tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post5476633708859047731..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: HOW WAS YOUR DAY?joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-832515546802447552013-01-27T12:56:46.790-05:002013-01-27T12:56:46.790-05:00Boy, do i know that scenario.
Old Rodney Dangerf...Boy, do i know that scenario. <br /><br />Old Rodney Dangerfield joke: <br /><br />" I haven't talked to my wife in 30 years. I'm waiting for her to finish what she's saying."'<br /><br />But you're right, when she asks about my day, I know I'm in for 45 minutes on why her's was so awful. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-41724981650560363092013-01-25T21:41:52.162-05:002013-01-25T21:41:52.162-05:00Sorry that you took parts of my comment to heart.
...Sorry that you took parts of my comment to heart.<br />I was referring to JOBS... men's at work and Mums at home, NOT how parents love and care for their kids.<br /><br />When a MAN retires from his JOB, he can relax from his JOB... you know, the thing that brings in the money... whereas for a lot of us women our JOB is doing the housework, caring for kids, etc etc... and that actually never ends. HOUSEWORK never ends.<br /><br />Chris H<br />Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-47860183913427858692013-01-25T21:27:46.891-05:002013-01-25T21:27:46.891-05:00Wow! The only way that day could have been worse w...Wow! The only way that day could have been worse was if you were a WAFHM (Work Away From Home Mom) and came home to start the household duties after your paid shift.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-27538652847140293762013-01-25T20:51:48.938-05:002013-01-25T20:51:48.938-05:00How was your day Cranky? (yeah.. blah blah, whatev...How was your day Cranky? (yeah.. blah blah, whatever) You want to hear about mine now????<br /><br />I'm GUILTY! Thanks for the laughs and for the marriage counselling. Boy do I get my money's worth when I come on over here. Wait. This is free.<br /><br />btw, You made yourself sound like a polygamist at the start of the post.. 'one of your wives' haha! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929283831692486767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90658902428446631882013-01-25T19:18:17.833-05:002013-01-25T19:18:17.833-05:00This would be funny if it wasn't so sad. I kno...This would be funny if it wasn't so sad. I know that reality of the daily grind all too well, and so does my husband. He has worked six days a week at his job for over 30 years! You get home too tired and brain dead to care. At least we both take the time to listen to each other's woes of the day, often waiting for hot tub time later to talk about it. Some supper and relaxing time first! It's hard for the stay at home parent too, since they've been waiting all day for someone to share their time with. Glad you survived and have things much nicer now! Josie Two Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388032819905416258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-18045488414981051802013-01-25T19:09:27.813-05:002013-01-25T19:09:27.813-05:00I always make a point of being brutally honest whe...I always make a point of being brutally honest when someone asks me how my day was. They shouldn't ask if they don't want to know!Kellie @ Delightfully Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226603919012169939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-72566134760678763522013-01-25T18:40:19.266-05:002013-01-25T18:40:19.266-05:00Having been in the corporate world and now in the ...Having been in the corporate world and now in the one of a SAHM, the stresses are definitely different. Both can take their toll. Parenting though, has a tendency to last more than 40 years and there aren't any retirement benefits...Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191888392393911765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-52338708015950415262013-01-25T18:40:17.383-05:002013-01-25T18:40:17.383-05:00Having been in the corporate world and now in the ...Having been in the corporate world and now in the one of a SAHM, the stresses are definitely different. Both can take their toll. Parenting though, has a tendency to last more than 40 years and there aren't any retirement benefits...Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191888392393911765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90982795378354777912013-01-25T17:09:33.325-05:002013-01-25T17:09:33.325-05:00You did that for 40 years... clearly if it was tha...You did that for 40 years... clearly if it was that awful you would have changed jobs! <br />I appreciate what my husband has to do at his job every day... and he appreciates what I do at my 'job' every day too.<br />I've been a SAHM for 34 years, raising 6 kids and 2 grandkids... and it's NO PICNIC.<br />I am on the countdown now... only about 8 years to go and the two grandkids will be all grown up!!! <br /><br />When YOU retire (or have you already?) you can relax. A mother's job is never over. Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-36674030284917951522013-01-25T17:07:49.885-05:002013-01-25T17:07:49.885-05:00I dunno Joe. Try doing that lot AND being the one ...I dunno Joe. Try doing that lot AND being the one to have to put the cold dinner on the table and get back to me...<br /><br />xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-89385473093941492582013-01-25T16:33:25.740-05:002013-01-25T16:33:25.740-05:00You're funny Joe.
Fancy putting up with that s...You're funny Joe.<br />Fancy putting up with that shit for 40 years! No wonder you're cranky.<br />Mine is the opposite. I ask my husband about his day, and he tells me, and I listen (mostly). He doesn't ask me about mine. Apparently working from home doesn't deserve to be told. So of course I tell him anyway.<br />Leanne @ Deep Fried FruitLeanne @ Deep Fried Fruithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886017636780724635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6801179863477660072013-01-25T15:52:56.865-05:002013-01-25T15:52:56.865-05:00Man cave time, Man cave time!
I recall being just...Man cave time, Man cave time!<br /><br />I recall being just like that, when the baby was young and I was shell shocked by my life change. Especially the bit you mentioned, no adult conversation!<br /><br />Then I realised Hubby was staying later and later at work, just to not have to come home to me. And my misery.<br /><br />A few years later, we have "man cave time", 30 minutes of time for him to adjust from "work" to "home". I try to have something positive to say to him about my day, which means I am looking out for positive things DURING my day and has been a wonderful thing.<br /><br />That I joined a training circus and am having huge amounts of fun and we have a new kitten definately helps on the happy response to "how was your day". Eccentricesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350166822047688150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-77913489776803316442013-01-25T15:19:59.220-05:002013-01-25T15:19:59.220-05:00Hmmmm.....that doesn't sound so bad to me........Hmmmm.....that doesn't sound so bad to me.....unless you left out the part where they call you in the middle of the night because the computer program which produces the Payroll crashed and you have to rush in, find the problem, fix it and reinstall the pgm so that the Payroll can be produced by tomorrow morning. Of course, that doesn't happen every week., Some weeks it is the Inventory pgm which crashes and must be fixed before the next day's business.<br /><br />In spite of all that, I loved my job and my work so I rarely complained about that stuff. It was incompetent,idiotic,infuriating management that finally drove me to griping, ranting and exiting.<br /><br />But, back to your day......Lovely post, Joe.<br /><br />Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35114766104332114422013-01-25T14:02:10.279-05:002013-01-25T14:02:10.279-05:00Well, that explains a lot. You're one tough o...Well, that explains a lot. You're one tough old dude. I'm sure there was sunshine along the way and I hope you didn't overlook it. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32070835230143032322013-01-25T13:25:44.748-05:002013-01-25T13:25:44.748-05:00Isn't that how a man's day is supposed to ...Isn't that how a man's day is supposed to go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-60017849141008302032013-01-25T13:02:41.083-05:002013-01-25T13:02:41.083-05:00Forty years of that? Incredible. You have a much h...Forty years of that? Incredible. You have a much higher resistance to pain than I do.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-69222780410898481552013-01-25T12:44:37.075-05:002013-01-25T12:44:37.075-05:00You deserve your retirement.
I'm not ready to...You deserve your retirement.<br /><br />I'm not ready to retire, but only because I don't have enough money to do so. But I'll tell you that while I miss the paycheck, I am not missing the many daily aggravations I had from my job. I expect there will be many more aggravations in my employment future, but for now I am totally enjoying the aspects of not working that involve being relatively stress free.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1831503673048128572013-01-25T11:54:05.465-05:002013-01-25T11:54:05.465-05:00Reading this was like looking at a terrible car ac...Reading this was like looking at a terrible car accident. You know you shouldn't, but you can't help yourself, you know what I mean?! This is hilarious! The bic lighter made me laugh out loud as I pictured you driving looking through that little hole in your windshield.<br /><br />But seriously, I hope you never made the mistake again of asking your wife what's for dinner before you asked her how her day was. No matter WHAT kind of day you had :)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917139752555698353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-13684470202557807472013-01-25T11:35:05.828-05:002013-01-25T11:35:05.828-05:00Heh!
I was just thinking how it was for those brok...Heh!<br />I was just thinking how it was for those brokerage folks here on the West Coast... doing what you did, only three hours earlier.<br />The one advantage they have is they're home before dinner.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-40255726837346661562013-01-25T10:48:23.045-05:002013-01-25T10:48:23.045-05:00I don't know which sounds worse, the getting t...I don't know which sounds worse, the getting there or doing the job. I wonder if it would have helped if you had unloaded all that on the sahm.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-10576019780308774592013-01-25T10:35:04.748-05:002013-01-25T10:35:04.748-05:00This "day" was clearly exagerated to mak...This "day" was clearly exagerated to make a point. Cranky respects and appreciates how difficult it can be for a SAHM. <br /><br />In addition, those who work in an office have their coworkers to whom they can vent. SAHM's are without adult conversation all day.<br /><br />I get it!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44199915586060200432013-01-25T09:45:10.808-05:002013-01-25T09:45:10.808-05:00Well, I must say. I have more respect for my husba...Well, I must say. I have more respect for my husband. I am a SAHM and I do often bitch about stupid shit. It's not like I never worked in the "real world" I've only been a SAHM for 3 years. Sometimes I do forget with all the dumbasses we have to work with. Next time my husband asks me "how was my day" I will reply. It was good!<br />Thanks for posting. I may have to come back tomorrow for another dose of counseling :)Bad Word Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946586696660086018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62517849525411751592013-01-25T09:44:06.752-05:002013-01-25T09:44:06.752-05:00Damn, Joe. That sounds horrible. I think I would...Damn, Joe. That sounds horrible. I think I would have made a career change to something easier, more laid back. Like maybe becoming a crab fisherman in the Bering Strait in the winter. ;)<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-5042497291367904452013-01-25T09:42:43.618-05:002013-01-25T09:42:43.618-05:0040 years of that earns you the right to be either ...40 years of that earns you the right to be either cranky, insane or a saint! (or possibly a combination of all three ;).<br /><br />Happy Friday Joe, I hope today was a great day.<br />Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402703967636964187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-27665146174032782982013-01-25T09:14:21.896-05:002013-01-25T09:14:21.896-05:00Now I know why you are Mr.Cranky.....Happy Friday....Now I know why you are Mr.Cranky.....Happy Friday.....:0)Mommy Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016498338534458441noreply@blogger.com