got a divorce in 07. i talk to her about every 2-3 mo. i did all the car work when we were together. after the divorce she bought a toyota car.. i talked to her to nite, i ask "have you been changing the oil? SILENCE to her i say, go tomarow get it changed. i say in the glove box should be a owners manual, it will tell you when to change oil. but now it should be changer every 3,000 miles, and run it on high way two times a mo. i didnt want to get into the fine points about yet. i told her to keep a gas log on EACH FILL, put repairs in the gas log. then make stickers on the windshield or steering wheel.
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Who cares what the point is. It is nice of you moe to help your wife out and still be civil with her. You are a good example to others by doing this. I commend you for this I know several divorced people who do not get along with each other.
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Yeah, I know a good example from personal experience: my Mom and Dad. Lorena Bobbit ain't got nothing on Momma.
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My mother had a car she ran around in and never checked the oil or got it changed.. ran it dry and locked it up. 3 grand later she was checking the oil once a week. 
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My Dad is dead now has been since 02....Man I can't believe its been 10 years already....where the hell does time go? At any rate I know when he was still alive they hated each other with a passion most of the time and never really talked but when mom had her back to the wall with some car problem or especially household repairs Dad would more often than not help her out. My Dad was a plumber mainly but knew just about ever aspect to building a house there was so he helped her out alot there. He wasn't quite as handy with cars but he could be alot of stuff or at least help her out with the repair bill since he typically made much more money than she did. I think on some level they still cherished what they once had (married 13 years) but most of the time all they did was bad mouth each other to us kids. That part sucked and when I got older I started getting on both of them for doing it but it never really stopped them. They were polar opposites and frankly I'm surprised they made it 13 years. Just thought Id throw that out there since moe decided to throw his person experiences out there I thought I would as well.
I commend you moe that you are able to stay on good enough terms with her to still help her out cuz most women just arent programmed to remember to take care of stuff. I am often frustrated by my wifes inability to seem to remember that things like the cat box and the cats water fountain, and various other things around the house need serviced on a regular basis....I mean geeeez shes a stay at home wife and you can't remember to do basic maintenance stuff around the house? I can remember it and its not even my responsibility to clean that stuff. Sometimes you just have to shake your head and just remind them or just do it yourself because if you dont it might be months later but at some point she'll come to you with the cats drinking fountain and say " Hun, this isnt working anymore and I dont know why." You take it apart and say hmmmmmm I wonder if this 3inch lime build up has anything to do with it? When was the last time you took the motor out of it and cleaned it? BLANK STARE.....
LOL, thats not to say my wife isnt great, she really is. She actually has to remind me about certain things that are my responsibility too or just do them for me so I guess in the end were pretty even. I guess I said all that to say this. If your married and you want to stay married then cover for your wife in the areas she is week because in the end she most likely is doing the same thing for you, you may just not realize it.
FFS, what am I doing writting a novel here? *puts soap box away*
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No better teacher than a hard lesson learned.
I commend you moe that you are able to stay on good enough terms with her to still help her out cuz most women just arent programmed to remember to take care of stuff. I am often frustrated by my wifes inability to seem to remember that things like the cat box and the cats water fountain, and various other things around the house need serviced on a regular basis....I mean geeeez shes a stay at home wife and you can't remember to do basic maintenance stuff around the house? I can remember it and its not even my responsibility to clean that stuff. Sometimes you just have to shake your head and just remind them or just do it yourself because if you dont it might be months later but at some point she'll come to you with the cats drinking fountain and say " Hun, this isnt working anymore and I dont know why." You take it apart and say hmmmmmm I wonder if this 3inch lime build up has anything to do with it? When was the last time you took the motor out of it and cleaned it? BLANK STARE.....
LOL, thats not to say my wife isnt great, she really is. She actually has to remind me about certain things that are my responsibility too or just do them for me so I guess in the end were pretty even. I guess I said all that to say this. If your married and you want to stay married then cover for your wife in the areas she is week because in the end she most likely is doing the same thing for you, you may just not realize it.
FFS, what am I doing writting a novel here? *puts soap box away*
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My mother had a car she ran around in and never checked the oil or got it changed.. ran it dry and locked it up. 3 grand later she was checking the oil once a week.
No better teacher than a hard lesson learned.
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TO: greywolf74 sorry adout your dad, mine died in 1987, we was very close. your wife sounds like a keeper, take care or her. we read about each others cars/trucks, but the rest of our lives are more the same than we might think. i realy dint know why i wrote what i did, just an old man thinking out loud.
