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Max, Moose, Masha, and ME.


Reshma wanted — needed — to nudge Me a little closer to being perfect, to make Me into a mate who might be flawless and exasperating a little less,

She has never bothered to follow the rule and advice book available in the library, The usual nagging of the wife is not her style, for which I was prepared, and I have read all those books, In fact, I can write a book, how to avoid your wife’s advice to Improve….

I am one of those who believe I am the best and need no improvement.

Most of our known friends complimented us repeatedly on how well we communicated — our union was better than most. But is she happy??? NO…. Naah Naahhh………. She always wanted it to be closer to Perfect on the positive side of the graph.

Then something magical happened…. We decided to bring in Max, Moose Masha into our life… Our three lovable puppies, She is so caring and has been training them so well; she didn’t use the services of a professional trainer, Moose the naughty of three, if he is upset, he would show his dissent and anger, he will pee at a place he is not supposed to do… looking at this I told her, he will not listen to you, let us take professional help, She was in those moments where she had put her guards down and snapped back at me, some dogs will take some more time than others, it was difficult to train you as well, did I give up….?

Now Eventually it hit me she has been using the same techniques on that stubborn but lovable species, the husband… that’s ME…….

Look, I started noticing the similarities in training

She would reward Small steps toward learning a whole new behavior, picking up a dirty sock or putting clothes in the laundry, or keeping the keys in the place; where it all started. No, Am I going to give up… Ha Ha Ha, You can’t stop a Max, Moose, Masha from digging, and you can’t stop a husband from losing his wallet and keys…

The Battle Continues...

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.



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