Wife is starting to listen!
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Post subject: Wife is starting to listen!  Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:40 am |
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My wife of 30 years has always been a staunch 'uninterested' when it comes to guns. If anything, leaning more than a bit towards 'tolerent anti'.
Not 15 minutes ago while discussing crime rates in Chicago she interupted me to say (paraphrased) "No ... I've been listening lately, and I've been starting to see the logic in what you've been saying."
Baby steps I suppose, but .... 
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:03 am |
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Be carefull it might be a trap! 
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Post subject: That Is How The Anti's Work... Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:26 am |
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They seem sympathetic and understanding, then they reel you in with sex and scotch... 
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:10 am |
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muchgoodmojo wrote: "then they reel you in with sex and scotch" Hmmmm. To tell you the truth, I think that I'm ok with that.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:56 am |
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My girlfriend went from NO GUNS IN OUR HOUSE, to I don't like guns, to it's ok if YOU get one, to I WANT ONE!
I never sat her down to talk about them, I just kept pointing out crime on TV. I told her I'd like to carry and then pointed out during news stories on a crime that if they had had a gun, that wouldn't have happened...
Quite frankly I think I bored her into liking guns. At the very least I desensitized her.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:57 am |
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But will she ever say, "you were right"?
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:19 pm |
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matt160 wrote: But will she ever say, "you were right"? I can't think of a situation that would apply to.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:03 pm |
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matt160 wrote: But will she ever say, "you were right"? What is this "right" thing? I've been married more than a quarter century, and I've never encountered it, and . . .
. . . oh, nothing, nothing, dear, nevermind.
Gotta go.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:18 pm |
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My wife has gone from being borderline anti-gun at best to asking me "you're carrying, right?" when we go out, especially at night or to Minneapolis. It's amazing what some little life's experiences do to people.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:40 pm |
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Janitor wrote: "No ... I've been listening lately, and I've been starting to see the logic in what you've been saying."
Pakrat wrote: My girlfriend went from NO GUNS IN OUR HOUSE, to I don't like guns, to it's ok if YOU get one, to I WANT ONE! goalie wrote: My wife has gone from being borderline anti-gun at best to asking me "you're carrying, right?" when we go out, especially at night or to Minneapolis. It's amazing what some little life's experiences do to people. Um... I think my wife needs to start hanging around with your ladies. Maybe it would rub off...
Actually, she's gone from "NO GUNS IN OUR HOUSE" to "I don't like guns" to "it's ok if YOU get one" to "nope, still not going to the range with you."
I guess the glass is half full.
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:46 am |
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My wife Kay went from I don't like guns to picking out her own gun and take the MCPPA class with me, took some years but well worth it.
"Married men; converting Antis one woman at a time!" 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:21 am |
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joelr wrote: What is this "right" thing? I've been married more than a quarter century, and I've never encountered it, and . . .
. . . oh, nothing, nothing, dear, nevermind.
Gotta go. *grin*
I've experienced this "you were right" phenomenon many times. I have had to say it every time she and I have disagreed.
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:56 pm |
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Bartleby wrote: I've experienced this "you were right" phenomenon many times. I have had to say it every time she and I have disagreed. I'll bet she's never disagreed with you when you've said it.
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:26 pm |
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joelr wrote: matt160 wrote: But will she ever say, "you were right"? What is this "right" thing? I've been married more than a quarter century, and I've never encountered it, and . . . . . . oh, nothing, nothing, dear, nevermind. Gotta go. How about changing *my* mind about guns?
I'll never hear " you were right."
Felicia
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:14 am |
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felicia wrote: How about changing *my* mind about guns?
I'll never hear " you were right." Does your mind need changing? You're not one of those that thinks it makes sense to only leave criminals with guns are you?
(Here is where I set you up for a "you're right" if you'd like it. )
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