In Praise of Wife

I can’t express how much care and affection you’ve been showering on me since our tying up into the nuptial knot more than 20 years ago. Still, I take pride in recollecting the following happenings we’ve been sharing for years:

1. I used to wake you up early morning just by my touch so that you can prepare breakfast for me. Time went by; I started blowing soft whistle through my lips for the very purpose. Every time you became conditioned with my repetitive and irritating habit which turned ineffective, I switched over to a new one. Finally I gave up. Darling, it is sweet of you for agreeing to share what I prepare for the breakfast in spite of the fact that it is hard to sacrifice much needed sleep.
2. You never forgot in all those years to call during my hectic office hours that you would warmly greet me at our doorstep aimed at vanquishing my day-long fatigue so that we could go for a shop straight away without wasting time.
3. You taught children not to talk deafeningly before me, and kept the volume of TV low so that I could concentrate and comprehend what you tried to explain through unstoppable talking!
4. While doing laundry, you always assigned me soft jobs like rubbing the collars & cuffs of shirts, bottoms of pants and trousers, towels, etc. Still, you helped me squeeze off water out of clothes by holding them tightly from one end while I twisted the other ends ferociously.
5. Dish washing has been the easiest of all jobs, and why not; I just cleaned the greasy / oily plates & utensils, collected leftovers of kids and guests, and applied cleanser powder and soaps. The difficult task of rinsing them was always your responsibility. So what, if the precious glassware often slipped from your hands and turned into pieces.
6. I still can’t believe how you came to know that I liked ironing clothes. Don’t you think I’m the best when it comes to pressing cotton-ware and ladies clothes?
7. No one would believe how caring you have been throughout these past years; you would never let me prepare supper considering that I was tired after a hectic day. Instead you always correctly and convincingly suggested dining out. How sweet!
8. You never frowned when my in-laws visited us frequently. I know you’d have greeted in the same manner had your in-laws visited us! I wonder why they never did!
9. You never forgot to buy gifts for your in-laws during “Sale”, on “Cut-price shops” and “Buy one, take one free” instances. They must’ve loved them!

My sweetheart; how can I forget our intimate hours; no, minutes. Darling, if it weren’t my weakness to falling asleep just on touching down the bed, we’d have had far better moments together!