If the price is right...
The following is a conversation we had last night (names are changed). We have never pretended to be nice...
Adrianne: Wait, where would you rate us on the cuteness scale then?
Mike: Well, I think the Wilson's aren't the cutest separately but together are the cutest couple. Then the Mays, and the Hill's. I think we're next with the Hooper's close behind. Then I'd say the Condie's and the Nell's. Finally, the Week's.
Adrianne: What?! We are like fourth! That's terrible. I bet we could move up one space on the list if I did my hair more often and had nicer clothes.
Mike: I could do my hair too.
Adrianne: If I lost weight, we'd move up too. I always look frumpy because clothes cost too much.
Mike: I'll give you $1,000 to buy new clothes if you weigh 135 again.
Adrianne: That's not fair...I'll never be that again. At our rate, I'll be pregnant before I have a chance to be that skinny again.
Mike: If you are making progress towards that, we'll wait.
Adrianne: You've got a deal man, although, it might take forever! I win in this situation: $1,000, a skinny body, and not being pregnant for awhile.
Adrianne: We sound like such jerks.
Mike: That's not just the way we sound. We are jerks.
Now that we have written the post we realize just how shallow we truly are and are hesitant to publish it...Whatever, it's not like we were on top of the list.
Adrianne: Wait, where would you rate us on the cuteness scale then?
Mike: Well, I think the Wilson's aren't the cutest separately but together are the cutest couple. Then the Mays, and the Hill's. I think we're next with the Hooper's close behind. Then I'd say the Condie's and the Nell's. Finally, the Week's.
Adrianne: What?! We are like fourth! That's terrible. I bet we could move up one space on the list if I did my hair more often and had nicer clothes.
Mike: I could do my hair too.
Adrianne: If I lost weight, we'd move up too. I always look frumpy because clothes cost too much.
Mike: I'll give you $1,000 to buy new clothes if you weigh 135 again.
Adrianne: That's not fair...I'll never be that again. At our rate, I'll be pregnant before I have a chance to be that skinny again.
Mike: If you are making progress towards that, we'll wait.
Adrianne: You've got a deal man, although, it might take forever! I win in this situation: $1,000, a skinny body, and not being pregnant for awhile.
Adrianne: We sound like such jerks.
Mike: That's not just the way we sound. We are jerks.
Now that we have written the post we realize just how shallow we truly are and are hesitant to publish it...Whatever, it's not like we were on top of the list.
Comments
Hey, whatever works.
It is kind of like your own biggest loser.
Too often we allow the media (the world/Satan) to influence our judgment. Having babies is NOT the easiest way to boost a woman's self confidence, but it is necessary to bring spirit children to earth. Women sacrifice an incredible amount (more than most men and women realize) to fulfill God's plan. A woman's body changes after giving birth, and it cannot be restored fully until she is resurrected. Therefore, be kind to yourself and your wife. You look great Adrianne! You are the beautiful mother of two precious boys! What a grand achievement! Mike should spend $1000.00 on new clothes for you because he loves you and not because of how much you weigh. You deserve new clothes because you married him, gave birth to two of his sons, and because you NEED some.
Let me go ahead a clarify something: I have never said anything indicating to Adrianne that I think she needs to lose weight. I have offered to buy her clothes, but she has said that she wants to lose weight first (why buy new clothes that won't fit for very long?). She has been working very hard to lose weight, and I thought this would be a nice incentive and a fun reward for her when she reaches her goal. Maybe it's not appropriate to reward people for accomplishing "worldly" goals, but I've never seen a problem with it.
Mike
Oh -- and you're not shallow. We all wonder where we are on that scale once and a while. Especially after kids and college are over and life just seems to take over. It scares me when I meet some new couple in our ward that I think is really nice and them I realize they graduated high school in 2000. Not that that's bad-- it just suddenly makes me feel old. Staying young and cute are important - even it's just for you.
I will place all blame on being cute on my wife. I'm just the lucky guy attached to her hip.
You go girl!
Katie, you and Tim weren't included in our list (just Oklahoman's). If you were, you would for sure be on the top!! I wondered where the money was coming from..."where have you been hiding money?" but then remembered that we just got our tax return.
Hey, we are going home this summer, are you going to be there?
Jilly