My secret weapon

I am an only child. I have no brothers and sisters which is a shame because i think you learn alot about relationships from your siblings. I grew up used to things being done my way and with no teasing or fighting, or just plain bugging.

Mike is the youngest of 4. Having three older brothers means that he is very used to and very good at bugging, teasing and torturing others.

Put us together and what do you get? A wife who whines alot! He is constantly poking at me, teasing or trying to gross me out. Very, very reminiscent of junior high if you ask me but guys never really grow up anyway so what do I expect?

The whining was never very effective. If anything it seemed to spur him on to greater heights of bugging just to see how much of a reaction he could get out of me. I told you it was very grade school behaviour.

However, let the heavens open and the angles sing, for I have discovered a secret weapon thanks to TLC's show A Baby Story. Mike walked in the room last week as I watching a woman give birth. He was mortified!

Now whenever he starts to bug, I just turn to him and say in my sweetest voice "I am sorry honey, I didn't realize that you wanted to talk about the changes a woman's cervix undergoes during childbirth". At first i would have to start actually talking about the cervix but now I just have to say the above and he starts to behave right away.

I am hoping it will be like most training programs, when i see the undesired behaviour i will just say "Cervix" and the behaviour will stop.

I love my new found power.