Ladies, listen up! Im practically shouting this good news, and I hope it doesnt fall on deaf ears.
If you want your husband to do something for you, ask him in his right ear.
Got leaves to rake, a lawn to mulch? Whisper those sweet nothings in the ear on the right.
That bedroom you need painted; the car youd like washed? Yep! Talk to the ear.
Now mind you, according to some Italians who did a study, you wont get the same results if you ask ever so nicely in the left ear. Those researchers who were bumming cigarettes at the time say the left one focuses on feelings that are negative with a tendency toward avoidance.
I can certainly vouch for the validity of this discovery. For years, my husband Bill would hustle on any honey-do and smile in the process. But then one day, it stopped.
Id worn out his right ear.
No matter how much I cajoled and whined and bartered for favors, he didnt budge. The list got longer. My patience got shorter.
He claimed he didnt hear me.
Honey, I said one winter morning. We need to take this conversation to a new level.
Bill looked at me quizzically, No, I dont need a new snow shovel.
I switched to his other ear, but then he disappeared for days. Id just about given up hope until I was downstairs dusting and discovered the prone object in front of the TV was him.
However, this spring something changed. Bill sprung to life like a hungry bear coming out of hibernation.
Suddenly, a tree root embedded in the driveway disappeared. A rock wall magically appeared, and a new concrete driveway rolled out its welcome.
From the crack of dawn until sunset, the man moved like a Michael Jackson video in fast-forward.
I scratched my head and scratched off the honey-dos on my notepad.
Then he fessed up. Hidden ever so cleverly in his right ear was a teeny weenie hearing aid. I wanted to shout for joy, but I didnt have to.
So, I whispered "Thank you in his right ear. It was great to be back on his good side again.
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