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Is This What You Thought Married Life Would Be Like?
“Is this what you thought married life would be like?”
The first time Ann asked me that was at a church wedding, with me holding our three-month-old as he filled his diaper. Excrement slowly seeped down into my suit jacket sleeve.
The question was always asked facetiously: Ann’s way of finding humor in challenging situations (little league games, parent-teacher conferences, prom night). It helped. We always smiled and, sometime later, laughed.
Now, married thirty-eight years, with grandkids and happily retired, she asks me again as we sit together at dinner.
Smiling, I answer, “Oh yes...even better than I thought.”From Guest Contributor Mike Nolan
Mike is a freelance writer living happily ever after in Port Angeles, WA, USA. Mike is the author of the forthcoming memoir My Second Education, and has a web presence at mikenolanstoryteller.com.
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