Rachel was listening to Dr. Laura (don't dog it till you try it - I love her and catch Aaron himself listening to her when I'm at work and come home for lunch) and the following call came in:
"Hello I am 26 and I have been married now for Xmonths. I am a huge
Giants fan and I don't know if you know or care but the playoffs are
starting.
"No I did not know or care but go ahead"
"Ha Ha Ha. Anyway, before my wife and I got married she let me watch
games and it was okay. But now that we are married she stilld lets me
watch them but she sometimes gives me the cold shoulder. And now with
playoffs there will be a game like every other day."
"Well I think it is time you grow up. I understand they are important
but for one thing sitting there drinking a beer eating and watching
games all the time is not good for your health. But the other thing is
you need to grow up and realize the importance of your marriage. Don't
sit there and negotiate with her 'if you let me watch all the games you
can buy a new dress' you must make some sacrafices. YOu choose to
watch the most important games to watch and tell your wife I am only
going to watch X and X game and I will miss the others to spend time
with you. Let's plan on doing something."
"Okay that sounds good I will do that" (end of call)
Aaron said that a "cold shoulder would be a small price to pay to watch a play-off game!!" But I thought that was really funny.
I just looked it up on the Internet and her PhD is in physiology, which is a far cry from psychology. I've only heard her like twice, and I agree with Amy--she is uncomfortably rude.
Posted by: Dylan on October 5, 2003 12:05 PMTo answer your question Brigham, Dr. Laura is neither a medical doctor or psychologist--she has her PhD in something bizarre like chemistry, so as you can imagine this gives her a great background for counseling. I'm sorry Jena, I love ya, but Dr. Laura is SO rude! Its uncomfortable to listen to! Oh, and I understand the moralist Dr. Laura has nude pictures circulating on the internet (from a previous boyfriend--you might want to check that out Aaron). Jena, I watched The Bachelor for the first time last night--do you like Bob? He seems pretty funny--and I guess he's at least up front about his kissing everyone (that part is always so wierd!).
Posted by: Amy on October 2, 2003 12:54 PMIn my nearly professional opinion, I think Dr. Laura is wrong! Is she a medical doctor or a pyschologist or what? Anyway, the point is, the key to a healthy relationship is that the woman needs to learn the game of baseball (and football, basketball, golf, etc) so they can become fans. Kristin has made a lot of progress. In fact, during last year's play-offs she was watching games when I wasn't even around! Being a sports fan isn't about being immature. You don't grow out of it. In some people it is who they are. Taking that away from them is just wrong. Dr. Laura is an idiot.
Posted by: Dr. Brigham on September 30, 2003 09:27 PMWow! I can't believe she said that! That was harsh. I would never say anything like that! Calm down Dr.
Posted by: Rachel on September 30, 2003 03:12 PMAaron, why would you want to intentionally bring about the cold shoulder and miss out on loving quality time with your beautiful wife. Nothing that makes you miss out on any of that time is worth the cold shoulder!!!!! (sorry Giants!)
Posted by: Dr. Laura on September 30, 2003 03:12 PM