_________SO … at work (very early) this morning … co-worker’s wife comes to station house…and brings some sort of homemade cinnamon coffee cake (or) something like that … she brought if for her husband – but was fortunately kind enough to bring enough for all of us…it had been a fairly busy night – lots of calls – so … I don’t really think she expected any of us to be there – but we had just come in …and she said to (above mentioned co-worker) … “…Oh, hi honey…I couldn’t sleep and I wanted to bake you something nice – I know it’s been a long night…” - gave him a kiss on the cheek and left.
A more than very sweet gesture I thought – (and) thanked her – cause the aforementioned coffee cake thingy sure looked better than the stale pop tart we were probably all going to have … so, I for one was excited…lol!
Yes – I know I’m rambling – I do have a point…lol!
Co-worker looks at me sheepishly and says: “I just hate it when she calls me honey like that and embarrasses me…”
Whoa……hang on….
I could not help myself – and my mouth engaged before I could even think to stop… (yeah…..)
Just exactly what part embarrasses you … the fact that she:
A.) Cares enough to get up at 2 am and make you a “homemade” coffee cake and bring it to you in the pouring rain because she loves and cares about you or B.) That she used a term of affection to address - you – because I’m confused how (any) of that is embarrassing – and then I whopped him on top of the head and said – and you didn’t even say THANK you… really????
His response: “…well you know…
Me: “…no, I don’t know…”
___________And so it went…
Now, I’ve never thought much about these “terms of endearment” – you know … “honey, baby, darling, sweetheart, and so forth” … (and) yes, have thought (in the past) … I just don’t think I could do that… (being a mr. tough guy)… and yep … here is the (but) … HOWEVER… (mr tough guy) seems to no longer exist when (she) says “hi honey” … I somehow after all these years turn into this huge mass of smiling mush … (what can I say…she just does that to me) …
But, seriously – beyond any of that…I told him … “dude…you’ve got a good thing in your wife…do you know how many do not – or would give one day to just have someone care about them as she obviously does about you…”
And, so I wondered…and I’m sure I’ve been guilty of it in my life in regards to certain things too – we just take for granted the “good things” in our life …
and yeah…I know I’m a romantic and I post about (she who holds my heart) – but…you know…I just don’t want her to (not) know (ever) … that I absolutely KNOW I have a “good thing”.
(and) for the record … it embarrasses me not in the least for her to call me “honey” or “baby” – or any other thing she chooses…so, yeah… I’m all done with trying to figure out why people do that…cause now…I know why…cause those same words seem to roll of my tongue ...
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So, if you got a “good thing” – be sure to tell them so….
As always – just my two cents this morning…as I wait for the coffee to brew and to enjoy the homemade coffee cake!