Polly
Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:11 am Post subject: How to Stay Married |
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A man and a woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover. In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside.
She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000. He asked her about the contents.
"When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll."
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
"Honey," he said "that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?"
"Oh, that?" she said. "That's the money I made from selling the dolls."
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pondlady
New Orleans, La
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:42 am Post subject: |
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LOLOLOL My parents have been married for 68 years. I wonder how much money my mother has in a shoe box.
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reggaefan
Zone 8b Louisiana
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:51 am Post subject: |
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Sharon probably has a million dollars in her box LOL
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:04 am Post subject: |
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Lol,Thats so cute Mine and Johnny's first years of marriage was something else every time I got mad I cut my hair.I had the shortest hair you ever saw .then we started communication and my hair grew past my hips and years went by and finally I cut my hair everyone thought we had a bad fuss.It was causing bad headaches.
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eileen
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Scotland
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 Just as well I can't knit or we'd all be overrun with dolls!!!
Glenda my hair used to reach the backs of my knees when I was younger so I know just what you mean about the headaches. 
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glendann
Texas
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My husband loved long hair but he is the one that told me to cut it he couldn't stand for me to hurt.
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Primsong
Oregon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:00 am Post subject: |
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I'd need a bigger box... or smaller dolls haha! Love it.
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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I can't knit either, but my husband has learned one very important sentence...
"Yes dear"
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