gengwall

I will say that there is one major decision in our family where there is a universal and unilateral exercise of authority by one party. That is the decision to procure cats, and my wife, through some mysterious and unrevealed loophole in the marriage covenant, has been granted full authority and lordship over that important area of our lives. I can not explain why, but I have no power in this area – my vociferous and voluminous veto pleas over the years have simply fallen on deaf ears. I suppose it could be God’s way of giving me a glimpse into the lives of strict comp wives, lest I be tempted to stray from he egalitarian way. Still, it seems unfair. One would think there would be a balancing decision where I could be lord. Then again, every time I have acted unilaterally we seem to lose large sums of money – so maybe I should just be happy it is only cats…

And a little Bill Cosby to lighten the day:

“I’m not the boss in my family. I don’t know how I lost it…I don’t know when I lost it. But I’ve seen the boss’s job……..and I don’t want it!”