For all the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law and the men caught in the middle

[bojojoti]

I've been going through piles of paper--boxes and boxes of the stuff.  Before computers, I saved clippings, and I've obviously had this one since 1996.  It still makes me smile!  Now, it is scanned and saved on the computer, and the clipping has been trashed.  Much cleaner and more accessible!

I love this poem especially because it reminds me of an incident early in our marriage.  Mr. Bojo approached me, offering me a sock.  I was perplexed at what he wanted when he complained that the sock had a hole in it.  At the confused look on my face, he explained that his grandmother always darned the holes in his sock.  Ah!  He thought I could darn his sock!  I did.  I took the offending sock, walked it to the trash, and as I dropped it in, I theatrically exclaimed, "Darn sock!"  And then I laughed hysterically at the shocked look on his face!  When I explained that any darning I would attempt would leave him hobbled and hirpling in pain, he joined in the laughter.  I've been "darning" his socks the same way since then.   

Comments

[singersdd.livejournal.com]

*LIKE*

I'm very glad that Guy has never said, "That's not the way Mom does it," to me.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

My MIL made great pies. I wouldn't even try to attempt to match her lemon meringue or cherry cream.

But, thankfully, I've not had to contend with comparisons, either!

[auntconi.livejournal.com]

ahahaha ... love the way you 'darn socks' ... :)

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Darn sock!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Life is not only too short to stuff a mushroom - it is too short to darn socks in any sense but yours!

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

For certain!

[crooked-halo.livejournal.com]

Cute poem and your story made me chuckle! Darning socks... love that!

I am fortunate in that, if my husband doesn't like the way I do something (like cooking a specific dish) he does it himself. This is a fantastic quality that I do love very much :) It results in many meals cooked by him, since he's so picky about how his meat is done!

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Since our son left home, my husband does the cooking, and I appreciate it, too!

[tomnoir.livejournal.com]

Peeling grapes is where I draw the line.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

You have your standards!

[lorelei-n.livejournal.com]

Sent it to my husband. LOL

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I hope he finds it amusing, too.

[advoir.livejournal.com]

I don't want my wife to do anything the way my mother did it. I'm never disappointed. :D

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want my husband to do anything the way my step-father did! Thankfully, my husband doesn't have to go far to exceed him in many respects.

[advoir.livejournal.com]

:)

[arhyalon.livejournal.com]

LOL

Boy I laughed at your sock story...I darn them that way, too.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

It's a favorite memory!

[jazzyglo.livejournal.com]

Hahaha!!! Good for you!

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

:D