Is This Mike On?

You realize they talk about you, dads. And not always in a good way.

You would actually like to think they talk about Tupperware at these parties. You would like to think they are counting the minutes until they can return home and attack that laundry.

You mean he doesn't watch ESPN on your anniversary?

Guess again.

These moms are frustrated because your butt appears sewed to the couch. They vent because you don’t know how to boil water without going to the emergency room. They want you to know that checking fantasy football stats doesn’t count for a date night.

Would it kill you to take a laundry class? After a decade of marriage, you might figure out what happens when you drop in that wool sweater of hers in the wash.

At least one person will bring up how you don’t listen to them. Everybody will nod in agreement. Tell me where it says in the marriage books where it says staring at the computer counts for priority listening.

Complaints aren’t always the norm. Almost always in this group of ladies, there are or two moms who pop up with a different story.

Their husbands take the kids so mom can have some alone time. They leave unexpected notes or offer foot massages when needed. Hold hands. Open the door for her. Don’t wait for Mother’s Day to buy her flowers or make her breakfast.

These guys are the ones who take charge at bedtime, instead of being buried in front of the monitor.

Other mothers will listen and look wistfully, as if they missed a chance for a no-limit credit card at Nordstrom’s.

As for you. You might want to listen.

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