Yesterday on the drive home from church I was thinking about some of the phrases Julie uses all the time. I'm going to share some with you.
I can't do this! - I hear this all the time in the middle of the night. It's usually accompanied by tears because Julie's very tired and the baby won't go to sleep. I hear it a lot during the day too, but it's in an angry voice instead of a sad voice.
I need help! - This is probably Julie's most common phrase. If the baby spits up then "I need help!" If Naomi won't behave then "I need help!" If Julie wants to get up off the couch then "I need help!"
Damn it! - This is Julie's go to phrase. Whenever she's mad or upset or frustrated or mildly annoyed or thirsty this is what I hear. Julie said yesterday that with each child her swearing gets progressively worse. I won't tell you some of the other words she says...
I just wanna BE with you! - I hear this whenever I've found a moment to relax. Then suddenly it's snuggle time. However, this is often a trap to get me to go to bed.
When you're done that... - Julie doesn't use the word with. She also omits the word of as in "on top that".
Quick! Look at (Naomi/Aleta) - Whenever my attention is focused intently on something Julie feels the need to interrupt me so I can see the baby smile. I've seen the baby smile a hundred times, but I better look right now!
Can you help me do (any variety of things) - This would be fine except she's usually asking for help with a one person job. So "can you help me" is code for "can you do this?" It usually has something to do with changing a diaper or cleaning something.
That's enough for now. She says lots of positive things too, but they're not as fun to talk about.
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14 comments:
Your sweet wife! I tend to interrupt Chris often for the same reasons, Its so much better drooling over your child with someone who feels the same way and when he's around I am a fan of asking for help or just wanting to soak in the time together.
I'm pretty sure if I were your wife, I would really not appreciate this post. Tsk tsk, Jacob.
I agree with Aggy. If you were Jared right now...you'd be a dead man.
I sure hope Julie never has sex with you again so she won't inconvenience you with bearing any more of your children... it seems to be really hard for you.
You women have no sense of humor. And I got a vasectomy, so we won't be having more kids.
Someones in the dog house w/ a lot of women!
Yes, I'm sure Julie will be atleast slightly upset, but I have to admit I laughed, and I laughed out loud at the swearing one.
Funny thing is that the person who was least upset about my post was Julie. She gets me. She thought it was funny. Just didn't want people to know that she swears.
I just happened upon this blog while browsing through a friend of a friend's blog, so I don't know you but this post is awful. As a wife, if I knew my husband was saying these things about me, I would be upset. You said some mean things and seem to be ungrateful for what you have. And if you are mad about this comment, then perhaps you should have made your blog private.
Wow, isn't she lucky to have a husband who pays so much attention to her and listens so intently? That's what should be taken from this post. ;)
Oh Natalie, I'm not mad about your comment. However, it is rude to post negative comments on the blog of someone you don't know, especially when you don't know the context of the situation. It's something my wife and I were joking about the day I wrote it and she knew I was writing it and was ok with it. Before we criticize others maybe we should look inside ourselves and spot our own flaws, such as being judgemental, self-righteous, and condescending.
It's self-righteous to write a comment about a blog post? She (and a couple of other people) thought your comment was rude, apparently your wife doesn't think so. It's the internet, nobody knows the context.
Are we really trying to turn this into a debate? Well Nicole, that was precisely my point! She didn't know the context, so she lacks the information to make an informed judgement call. Yet she made a judgement call. That is judgemental. She, not knowing anything about me or my wife, thought she knew best how to respond and tell me what kind of person I am inside. That is self-righteous. And her last sentence, which implies I'm too base of an individual to properly react to her criticism, is condescending. And bringing in a friend to post on the guy's blog she doesn't know to defend her is just plain sad.
In order to put minds at rest I'll write another blog post explaining this one.
this is funny. and not offensive. some people...
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