On Sun, 6 May 2018 19:11:21 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 5/6/2018 6:32 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 6 May 2018 17:57:56 -0500, Hank Rogers >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 6 May 2018 16:25:12 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 5/6/2018 1:58 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>>>> Really pleased with my pepper plants.
>>>>>>> I just need to get a cheap timer so the grow light is on 16 hours a
>>>>>>> day. I had a hard time rolling out of bed to turn it on at 6 a.m.
>>>>>>> when it was dark and cold outside.
>>>>>> I couldn't keep that schedule, myself. Not even for tomatoes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> nancy
>>>>> I have no choice , our 70+ pound dog thinks that I need to get up as
>>>>> soon as it's light out . I get up with him so Mama can sleep a little
>>>>> later - I can always take a nap later , Walmart might frown on her doing
>>>>> that ...
>>>> I always worry when men refer to their wife as Mama or Mother.
>>>>
>>> Why?
>> I think wife and mother are two clearly distinct people who should not
>> be confused.
>
> * We've been married almost 45 years , whaddaya want me to call her ,
>my Child Bride ?

Just don't refer to her as "The Wife" = "The Dog".
Always amazes me how many men can't say MY Wife.
THE wife relagates her to livestock.