April 22, 2020 – Burnt Toast!
This
was the moment this morning . . .
You know
that saying:
Insanity, doing the same thing over
and
over again and
expecting different
results.
-Albert Einstein
That
is what this blog is about today. I
never do anything simple, I always take it to the height of drama. I can still hear my Mom say, “Stop being so
dramatic!”
I find that drama works and today I was condescending when I snatched the second
set of burnt toast out of my husband's hands.
Yes,
I think I like to make a scene to keep my heart pumping.
It
is simple, the non-high tech toaster has a small dial on the front that has 1
through 7 on it. For the life of me, I
still cannot comprehend why my husband continues to crank it to 7 and expects
not to have burnt toast.
My
dear husband is making toast to go with his eggs for breakfast. I give him plenty of room to get in
trouble. A friend advised me to let him
do what he can do as long as he can do it . . . calling it “tough love.” I will make him do until he can’t, then I
will kick in and help.
I
smell burnt toast! I am thinking “as
usual.” He is snarling up a storm about
that darn toaster. It is not the toaster, it is the operator- 7 burns, 1 only warms the bread.
I’ve
told him a million times, he just can’t remember.
During
this pandemic wasting two or four pieces of bread to make burnt toast is not
the prudent thing to do. My
husband has a short memory issue and I tell him the same thing 4 or 5 times a
day.
Example:
He’ll retrieve the mail around 11:30 and come in and read it and the newspaper,
and set it aside. Half hour later he
will ask, “Has the mail come?”
I
don’t make a big deal out of that or the toast or many other moments during our
day.
It’s
my life now, trying to be patient, and sweet, and nice, but, I just couldn’t
help poking a little dramatic fun at him today about the burnt toast. I kept one of the burnt slices and pinned “This
is setting 7” on it. The sign is now hanging on
the gadget shelf behind the toaster.
I
doubt he will pay any attention to it, but it will make me smile.
Today
was a burnt toast day, but it was good, all good.
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