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Small Battles

December 23, 2023 9 Comments

By Luanne Castle

Those first months, we watched Doris Day movies together, holding hands. But once he moved in, I discovered that he thought the remote belonged to him.

If he got home from work before me, the TV was on, clicker in his hand.

If I arrived home first, he would lurk nearby, waiting until my show was over. When the ending credits started, the remote was already nestled in his fingers.

After the kids started school, I skipped my office hours to get home early and use the dang thing alone without having to fight.

How long have the batteries been dead?

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  1. Shoshauna says

    December 23, 2023 at 10:40 am

    This makes me chortle every time I read it.

    Reply
  2. Coco says

    December 23, 2023 at 10:42 am

    Great last line!

    Reply
  3. Colleen Chesebro says

    December 24, 2023 at 11:51 am

    Ha, Ha! I love it, Luanne. It is definitely a man thing!

    Reply
    • Pamela Cartlidge says

      December 29, 2023 at 6:20 am

      Yes. A control freak.

      Reply
  4. M W King says

    December 27, 2023 at 3:47 pm

    The sign of power for the new millennium.

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  5. maria warner says

    December 27, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    So funny!

    Reply
  6. Pamela Cartlidge says

    December 29, 2023 at 6:20 am

    I’ve got one of those living with me!

    Reply
  7. Kelli Borges says

    January 5, 2024 at 10:17 am

    Haha! Loved this, Luanne ?

    Reply
    • Kelli Borges says

      January 5, 2024 at 10:18 am

      I meant !! ?

      Reply

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