My Wife's Unnecessary Comments Series Vol. 10-15

Introduction

Those "unnecessary comments" that suddenly pop out of my wife's mouth in our daily life.
I know she doesn't mean any harm.
But they still sting a little. This is a series that chronicles those moments with a touch of humor and a hint of sadness.
Today, another inner voice I can't say out loud has been added to the collection.

These are past episodes.

Vol. 10: "Honey, [Name]'s here!"

Lately, my eldest son's friend comes over to play quite often on weekends.
Without any plans, he just rings the doorbell out of the blue.

For some reason, my wife doesn't answer the intercom.
She looks at the monitor and says in a relaxed voice,

"Honey, [Name]'s here!"

Wait, why me? I wish Mom would just tell him, "He can't play today."

Inner voice: 'I wish Mom would just turn him away...'

But I can't say it out loud. To keep the peace on my day off.
"Coming, just a second!" Even while thinking that, I found myself heading to the front door again today.

Vol. 11: "The pole was knocked over, did you put it back?"

The moment I opened the front door and said, "I'm home," my wife said this:

"By the way, the parking pole was knocked over, did you put it back?"

I couldn't help but speak up.

"Wait, you mean you didn't put it back?"

Then my wife, sounding a bit annoyed,

"Huh? I just got home myself!"

......I just got home myself, too.

But I can't say it out loud. To keep the peace in the evening.
Even while thinking that, I found myself standing the pole back up again today.

Vol. 12: "Hey! That towel is for the table!"

Dinner was over, and the dishwasher was loaded. As usual, I was carefully wiping the water droplets around the kitchen with a towel.

Then, suddenly, my wife shouted.

"Hey! That towel is for the table! You know we color-code them, right?"

Her angry tone made me stop in my tracks.

Inner voice: 'I'm working so hard to wipe everything down, she doesn't have to yell like that...'

But I can't say it out loud. To keep the peace at night.

Vol. 13: "Oh, the range hood light is blinking."

One morning. My wife looked at the kitchen and said, out of the blue.

"Oh, the range hood light is blinking. Is that a sign that the range hood is getting dirty?"

Come to think of it, I haven't cleaned it in a while. It might be about time.

Inner voice: 'Does that mean she wants me to clean it...'

Come to think of it, when we went to the showroom to choose a kitchen, my wife chose this range hood, saying, "If it's this one, I can clean the range hood diligently, so this one is good." But I have never once seen her cleaning it.

But I can't say it out loud. To keep the peace in the morning.

Vol. 14: "Should we buy a new frying pan for rolled omelets?"

An incident at a supermarket. While shopping, my wife said it as if she had just remembered.

"Honey, come to think of it, the frying pan for making rolled omelets is getting a bit worn out, so should we buy a new one?"

I accidentally said an unnecessary word.

"But we only make rolled omelets about once a month, so isn't the current one fine?"

My wife's face turned to anger in an instant.

"Seriously, you always say things that kill my motivation."

After that, a chilly atmosphere hung in the air the whole time.

I said it without thinking. The day I ruined a peaceful shopping trip.

Vol. 15: "JUDY AND MARY again? You really like the same music over and over, don't you? Don't you ever get tired of it?"

One afternoon, while driving in the car. I was playing JUDY AND MARY's music.

Just as I was soaking in the nostalgia, my wife said this.

"JUDY AND MARY again? You really like the same music over and over, don't you? Don't you ever get tired of it?"

Inner voice: 'Wait, you listen to BE:FIRST's music every single night, 365 days a year, over and over again... don't you ever get tired of it?'

But I can't say it out loud. To protect the peaceful drive.

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Conclusion

Words are strange.
Sometimes a single word can change the atmosphere, and by swallowing that word,
you can also protect the peace.

I might encounter another unnecessary comment tomorrow, too. Even so, I managed to get through today. This is a record of those kinds of days.

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