On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 23:38:25 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 1/7/2016 2:49 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
>>> YOU were the one suggesting there was!!
>>
>> I was referring to the way Ed talked about his wife. As if she's not a
>> 100% in the brain and can't be confused by complicated things such as
>> money. I found that tone offensive, unless she's really
>> mentally challenged of course. It's a repeat of that restaurant
>> discussion, where you also followed the 50s patronising point of
>> view that us men shouldn't complicate our poor little ladies' lives with
>> ugly matters such as money. "I'll talk to the bank manager, you go make
>> cupcakes."
>>
>
>She prefers not to handle the money. At one time she did and is very
>capable. It is her choice for reasons I'm not going into here. She
>likes it that way.
>
>I could tell you about the time she took someone to court. The lawyers
>were trying to negotiate a settlement when she had enough, spoke up and
>laid out both lawyers. If was funny to watch as they both went to the
>judge to say it was resolved exactly as she requested.
>
>I could tell you about the time she took on the Monsignor in charge of
>the Philadelphia Catholic schools and got changes made.
>
>She is very happy the way things are in our life but she won't take crap
>from anyone. She does not make cupcakes but makes a great pound cake.

Pound cake is much nicer than those silly cupcakes.