The High Cost Of Speaking Your Mind (standard:humor, 900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 09 2017	Views/Reads: 1873/1284	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The old saying goes that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. However, I’m surprised the old dog doesn’t know the old tricks. What good is a new trick if you have not really mastered and learned from the old tricks?

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I have few requirements of that room. The water must run and the hot
water must be hot. The toilet must flush and the shower must work. 
Outside of that, nothing else really matters. 

The fact that the wallpaper is peeling is inconsequential. The fact that
the floor is cracked doesn't really matter. The fact that the shower 
curtain is old and tattered just makes it more homey for me. I like my 
bathroom. 

Just as she was about to open the door a horrendous thought exploded in
my cranium. She has remodeled my bathroom. This comes as close to 
crossing the line as anything done inside the house. A sense of panic 
paraded around my heart. 

Opening the door, she said those words that will frighten any man in his
right mind. “What do you think of your new bathroom?” 

Through the years, I have discovered many questions a husband should
never answer. 

“Does this dress make me look fat?” 

“How do you like the meatloaf? It's a new recipe.” 

No matter how long it takes you to chew that meatloaf, always do it with
a smile and never, never compare it with your mother's. 

I can either express what's on my mind, or, live happily ever after. I
just can't do both. 

A verse from the Bible brought a sense of comfort to my heart. “A man
shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the 
transgressors shall eat violence” (Proverbs 13: 2). 

I'm on a fruit diet. 


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