50/50 Pet Peeve

Perfect
Pet Peeve I
Pet Peeve II

Okay I am strange. I don't deny it, and, in fact, embrace it most of the time. I have several pet peeves and they're usually ridiculous things, such as: if you were to make me a sandwich the bread needs to face the same way. The top of each piece of bread MUST face the same way. And yes, bread has a top. Will it hurt me? No. Will it cause an illness or change the course of the world? No. Will it annoy me? Yeah. Is it stupid? Yeah. Do I still get annoyed? Yeah. ANYHOW~ The 50/50 Pet Peeve is a little different. I was watching Wife Swap today (a silly indulgence really) and the woman said "My marriage is a fifty fifty partnership." That's alright I guess, but I am annoyed because it should be a 100/100 partnership. I don't want my husband to love me fifty percent of the time, I need him to have my back one hundred percent of the time. Marriages don't keep banker's hours. I need to know that thick or thin I can count on my husband ALL the time! My husband should know that I have his back 100% of the time as well. I used to have antiquated views on marriage. I would stay home and my husband would support me and my kids, and even had a marriage like that for 5 years. I'll tell you what did happen, he worked when he felt like it, quit when he wanted to, refused to help do anything with our daughter and later his son (after he cheated on me). He yelled, he was abusive, he was mean and NEVER had my back. He never stood up for me, he let his brother and parents berate and belittle me, I got sad, mad, depressed, and fat. I gained over 100 pounds in the course of 15 months. Is it my fault I let it go that far? Yes. Is it my fault I gained weight? Yes. Would I have if I had had a healthy marriage? Probably not. Husbands and wives, stop having 50/50 marriages. Have 100/100 marriages. Each 100% devoted to God and then your spouse. Stop trying to keep banker's hours. Don't be a loving, respectful supportive spouse 9-5, try it all the time. Do you have to be a doormat? No. Do you have to allow someone to abuse you? No. Let's start giving 100/100 percent marriages and spreading the word about it. Who wants 50/50 when we can have it all? Not me. If and when I find Mr. Right in the flesh, that's what I want. I'll give you one hundred percent of me if you give me one hundred percent of you. Deal? And for now, one hundred percent of me is a whole lot! :) <--- (That was a fat joke) For now I'll keep giving God all I've got, cause He ALWAYS has my back!

*The Jesus Loving Princess*

*Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5*