Piles of Cash
Mrs. FussyKnickers called this morning, irritatingly perky. She wanted to arrange play-dates and I happened to mention that fitting everything in around my work was becoming more and more of A Juggling Act.
"Oh, you poor thing," she sighs. "Of course, we are lucky in that my husband earns so much money that I don't have to go out to work!"
There, bold as brass, she just came out and said it. WE HAVE PILES OF CASH...
I bit my lip and the play-date was arranged. She then mentioned that Super Brilliant Rich Husband was going into hospital for a day next week for a minor operation.
"How dreadful! Let me know if I can help you at all with the kids," I heard myself saying.
"That would be marvellous!" says Old FussyKnickers, "Because I have no idea how I will cope on my own." (Helpful Background Context: She has TWO children. I have FOUR.)
"Nothing serious, I hope?" I was dying to know what the problem was with Super Brilliant Rich Husband.
"Haemorrhoids," she whispered.
So there is a God after all.
"Oh, you poor thing," she sighs. "Of course, we are lucky in that my husband earns so much money that I don't have to go out to work!"
There, bold as brass, she just came out and said it. WE HAVE PILES OF CASH...
I bit my lip and the play-date was arranged. She then mentioned that Super Brilliant Rich Husband was going into hospital for a day next week for a minor operation.
"How dreadful! Let me know if I can help you at all with the kids," I heard myself saying.
"That would be marvellous!" says Old FussyKnickers, "Because I have no idea how I will cope on my own." (Helpful Background Context: She has TWO children. I have FOUR.)
"Nothing serious, I hope?" I was dying to know what the problem was with Super Brilliant Rich Husband.
"Haemorrhoids," she whispered.
So there is a God after all.
Labels: cash, haemorrhoids, money, piles
posted by The Happy Housewife at 9:22 AM
14 Comments:
There is justice in this world, eh?
What a stunningly thoughtless woman.
Fun Blog!!! You have some interesting posts!!!
This post made my day a lot more enjoyable! I laughed pretty hard. Thanks for writing it!
Thank you for the laugh this morning. I love a good stiff shot of hubris!
Amen and AMen, Halleluia.
May the Lord Bless thee and all thy bounty, tell her.
LOL OMG I love your blog so much. Always able to make me laugh!
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LOL!
Oh it is so grand to have you back in the saddle, writing your life to us. Your questions are spot on. Haven't we all been there. Burying the placentas under the trees? And having them in the spare pub fridge? Too funny. Trying to make it all work -- that is our hard job as moms. It is tough. So tough. But the rewards... when they come, often not immediately, are so much greater.
An outside experience can be good. The more you have to do, the more you get done. I think my children needed to know I had a priority of my own.
So good to read you once again.
We have piles of cash?!
Sort of makes you want to slap the taste right out her mouth...
LOL! Very funny! I hope your friend doesn't read your blog! LOL!
Missing your posts... How's work?
Mrs. Fussyknickers sitting on top of your computer? Are you okay?
Brilliant story! And I'll have to work "bold as brass" into my conversations tommorow!
Funny stuff! Do people in your neck of the woods call hemorrhoids piles as well? It's not used very often here.
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