You know, I often tell Kevin that he wasn't born...he just appeared from behind a brick wall screaming, "who the HELL put this wall here?!" He's a grouch. Yeah, I said it. He's mad at the idiot public shopping at Wal-Mart. He's mad at the neighbor kids shrieking in the back yard. He's mad that the burrito isn't hot enough. He's mad that the Wheel of Excitement (neopets) shocked him with lightning instead of giving him 10,000 neopoints. He's mad that he slept through COPS. He's...well, he's mad!
I tease him about this, and sometimes I'm even bothered by it. He has high blood pressure, and he's angry. Not a good mix. I wish he could take the laid-back view of life that I have. I wish he could enjoy a quiet evening, regardless of what's going on outside of his control. I wish I could smack him upside the head and make him happy.
You know what, though? Dad is a grouch. He's mad that the horses ate the barn lot down to dirt. He's mad that the neighbor kid is standing on the gate while it's open. He's mad that he's out of tractor gas. He's mad that mom wants to go to the Old Threshers Reunion.
The fact is, though, they are only mad on the outside. They are two of the most loving men I've ever spent time with. They will put up with SO much crap from someone they love. Dad will take mom to Iowa, Kevin will park in the North 40 in order to take me shopping. Dad will extend a fence for the horses. Kevin will watch the girls play outside, in the midst of screaming neighbor kids.
Yeah, they gripe a lot. They come across as grouchy and mean. Just ask me or Mom, though. They are big ol' softies, hell bent on making their family happy. I wouldn't have it any other way. I couldn't think of a better father. I wouldn't trade my husband for anything. I have it good. I am loved and spoiled.
I gotta go now, Kevin is mad about something! ROFL, just kidding.
4 comments:
He is mad about you! He sounds like a wonderful man.
Cliff's maddest when he's half-asleep. And he isn't mad NEARLY as often as he was when he was younger.
I learned that my husband was using "anger" to motivate himself. However this led to the huge heart problems he has now. A constant negative attitude (called murmering in the Bible) leads to health problems. My husband also is very soft and loving on the inside and uses that hard crust to protect his soft center. This may be a "male" thing but I have seen some women do the same thing.
Hell, now I'm mad.
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