Role Reversal

Last night as Larry and I were trying to put the kids to bed (Ben likes his freedom) having barely spoken 2 complete sentences to each other since he came out late I nonchalantly state:

Me: "Did I mention that I've had the Buick for sale on craigslist off and on for the past few months? Actually, I've been really keeping at it for the past 2 weeks."

Larry: "Nope. How much are you selling it for?"

Me: "I choose $****, after checking the blue book value and then watching listings for vans that we could buy to make sure we could get one for that cost."

Larry: "Oh...ok. Sounds good."

And he proceeds to walk downstairs.

Is this a strange conversation or is it just me? Shouldn't the roles be reversed?

Maybe I shouldn't be posing it as a question when in reality I wish it was more of a statement directed to my husband.

At this point, I'm kind of wondering WHY we didn't do this 9 months ago. You know...BEFORE Keira joined our family! I guess I've been hoping that Larry would take the reins, put his foot down, tell me he had the car posted to sell and work his magic by "wheeling and dealing". I mean heck we paid $100,000+ for a law degree, he should have some mediation skills! RIGHT?

But obviously I lived in a 9 month long fantasy. One I think many wives fall into. The "oh if I just wait he'll do it for me". Don't get me wrong I'm not mad at Larry. He's a super husband and father...and technically it's my fault for not mentioning things I need done. Like the baby-gate that I needed up, Keira's mattress that needed to be dropped or selling the car.

95% of the time I'm grateful I didn't marry someone like my dad. But there are days I wish I did.

Larry would probably say the same thing.

There are days he wished he married my Dad too!