This discussion probably goes back to the caveman days. Anyone who is as obsessed as we all are with our sport, and has a significant other of some type, has surely had this same discussion. I learned a trick a loooooong time ago that helps me with this. My wife's birthday is in mid February, so I got in the habit about 10 years ago of taking her on a real nice vacation in January or February in honor of her birthday. We've gone to Alaska, Mexico, Florida, the Caribbean, etc., etc., etc. This year we are off on a cruise to the western Caribbean the last week in January. So now any time that she gets a little whiny about me spending too much money on gear, or being gone most of the time from October 1 to December, all I have to say is "I know it's a long fall honey and I've been gone a lot, but just think about the nice vacation coming up in January. That's my pay back to you for all I've put you through!" Works like a charm guys. It shuts her right down. I try to do a pretty extravagant trip like this every couple of years. It's worth the money, and it's not like I don't have some fun too!
The Waterfowling Obsession vs. the Lil' Mrs.
Just found some new ammo in the running gun battle between us, the waterfowling obsessed and our "better halves" (at least how she refers to herself).
it's their obsession with shoes and purses!!
Bought more dekes as I posted earlier and well... she found out this weekend. She doesn't seem to understand that you never, ever have too many dekes! "you spent over $200 on more decoys? are you crazy?!"
(I'm thinkin': yes, but what does that have to do with anything?)
But I got them ON SALE honey. I saved close to $60!!
well you know where and how that discussion went.
so now last night I happen to notice something new, something different sitting ledge where her purse, a perfectly nice purse once sat. Yup, it's a "NEW" purse!
What's this? I say.
Oh, I bought that weeeeeks ago at a "purse party".
really?! what was wrong with the one of the other 8 that you already have?
This is a new stle and really hot right now. it was CHEAP .
Like on sale, cheap?
It was only..... (ready?)
$280
GASP!! WHAT THE..... for a purse?!
Won't bore you with the rest of the details but we charted some new ground in the end... I don't hear about dekes, boats, guns. She doesn't hear about "Kate Spade", "Burberry", DK or whoever!! Fine with me!!
it's their obsession with shoes and purses!!
Bought more dekes as I posted earlier and well... she found out this weekend. She doesn't seem to understand that you never, ever have too many dekes! "you spent over $200 on more decoys? are you crazy?!"
(I'm thinkin': yes, but what does that have to do with anything?)
But I got them ON SALE honey. I saved close to $60!!
well you know where and how that discussion went.
so now last night I happen to notice something new, something different sitting ledge where her purse, a perfectly nice purse once sat. Yup, it's a "NEW" purse!
What's this? I say.
Oh, I bought that weeeeeks ago at a "purse party".
really?! what was wrong with the one of the other 8 that you already have?
This is a new stle and really hot right now. it was CHEAP .
Like on sale, cheap?
It was only..... (ready?)
$280
GASP!! WHAT THE.....
for a purse?! Won't bore you with the rest of the details but we charted some new ground in the end... I don't hear about dekes, boats, guns. She doesn't hear about "Kate Spade", "Burberry", DK or whoever!! Fine with me!!
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