2rollingstoned
Well-Known Member
Honestly, I have a little bit of college and can run circles around this civil engineer I married.I can't stand those who just think book smarts means smart. You need both.
I grew up without much, and was a single parent, so I had to learn to repair things on my own if at all possible.
I have a ton of common sense, grew up with farmers that were some of the smartest people I've ever known in my life. They had 8th grade educations and were quick witted and worked with their hands. Growing, building, repairing.
I honestly had to get out of the car in the rain, wearing a dress and waded thru water over to an air machine to air up a tire on my car. He sat in the car all tidy and dry. It's like I am the man of the house and I can never get used to this after 6 years of marriage and 10 years together. He goes to work every day and is a fabulous provider but that's where it ends.
For the first few years together I bet I heard he was a civil engineer a dozen times a week. Like starting off a sentence like "Since I'm a civil engineer" - and then try to mansplain shit to me like I'm a dumbass.
He's great at math and I'm not. That's about all he seems to know more about than I do. I've figured out how to fix and repair so many things since we married and bought this house 6 years ago!
Might as well smoke a joint and get on with my day!