*Written in June
We have been at each other's throats! It is like I'm living in a perpetual political debate! There have been raised voices, defiant looks, harsh words and unmet demands. It seems like the stresses of everyday life have made us growl at each other instead of taking a deep breath and speaking kindly. I've been dispensing punishments like candy to anyone who dares to look at me wrong.
The only solution was for me to go on a double date with them. It always helps me remember why I like them. (I would've taken Kai but I didn't want to continue the streak of raised voices.)
So out we went to the boys' favorite "fancy" eatery, Chili's, where we dined on pizza, chips and salsa and colored on our menus. And every date is not a date without the mandatory lecture:
"How a Gentleman Treats a Lady (and other appropriate manners)."
(If they've heard it once they've heard it a thousand times.)
- Always escort your lady and don't walk her through a puddle.
- No burping, tooting or laughing when something sounds like a toot.
- Listen to the lady, even when she is talking about something other than a vehicle or explosion.
- Open the door for the lady and let her enter first. NO EXCEPTIONS!
5. Never leave your lady in the dust. She might be wearing heels.
As we approached the door, my gentlemen were poised and ready to do their job when a lone lady appeared and opened the door for herself. With a puzzled look on his face, Owen watched the stranger open her own door and shrugged his shoulders and said to her and me:
"I guess she's her own gentleman."
She sneered.
I giggled.
And I thanked my lucky stars that with 4 gentlemen to call my own, I'll never have to be "my own gentleman."
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Please write a book. Please.
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