGE hug and kiss and told him THANK YOU! He looked at me a little puzzled and said "You're welcome. What for"? I went on to tell him about this lady and listening to her talk about her son, the way she spoils him and gives him no boundaries and about her husband. He totally thought it was ridulous. So, this week she was there and she said that her mother was able to watch her son so she could come. I said, "oh that is nice of her." She said, "Yeah, I'm a lucky girl!" And my thought was "No, I'm the lucky one!" because I have a husband who supports and encourages me to get out of the house for an evening so I can do something I enjoy and I don't have to worry or feel guilty about leaving my children. I'm so glad I have a husband who isn't a male chauvinist who doesn't mind taking care of his children alone, who shares household cleaning and responsiblities and who will even take them over when I'm not feeling up to it, especially when I was pregnant and I would do the minimal to get through the day.
