All the major holidays are a given: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter, Fourth of July. But now it seems like even the little holidays are qualifying: Valentines Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Birthdays (I know right?) and even stupid ones like MLK Day and Columbus Day, Presidents Day… the list goes on and on..
Let me explain what a "Case of the Holidays" entails.
Example: Fourth of July, 2012
As you all know, I have been quite sick lately. I became even more sick after a trip to the doctor and started medication. (Side Note: WHY don't doctors listen to you when you say certain medications don't work on you or make you sick? - This post will probably come later). The doctor gave me Augmentin - even though I explained it makes me sick to my stomach.. So, after a day and a half on the medication, I felt like I would rather live the rest of my life with no voice and a massive sinus infection than continue taking this particular medication. Tuesday night, the day before the holiday, I decided against taking the medication in hopes of having a somewhat normal holiday with Handsome Rob and the girls.
Wednesday Morning - July 4, 2012
I wake up to the husband being irritated that its 9:30 am and I'm still in bed (Um… yeah.. my body is now fighting the two illnesses ALONE again… I need my sleep - seriously has this guy learned nothing about how a body deals with sickness in his 31 years of life?) So he's telling me to get out of bed and feed the girls and get them dressed and take a shower and make my salad for the party today, etc, etc, etc…
I get out of bed, feed the girls, dress them and then go take a shower. As I'm drying my hair, homeboy comes in and is like, "What are you doing? Are you almost ready? We need to leave soon. You need to fix the girls' hair." So I just look at him because I know that with the tone of his voice and the look in his eye, he is LOOKING for a fight. Just. Like. Every. Holiday.
So, I simply say to him, "Why do you have to TRY to start a fight every single holiday? Can't you just TRY to enjoy time with your family?" His response was, "YOU are trying to start the fight! You're the one that just started it!" He stands and looks at me, waiting for my response, ready and hoping I react. I don't. I just give him my, "You are such a dumb-ass" look and then he gets in the shower. He showered and I put on my make-up. Ah.. make-up. It helps win any fight, especially when you haven't worn it in a few weeks :)
Handsome Rob got out of the shower and saw I was looking pretty and decided to give me a kiss and a hug and then walked away. (Handsome Rob doesn't do compliments.. 10 years of knowing each other, so I've learned that if you get his 'I'm sorry and I love you but I don't know how to form words' look, then I've won). Case of the Holidays AVERTED!!!
However, I did ask my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law who are married to the same type of man, if they encounter such acts of ridiculousness, and my mother-in-law quickly said, "Every Year. It's a holiday, so they want to just show up. But they don't get to just show up anymore. They are the men and have to put forth a little bit of effort. Moving chairs and tables and simple tasks like that just piss them off." Though I tend to agree for the most part, that what she said if exactly what the issue is here, I didn't dwell. Because I finally had one holiday that wasn't going to be completely ruined!
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(Although I can't wait for the next big holiday ;)
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