Comments on: If the Bell Tolls for Me https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:04:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joey @ Big Teeth & Clouds https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1576 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:04:45 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1576 My husband and I picked out back ups for each other in case something should happen. Of course the back ups are now married to other people. This is a bit of a problem. I’m bummed too, the girl was a wonderful back up wife.

]]> By: B https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1575 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:21:10 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1575 I agree that it’s important to talk about. D and I are always like “Eh, we’re in our twenties” about it, but even still, accidents happen (fun to hear about, I know), and if the unthinkable happened, I want at least a guardian for Ava named. Because God knows, none of our whack job family members are on the list!

]]> By: blueviolet @ A Nut in a Nutshell https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1574 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:12:38 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1574 You completely cracked me up with your reasoning that the loss of Target purchases will compensate for Alice! You are too funny, but your rules for his future are sound. Straight up sound.

]]> By: Kimberly https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1573 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:32:43 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1573 Yup, told my husband that I would haunt his nuts if he ever scored a woman more hotter than me…to which he always responds “no one is hotter than you my dear”
I’ve trained him well.

]]> By: Alexandra https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1572 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:03:28 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1572 I’m a realist.

My husband has to marry within 30 days of my demise, or the children will be going to school unfed, unclothed, and unbathed.

]]> By: KLZ https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1571 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:45:47 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1571 No. I have insane conversations with my spouse and realize there’s a kernel of truth in them. Big difference.

]]> By: Jack@TheJackB https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1570 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:25:34 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1570 Been there, done that, even got a copy of the board game. I tell the boys to tell their wives that they intend to erect a shrine in the bedroom to their deceased wives.

They are not to mention that after a respectable amount of time (say three days) they’ll go party like they are 25.

]]> By: liz https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1569 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:04:46 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1569 Oh no! Missy! Don’t be thinking or talking about being gone and Mark having a new girlfriend?!?!

]]> By: Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1568 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:38:19 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1568 I’ve had this conversation in my head and have mentioned the D word to my husband, but I like your humorous approach on it. I am always so intense about it and I am glad that you presented this perspective.

]]> By: Amy ~ Eat. Live. Laugh. Shop. https://missystevenswrites.com/if-the-bell-tolls-for-me#comment-1567 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:56:40 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=2331#comment-1567 Quite necessary, but not at all fun. Yes, we’ve had these conversations and neither one of us enjoy it one bit.

I’ve made the hubs agree to be celibate and mourn me until the kids graduate from high school. I find that quite reasonable and am certain I will do the same.

We are so well insured that he is clearly worth more dead than alive. This worries him occasionally but it allows me to sleep well at night.

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