First, let me wish a very happy and restful Mothers' Day to all the mothers among my readers, and most especially to my dear wife, the mother of my own children, to my mother(s) and hers. C'mon, guys. . . let's get that Breakfast in Bed going, and the manicure/pedicure. Sweep and scrub the kitchen and dining-room floors, and, you know, whatever else she wants (which may or may not involve whipped cream and/or hot fudge sauce) (what? ice cream sundaes?). . .
Generators of the Next Generation, I honor the sacrifices you make daily (hourly, weekly, monthly, etc) for your children and your families. . .
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(*ahem*) OK, then. . .
I came across this on a talk-radio program I was listening to on my way to or from work recently, and I thought it was at least amusing to consider. Besides that, it seems perhaps tangentially related to Mothers' Day; at least for those of us who are married to actual mothers (and heck, even if your wife isn't a mother, I see no reason why you couldn't play along). . .
I've got a feeling that this won't generate much controversy among the ladies, but the guys might actually go back and forth on it, a bit. . .
Anyway, without further ado. . .
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Death not an option (ie, you HAVE to choose, and 'neither' isn't one of your choices),
Which would you rather share with your spouse -
Your razor, or
Your toothbrush?
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Really?
ReplyDeleteShe can have any of my used razors, but I don't even care to have seconds on any she's used.
As for the toothbrush, why not? It may not be as intimate as kissing ...or ice cream sundays (heh!), but yeah, it's alright with me.
I've helped myself to both upon ocassion - but then he went and switched to an electric razor, which I find is kinda hard to use in the shower/bath (I tried)..
ReplyDeleteWhat's mine is hers, what's hers is hers. Works for me!!
ReplyDeleteBut then, I use electric and have not a squeemish bone in my body.
I have no idea which he'd choose, but logically, you'd not catch a cold from a razor.
ReplyDeletei'll share my electric razor.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't care. But, he absolutely would.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't like me to use his razor and I don't care if he uses mine.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't mind if he uses my toothbrush but I don't care to use his because I don't think he rinses it well after using and I don't care for his toothpaste.
I have no issues with razors, but toothbrushes? Icka. My ex used mine with the excuse, "You're not getting any germs you don't get by kissing me."
ReplyDeleteI would reply, "Well you brush your teeth BEFORE I kiss you. So the toothbrush has all the stuff I don't kiss."
I threw away numerous toothbrushes because I'd find them wet and know he had used them.
Before we start, I suppose, in the interest of full disclosure, that I should mention that my wife doesn't shave her legs. Or, you know, maybe I shouldn't. . . ;)
ReplyDeleteSkip - Yeah, that's about what I expected to hear from most of the guys. And I'd see it pretty much the same way. . .
Shrinky - Funny - electric shavers never occurred to me; probably 'cuz I've never owned one. . .
Xavier - Seems fair. And now we'll have to explore the limits of your non-squeamishness. . .
;)
Bijoux - Good point. But, do you kiss each other when one of you has a cold?
Lime - Well, OK. . . What about your electric toothbrush?
Flutter - And. . . ? I'm not surprised that he'd care, but. . . how would he care?
Schweeney - See, now, that's taking it to the real down-and-dirty. . .
JM - Well, you are just ever-so-rational, aren't you? ;)
Interesting; I was pretty sure that, in general, the guys would have pretty definite aversion to the sharing of razors, and be more-or-less ambivalent about toothbrushes. But the women seem to have stronger feelings about sharing toothbrushes than I'd have anticipated. . .
Any other 'personal items' that you'd have strong feelings about sharing, one way or the other?
I have a close friend whose wife, when they were first married, was actually offended that he didn't want to share his razor with her - she took it sorta like a withholding of intimacy, or something like that. . .
ReplyDeleteI was looking for a way to join your blog so I could get a regular dose of your humor, but I don't see a Join button. Am I old and blind, or are you one of those remarkable bloggers who don't like followers?
ReplyDeleteStephen - Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you're old and blind or not, but I did just add the 'Join' button. . .
Oh the stories I could tell. Old farm boy, ya know? Manure is an old friend of the family. That and butchering.
ReplyDeleteI witnessed an entire c-section for the birth of daughter #1.
And many many more examples. You may have even read about a few or two ....
you told me i had to share the razor OR the toothbrush, not both. i made my choice....i did not break the rules.
ReplyDeleteXavier - OK, OK, I gotcha. . .
ReplyDelete;)
Lime - Well, OK. . . 'Cuz you KNOW what sticklers we are for The Rules around here. . . ;)
I purposely scrolled down to leave a comment before reading any of the others. Let's hope I'm not the odd one out!
ReplyDeleteI would much rather share the toothbrush. What the hell - we swap spit on a regular basis, so why not? If it's cruddy, for some reason or another, it can be disinfected. The razor on the other hand (more correctly, the blade, I guess) becomes irrevocably pitted and grooved, resulting a nasty surprise when I drag it across my face. I'm much more averse to spouting blood, thanks.
OK, on to the responses given above!
Suldog - It's actually coming down a lot more clearly-divided than I'd expected, with virtually all of the men being OK with shared toothbrushes, but not razors, and virtually all of the women the other way. . .
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, I'm with you. . . Run that razor across your legs, and I do NOT want it running across my face. . .
You'll have to pardon my womanly ignorance... but why would leg hair pit the blade? I am certain that my man's whiskers are much more harsh than my leg fuzz. ...OK... so it's hair. Still.
ReplyDeleteThe only time I wouldn't want to share a toothbrush is if my man is infectious with some bad cold/flu or whatever.
My man, however, is very "germ" conscious and the thought of swapping toothbrushes rubs him the wrong way. Early in our marriage I believe he even turfed a toothbrush cause I grabbed it by accident. (Somehow the swapping spit/kissing analogy was lost on him, Suldog) Now, after almost two decades of marriage, he is less picky about such things, but seeing me use his toothbrush (and it rarely happens, FYI) earns me at least a frown. :)
I should mention that, one day, upon finding that he forgot to pack his razor in the suitcase, he actually used MINE!!! Had we more time, I'm sure he would have bought a new one. And probably should have. I am known to use razors until they are basically scraping the hair off of my legs -- I don't think he got the best shave that day!
Good question, Flutterby. I don't have any idea why using the razor on legs leaves it so unsuited for my face, but it's the rock solid truth that it does. I can pick up a razor, not knowing that MY WIFE used it, and one run across my cheek tells me the story as plain as if I had video evidence. Odd, but true. Any scientific insight, Craig?
ReplyDeleteSee, Flutter, I'm with Sully here. . . I don't know WHY running a razor across my wife's legs beats it up so much as to render it unusable on my face; as you say, her leg fuzz just doesn't seem as, uh, stout as what I've got on my face (and yeah, even tho I wear a full beard, I still shave the bottom couple inches of facial hair that creeps down my neck). But it does. . .
ReplyDeleteMaybe legs are just bigger than faces, and so the hair looks finer, because it's perceived against a larger 'background', but really isn't? . . . (Honestly, that's just an elaborate way of saying, 'I don't know'. . .)
And, you know, we haven't even talked about armpits yet. Not, you know, that I really want to. . .
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i'd like it noted for the record...i opted to share and ELECTRIC razor because i am well aware of how much my man hates sharing a regular blade.
ReplyDeleteas to the relative dulling effects i have no scientific explanation but i can also tell you my sewing scissors are clearly marked and everyone in this house knows they MAY NOT UNDER PAIN OF DEATH use them for cutting paper as that dulls the blade so it is then useless on fabric. so i really am sensitive to the whole not wanting to use a dulled blade on one's face thing.
Lime - You are a very thoughtful and considerate wife. . .
ReplyDeleteAnd, uh. . . did you have to actually kill any of your kids, in order to drive yer point home? How many kids did you used to have?
;)
It's all in the square inches. Measure it on your face, then do the same on the lady's legs. You'll be amazed. I think.
ReplyDeleteOne leg shaven might be half a months face scrape. Just guessing, mind you, your homework is to disprove it ...
My That-Makes-Sense-O-Meter is registering positive on that one, Xavier. Altho we would also need to account for relative follicular density, and, as mentioned above, individual hair stoutness. . .
ReplyDeletei still have all the factory issued kids. the mere threat has been sufficient so far.
ReplyDelete(*whew*)
ReplyDeleteMay it continue to be so. . .
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