**this in no way is meant to degrade or provide commentary on my husband and his listening skills.
Husband: "I need to find some medical students that would be interested in working with me on a project."
Wife: "What would they need to do?"
Husband: "review 500 medical charts for various things relating to an appendectomy."
Wife: "why don't I just do it?"
Husband: "review medical chart?" "have you ever done it before?"
Wife: "you are kidding me?"
Husband: "No."
Wife: "what do you think I do at work?" "do you actually listen to me when I talk about work?"
Husband: " YES!" "You look at research charts." "You review medical charts too?" "I just assumed when you said charts you meant research, not medical (for all those non-medical people.. there is a very big difference. About a gazillion pages worth.)
Wife: "for at least the last 8 years."
Husband: "oh.. I didn't know that."
Wife: "seriously?"
Obviously the conversation continued, but I did learn two important facts.
Point of the story: Clearly my husband has NO IDEA what I do for a living.
Moral of the story: Just because you have been married for nearly 11 years, doesn't mean you know EVERYTHING about your spouse (although I'm still a little shocked by this one.)
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Over the weekend, I mentioned to my husband that my friend Julie is pregnant. His question is, "Who's Julie?" Let me tell you. . .Julie is the friend that I do the most with. Our daughters are best friends. We have been great friends for almost 2 years. Who's Julie, indeed! Lesson: unless you send it to them in an email, it's like it doesn't exist!
How funny! It's good to know these type of conversations go on with other people because I sometimes wonder if Randy and I are the only ones.
AAA HIPA.... Dr., I can't believe you didn't use the HIPPA card. She would have never known you didn't know what she does.... Remember HIPA
I know. Seriously.
hello- wandering nana, I'm not telling him patient information, but he should at least know I review charts.
This post is a complete fabrication and does not reflect the conversation we had in the slightest. I continue to put forth that I am the ideal husband in every way including understanding my wife's vocation as well as excelling in the listening arena.
Well you can bet my wife has no idea what I do... in fact most people have no idea what I do.
i know what you do. You;re a rockband maniac!
Yeaah!
Haha, Chris claims not to be responsible for anything I tell him after 10 pm. This has saved him on many occasions.
HA! I thought perhaps we were the only ones as well...
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