Comments on: The ten commandments of a happy marriage http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/ It's Erma Bombeck meets Martha Stewart meets Dave Barry meets Lucille Ball Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: imhelendt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28480 imhelendt Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:15:17 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28480 Colleen- Wait for him to fall asleep then suffocate him with a pillow. ;D Colleen- Wait for him to fall asleep then suffocate him with a pillow. ;D

]]> By: colleen http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28479 colleen Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:36:07 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28479 I just found out this weekend that in our house, while #10 will be obeyed a sore ear, that "might become" an ear infection, trumps 104 degree fever. Then all bets are off. At that point I called the in-laws for reinforcement rather than kill him since I didn't have the energy. I just found out this weekend that in our house, while #10 will be obeyed a sore ear, that “might become” an ear infection, trumps 104 degree fever. Then all bets are off. At that point I called the in-laws for reinforcement rather than kill him since I didn’t have the energy.

]]> By: imhelendt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28414 imhelendt Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:04:10 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28414 LOL! I agree! Pingbacks are when someone links to you or you link back to yourself. LOL! I agree!

Pingbacks are when someone links to you or you link back to yourself.

]]> By: nemma http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28413 nemma Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:31:39 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28413 ha! Brilliant! I think you left out the commandment, Thou shalt accept that if thou stayest up till stupid o clock in the monring watching hero's and as a result sleep talk all night, thou shalt accept gracefully that thou should sleep somewhere else and give thy spouse some peace and quiet rahter than sleep talk/fisget/fight all night therefore disturbing her sleep! P.s What are all these pingback things? I keep getting them through my blog all at once for some reason?????? ha! Brilliant!
I think you left out the commandment,
Thou shalt accept that if thou stayest up till stupid o clock in the monring watching hero’s and as a result sleep talk all night, thou shalt accept gracefully that thou should sleep somewhere else and give thy spouse some peace and quiet rahter than sleep talk/fisget/fight all night therefore disturbing her sleep!

P.s What are all these pingback things?
I keep getting them through my blog all at once for some reason??????

]]> By: imhelendt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28406 imhelendt Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:55:12 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28406 Alyson- I'm very tired of chore amnesia. ;) Candid- EW! LOL! Alyson- I’m very tired of chore amnesia. ;)

Candid- EW! LOL!

]]> By: Enter: The finger of God… « I forgot where I was going with this…. http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28403 Enter: The finger of God… « I forgot where I was going with this…. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:04:01 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28403 [...] 2008 Enter: The finger of God… Posted by imhelendt under Blogs   So after posting the ten commandments of marriage Moses Steve decided to get all mouthy in the comment section whereby he decided he was going to [...] [...] 2008 Enter: The finger of God… Posted by imhelendt under Blogs   So after posting the ten commandments of marriage Moses Steve decided to get all mouthy in the comment section whereby he decided he was going to [...]

]]> By: Candid http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28397 Candid Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:50:51 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28397 LOL... #4 brings back awful memories. My EX husband would have left them there until the bed walked away by itself... Um. Ew. LOL…

#4 brings back awful memories.

My EX husband would have left them there until the bed walked away by itself…

Um. Ew.

]]> By: Alyson http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28395 Alyson Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:48:43 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28395 Chomre amnesia is my favorite. We have a bad case of that in my house. Chomre amnesia is my favorite. We have a bad case of that in my house.

]]> By: imhelendt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28384 imhelendt Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:43:49 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28384 Beau- That falls under #5- Chore Amnesia! ;D Beau- That falls under #5- Chore Amnesia! ;D

]]> By: Beau http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28381 Beau Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:34:54 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28381 And evidently you forgot to mention something about me changing light bulbs - or does number 4 catch that one too? And evidently you forgot to mention something about me changing light bulbs – or does number 4 catch that one too?

]]> By: imhelendt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28380 imhelendt Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:25:24 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28380 Steve- Says who? ;D Fig- Clearly he does! Steve- Says who? ;D

Fig- Clearly he does!

]]> By: Fig http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28379 Fig Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:00:47 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28379 I think Steve needs to read number 4 again. ::printing:: I think Steve needs to read number 4 again.

::printing::

]]> By: Steve Teixeira http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28378 Steve Teixeira Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:42:24 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28378 Well, I guess on the brighter side at least I get to come in when I have to poo. Well, I guess on the brighter side at least I get to come in when I have to poo.

]]> By: imhelendt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28376 imhelendt Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:35:10 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28376 Alfred- I really must thank you for setting Steve on the math track! ;P Steve- I called a locksmith and changed the locks. You will only be admitted to the house 44% of the time. :P Alfred- I really must thank you for setting Steve on the math track! ;P

Steve- I called a locksmith and changed the locks. You will only be admitted to the house 44% of the time. :P

]]> By: Steve Teixeira http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28375 Steve Teixeira Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:32:15 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28375 #1. Let's do the the math on this people. While I will buy that women need seat down 100% of the time, although I think men need it down closer to 25% of the time. Now you must factor in that the population of our household is 75% men and 25% women, so 25% of the people need the seat down 100% of the time while 75% need it down only 25%. 25% of 100 plus 75% of 25 equals 43.75. I'll even give you .25%, so we find that only 44% of bathroom trips require the seat turned down. Majority rules, as you say, so in our household that means SEAT UP! :) #1. Let’s do the the math on this people. While I will buy that women need seat down 100% of the time, although I think men need it down closer to 25% of the time. Now you must factor in that the population of our household is 75% men and 25% women, so 25% of the people need the seat down 100% of the time while 75% need it down only 25%. 25% of 100 plus 75% of 25 equals 43.75. I’ll even give you .25%, so we find that only 44% of bathroom trips require the seat turned down. Majority rules, as you say, so in our household that means SEAT UP! :)

]]> By: Alfred Thompson http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28373 Alfred Thompson Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:20:40 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28373 Rule #4 is all you really need. It has served me well for 31 years (as of next Tuesday). As for the toilet seat issue I do always put it down because in the long run it makes my life easier but really it should not be needed. I dispute that men want it down 35% - perhaps 25%. Now it seems as though in a house with three males and one female the numbers are pretty close to 50/50 for times the seat should be up or down. Of course if it is up it "only" is a problem for one person out of four. Rule #4 is all you really need. It has served me well for 31 years (as of next Tuesday). As for the toilet seat issue I do always put it down because in the long run it makes my life easier but really it should not be needed. I dispute that men want it down 35% – perhaps 25%. Now it seems as though in a house with three males and one female the numbers are pretty close to 50/50 for times the seat should be up or down. Of course if it is up it “only” is a problem for one person out of four.

]]> By: imhelendt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28372 imhelendt Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:46:59 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28372 Jeff- EWAH! Toilet drinking and toilet swimming by pets is SOOOOO GROSS! ;) Colleen- The most uncomfortable lingerie I own was bought by my dear loving husband. lol. Matt-You pee with the seat down? Then us girls sit in it!!! GAH! Jeff- EWAH! Toilet drinking and toilet swimming by pets is SOOOOO GROSS! ;)

Colleen- The most uncomfortable lingerie I own was bought by my dear loving husband. lol.

Matt-You pee with the seat down? Then us girls sit in it!!! GAH!

]]> By: Matt http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28370 Matt Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:36:34 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28370 I always put the seat down because it's easier than wiping up any sprinkles. I always put the seat down because it’s easier than wiping up any sprinkles.

]]> By: colleen http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28368 colleen Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:57:45 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28368 Also, always putting the seat down prevents flying pee water during flushing. Yeah to #8. When we got married I had one hard and fast rule. No lingerie as a gift for me. I will buy myself lingerie as a gift to him but I refuse to accept a gift that gives him more than it gives me. P.S. love your blog Also, always putting the seat down prevents flying pee water during flushing.

Yeah to #8. When we got married I had one hard and fast rule. No lingerie as a gift for me. I will buy myself lingerie as a gift to him but I refuse to accept a gift that gives him more than it gives me.

P.S. love your blog

]]> By: Jeff http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-ten-commandments-of-a-happy-marriage/#comment-28365 Jeff Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:07:01 +0000 http://imhelendt.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28365 I've actually found my own solution to #1. I put both the seat and the lid down. This forces EVERYONE to lift the lid to use the toilet, no matter what you are using it for. (Not to mention helping to keep dogs, cats, and other pets out of it). I’ve actually found my own solution to #1. I put both the seat and the lid down. This forces EVERYONE to lift the lid to use the toilet, no matter what you are using it for. (Not to mention helping to keep dogs, cats, and other pets out of it).

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