FUNNY MISUNDERSTANDING AMONG COUPLES

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Dad behaved quite unusual that wonderful morning such that amazed everybody including mum who had not been in a good term with him. She was curious to get the drift; his unusual submission was never a habit. It had been such a hilarious drama between them as they had communicated as couples only through signals and notes for the previous three weeks. Mum had wanted often to hold the olive branch but dad would be indisposed, this was why mum eventually chose to keep her peace.

He had returned from work a while ago now when mum found his two A.T.M. cards chucked on the dining table and his briefcase sitting deserted on the couch opposite the TV set. This was quite another dad! Who could ever imagine he would forget his cards let alone abandoning them intentionally? The truth was far from my imagination; perhaps he had deviated from his habit of undue secrecy and suspicion and decided to involve especially his wife in his banking but the reverse was the case. Dad grew humble in everything, loyal to mum, responsible and caring to us children than anyone can ever imagine. He became mild in speech and appearance such that betokened contrite apology before mum who had rejected his sudden love. She thought if had arrived his right senses he should speak up not by signals. Even though she had deduced it was up to something strange happening to him but she wouldn’t bother.

Meanwhile, Maxwell had returned from a job interview but the description of his experience was rather ugly; ‘’It was an organization of byzantine complexities’’. Plan went awry. Mum however, had consoled him stressing that God’s time was the best. Maxwell had wondered why dad was still in bed by 8:00 AM and such, woke him but to his regret. Dad felt startled at the tap Maxwell gave him and so, blamed him furiously. Everybody was shocked. His attitudes these days were scary and threatening. He would overreact over a negligible issue but always return to apologize, this was why mum broke the silence.

‘’What has come over you this man?’’ But he would be silent. At a time he had behaved as though was recovering from trauma. My gallant and ruddy dad became a baby overnight. Our peaceful home became unrest. It seemed money was departing and there was no hope of its return.

When it came that dad must open up to us, the truth was already half known. He told the story in a convivial evening, how it had happened and his supposed knowledge of why it had happened. Mr. Raymond to whom he had awarded a Ten Million naira contract was the demon in our home. Dad had been duped and he had not told anyone because he half-knownknew no one would sympathize with him. After all he was the banker and financial adviser of his money as he never shared his financial budget with mum.

Worse, he had loaned half of this money from his bank which will not find it a bit hard to find him when due. Emotional devastation, numbing regret and restless mind were the pains he had been nursing solely and us, hunger and boredom; since there was no money everything was boring.

But for the savings of mum we would have had it tougher than it was. She took responsibility of the family after dad’s indefinite retirement though Maxwell especially of all us propped her squarely.

From my family’s encounter I came to realize that shared relationship between couples is the soul of family happiness and progress. There would be doom if couples cannot relate in one voice. Wife should be the companion that she was meant so as to support husband in times of decision making.

 

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