As I mentioned in a previous entry, I bought new pillows for our bed. I have a queen sized bed, but always buy king sized bedding for the "extra comfort" factor. Needless to say, the shams are always folded under, due to my small pillows. Well, this time I decided to splurge and bought king sized pillows. What a difference! They are wonderful. So, I have the pillows in the shams, and two regular pillows, each, underneath. (I like a lot of pillows at night).
After our first night on the pillows, dh wakes up and says he didn't sleep well. I ask him why and he says, "I have pillow confusion." What???? I ask him what he means and he says, "Well, with the new pillows, I can't figure out how to sleep. I'm used to my old pillow, and now I have to choose." Oh brother :rmfe:. I go out, buy new, fluffy, comfy pillows....and he's complaining? Typical man. I asked him this morning how his sleep was....and unfortunately, he is still suffering from "pc". This is just one of the many syndromes he is suffering from. Here's a few of the others:
Inability to fill our forms or "IF": When presented with a form to fill out, must ask spouse questions such as, "When is my birthday, what is our zip code, how many months have I worked at my present job?"
Aroma Neglect or "AN": Repeatedly failing to warn spouse of noxious fumes eminating from the bathroom; these tend to be strong enough to knock one out upon entering the room.
and my personal favorite....
Internet Annoyance or "IA": Somehow he is able to know the exact moment I sit down/have a great journal entry flowing/am in the middle of an important instant message....and just has to tell me some interesting fact ("Guess what I just saw on tv!") or needs my assistance NOW ("What shirt should I wear to work tomorrow?").
He is suffering from "IA" at this moment, so I am going to end this entry since I CANNOT HEAR MYSELF THINK!!!! Arrrggghhhhhh!!!!!
14 comments:
Are you sure you weren't describing my husband? Sounds EXACTLY like mine! He blames his "IF" on his sloppy handwriting. As if! Does your hubby also suffer from "CMAP"? Well my husband does. It basically means that he Can't Make An Appointment for anything, doctor, dentist, whatever, he will leave me a note to call the doctor because he needs a refill on prescrips or to call his mother to ask if she will save a date to babysit the kids. I think we are just glorified secretaries, don't you?! :)
Hugs and love, Lisa
P.S.: Mine just came in here too "IA"!!!
Too funny. The males in this house seem to have pillow problems also. My son has to have a certain pillow or he goes crazy. He likes them smooshed flat so that it's like not even having a pillow. He takes it on hockey trips and if I wash it (because, please, after being in hotel rooms, who wouldn't want their pillow washed), well he freaks out like a crazy person. Maybe it's a male problem. And my hubby has the form problem also. He can't fill them out at all. His excuse--I do it better. Of course I do it better. That's a given. And don't even get me started on the computer problem. I've documented that in the past and he still does his complaining.
I really don't like that monkey on the bed graphic...The monkey is getting on my nerves...J/K
Pillow confusion is a serious matter that shouldn't be taken lightly. Just tell him to chose which pillow he's going to use before he gets into bed. that way it shouldn't bother him during the night. Unless his "pillow" confusion is caused by your "pillows" not being at his disposal. hahaha As to the IA issue, just shows he needs more attention from his favorite "pillows". As to filling out forms, well, we all know that a woman can retain all the facts to make a fight last a life time, it only makes sense that a woman should fill them out. As to the AN, aroma Neglect, Why warn you that something smells when you are sure to be telling him for the next 24 hours how bad it smells. Besides, it keeps you on your toes hehehe
Hugs Lanny
When my husband was single he must have washed his own clothes, filled in his own forms, bought his own family's birthday cards & presents, cooked his own food, but on meeting me he just breathed a sigh of relief & stopped being able to do certain things. Actually it's probably that if I had not done them either he would have carried on doing things....his way....which was do washing when everything you own has been retrieved from the wash pile at least twice, wash dishes when all the crockery you own has been used twice & you are eating from miscellaneous odd bits of pottery. The trouble is I just can't live like that so I take over, & he lets me. If I could be "man like" as regards household hygiene my husband wouldn't worry or even notice, it's my own fault that he's been spoilt. Conversely he can not bear my attempts at DIY, maintenance etc & takes over & disempowers me & I let him. When I was single I would have happily attempted tiling, painting, putting up shelves, rewiring plugs etc & been very happy with my wonky & dangerous results. Now I wouldn't dare do any of the above having been criticised & scolded out of it! Just like I scold & criticise him about laundry.......
LOL... Angie http://journals.aol.com/asckb/blog
Who knows how many men you have just described...SO TRUE!!!...and like one of your other comments, I DO think we are p/t secretaries with our other jobs such as chef, housekeeper, boo boo kisser, etc. When do we get days off???....They say.."oh, I worked 10 hours over this week...."..Weelll, try 24/7/365, really...I tried to take a day off yesterday..didn't cook, clean , do laundry, anything..You know what my day off got me?...A double hard day today!!...YAY...grrrr..haha
Great entry!!
Jackie
lol Ben suffers from "IF" and "CFA" otherwise known as Can't find Anything!
I don't think these are syndromes, I think they are techniques learned in a marriage prerequisite class for husbands called, "How to be annoying without appearing to do it on purpose." I wonder if he and my husband had the same teacher.
Well I'm the one with PC in my house so I can understand that one, but all the others my husband definitely has and he's passed AN and IA onto my youngest daughter.
LOL, the form thing happens here too, only Aaron just gives me the form to fill out for him and he says so nicely "your handwriting is better than mine". The pillow confusion is funny. Never heard that one before. ~Melissa
LOLOLOLOL I AM LAUGHING SO MUCH YOU ARE FUNNY. OH BOY. pc LOL THAT IS SO FUNNY. IA is the best! Poor Sherry! enjoy your new pillows
I came by to find out WHY you hadn't had any entries lately and realized I still had beta on the journal address and it wasn't give me updates! Grrrrrrrrrrr, anyway that has been corrected. :)
LOVED the entry ... but, sadly I have suffered from pc myself. I HAVE to have MY pillow to get a proper night sleep. I take MY pillow on trips and everything otherwise I get majorly cranky. Horrible, huh?
Monica
This is hilarious! I can't even get on the computer when hubby's home--he's too aggrevating! Love, Kim
I love reading your journal. You always have funny things to say and it seems to cheer me up. Sorry to hear the KING size pillows are causing so much confusion but if it makes you feel any better our house would be the same way. We to have a queen size bed w/smaller pillows so thanks on the heads up on NOT buying bigger pillows. I really love the IA my Donald sure has that one. As far as the AN he is pretty respectful on that part thank goodness on that. Have a great day and I have enjoyed once again your GREAT journal~~ANGELA~~
PS: If you get a chance maybe you can swing by my journal here is the address
http://journals.aol.com/momdadat447/Adayinthelifeofamommyof4
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