Tue 3 Mar 2009
I called Mr. W after work yesterday (he’s been at home on doctor’s orders since his heart attack). This was the conversation.
Me: Hey. The jurors left a bunch of donuts behind. Want me to bring them home?
Mr. W: What kind of donuts?
(Strike one.)
Me: All kinds. There’s an apple fritter in there. And a bunch of assorted stuff.
Mr. W: Well, at long as they’re not Krispy Kremes.
(Strike two.)
Me: So you want me to bring the box home?
Mr. W: Okay.
(Strike three. And I even gave him a moment to correct himself. He did not.)
Me: You can’t eat DONUTS!! You just had a HEART ATTACK!@#$
Mr. W: But I’m on Lipitor now, and the doctor said I don’t have to eat as strict as I did before.
Me: But you’re not working out, so even if your arteries are better, do you want to get FAT?!
Mr. W: Oh. Okay, then no.
Me: You can’t say no NOW, I already know what your REAL answer is!!!
And that’s failing the Donut Test.
I had a cheeseburger pop quiz yesterday and failed.
HAHAHAHA! Men!
Don’t set Mr. W and yourself up for failure. Human nature takes over sometimes. As does boredom and making stupid decisions.
Mr. W is going to have to learn to live differently then he is used to and so are you.
You have to approach teases like ‘donuts’ with care. You and he will learn to compromise…give some things up but also reward yourselves once in awhile. Even if the reward is just for making it through another day.
Life is short…you have already had a reality check…embrace it but continue on…and learn to enjoy what you both have…
and remember, I am also married to an ‘older’ man! 🙂
Hey Sandy. (To any confused readers, this is coworker Sandy, not my childhood friend Sandy.) What a scary, sobering comment. Thanks for the honesty and warning advice.
I, too, think life is too short not to enjoy junk food. ha I suppose life is SHORTER by eating junk food. Such a quandary!
But I am curious as to why he said not if they are KK? Those the BEST donuts in the WORLD!! Was he afraid he would eat too many of them or does he really not like them?
Mr. W doesn’t consider Krispy Kremes worthwhile donuts. He barely considers them donuts. He says they’re like eating air, and a total waste. Haha!
is lipitor a statin? i just saw on the news last night a brief story on how lipitor and some other drug deflates a man’s pleasure from sex by like 50%. 🙁
Dards – Lipitor is a statin. As for the other part…I don’t know. I don’t think we’re allowed to do “that” cuz he’s not allowed to exert himself.