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Hi all... there seems to be a lot of newcomers lately, so I thought I would re-post my favourite joke about "trying to make an alcoholic happy", and how it is an exercise in futility. Enjoy!
One morning, the nice wife wakes up early to make her alcoholic hubby breakfast, and makes him two eggs, sunny side up. He comes to the table, looks at the food, and gets mad, starts ranting about how upset he is, and tells her that he wanted scrambled....
The next day, the good wife wakes up early again, makes her hubby breakfast, and this time makes him two scrambled eggs. She sits back, proud of her decision, only to see hubby sit down at the table, get angry again, and declare that on this day, he wanted his eggs sunny side up!
On day three, she comes up with a great idea, one that she is SURE will please him. She dutifully goes downstairs and makes him breakfast once again, this time ingeniously making him one scrambled and one sunny side up..... She cannot fathom anything except an impending positive result from her efforts. Her hubby comes down to eat, and once again is ranting and angry. She asks, incredulously ' "how can you be angry now.... I made one of each for you!", - to which, the husband replies "you scrambled the wrong egg!".
I think the above joke is both funny, AND very telling. We often beat ourselves up, trying to please our alcoholics..... in many cases, it does not bring about the desired results, and in our own sickness, we shoulder that blame. Hope it brought about a few smiles.
Tom
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"He is either gonna drink, or he won't.... what are YOU gonna do?"
"What you think of me is none of my business"
"If you knew the answer to what you are worrying about, would it REALLY change anything?"
Good job that "nice wife" you tell about wasn't me. I was so used to running myself ragged trying to please the A and so guilty of "projecting" possible outcomes...........I thought you were going to tell me he was yelling coz on the third day, she didn't make him an omelette!!!!!!!!!!
Yep,I scrambled many a wrong egg.
Thanks for reminding me how fortunate I am not to be in the same place I was a year ago.
(((canadianguy))) LOLI will remind myself of this lil' story when I catch myself standing there "dumbfounded" as to what I may of possibly done to of upset my AH. Thank You very much for posting it!
I too find this funny and sad....i see this behavior now in my sober A...he is always irritated by something and it is so disheartening for a giver like me. How about the simple response....thank you.....I'd love that. But for now, I just make my own eggs, and enjoy them for what they are. He can eat whatever he likes. Thanks for the joke...lol :) fifi
LOL
I will remind myself of this lil' story when I catch myself standing there 
"dumbfounded" 
as to what I may of possibly done to of 
upset my AH. 
Thank You very much for posting it! 
