Sunday lunch at the pub: something other people do. The room’s filling up with friends and couples, the jazz band’s yet to arrive.
Kelly tells Wendy and Fiona that I hold the balance of power in our marriage, a fact nobody ever believes.
“It’s true! I run the house. I’m the one who plans what’s for dinner every night.”
“No, I run the household.” says Kelly scornfully. “I’m the only reason you have clean pants.”
“You’re the only reason I need clean pants.” I grumble.
No one’s convinced; it’s not about who wears the trousers, it’s about who washes them.
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Made me smile. In our house he washes the pants. I cook.
I like the logic of blaming your wife for needing clean pants ill remeber that one. It's great to see you doing these shorter posts, I love your longer ones but these are as punchy and enjoyable
he washes the pants and does the cooking but I generate the income.
Hehe! I needed the smile this gave me - thank you!
In my house, we share the power - we each wash our own pants.
I do believe she holds the power solely because she is the one who CARES about clean trousers.
MissBuckle – I do my own ironing. And I plan the meals and take things out of the freezer and occasionally make lunch. And make tea on Sunday mornings. But generally I’m a bit rubbish. Glad you liked this one, I know you like the 100 Words posts.
Anthony – Thank you. You get a whole week of these, and I’m not sure what’s coming after that.
ellen – What an interesting way of describing it.
Jenn – You’re welcome, it’s good to know it worked! I don’t mind washing things, it’s hanging them out on the airer I can’t stand.
Nari – I suspect there’s even more to it than that.
Nice one. I love when you write about Kelly. It helps me understand why some people actually enjoy marriage.
I'm noticing a relationship motif between this and your last one.
100 words and a cracking one-liner in each so far! Comedy's loss very much literature's gain. If these 100-worders serve a real purpose, it's that you find a home to share the perfect few sentences: those beautifully felt-and-written moments that might otherwise exist in a notebook to be coveted by only one pair of eyes.
thats funny. but if i think about it, its also true in a way..
Well done!
I still think food trumps. You can eat food while wearing dirty pants but you can't eat dirty pants. Unless food has been spilt on them I suppose. And there again, food still trumps pants. Maybe there's a new Rock, Paper, Scissors somewhere in amongst this?
Excellent!
great stuff as usual. Not sure about K being the 'only' reason you need clean pants.Brilliant last line :)
Thank you for the comments. Hope you’re enjoying 100 Words week!
Nessa – Thank you. I don’t think it’s about marriage, marriage shouldn’t change anything. It shouldn’t magically turn bad relationships good or vice versa.
Robbie – Yes, I suppose so. The next three have nothing to do with relationships though, it’s a mixed bag this week.
Matt – I used to write a lot more “funny” pieces, in the early days. And then I went through a phase where some were funny and some were serious. I don’t know what phase I’m in now. But yes, what I like about this series is that sometimes 100 words is just (or almost) enough.
sweet pea – Welcome to the blog! It’s sad but true, I suspect ;)
Nicole – Thank you!
tennyson – I think planning the food is a crucial job, but I would say that because I care very much what I eat every day.
Fresh Garden – Glad you liked it! Welcome to the blog, I do hope I’ll see you again.
Joe – She probably is though. Otherwise I’d just be at home adrift in my own filth and very, very lost.
Good last line, but I was confused. Kelly was telling everyone you hold the balance of power, but then she runs the household?
Jennie - Holding the balance of power in a relationship and in the household are not the same thing. I think Kelly was peeved that I agreed with her so readily!
Nice one
Thanks Bass! Always lovely to see you drop by.
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