We were recently on vacation in Mexico. As we were about to leave our house for pour trip, my wife walked up to me and handed me the paddle and simply asked “why wasn’t this packed?” I felt my face. go flush as I took it from her and placed it in my suitcase. I looked at her as very matter of factly she said “you don’t expect to be on vacation from your behavior and attitude do you?”
One morning a few days into our trip she needed to use it unfortunately. The night before, we were out with friends for dinner and drinks. On the way home I took a wrong turn and my wife corrected me. To which I reacted rudely, upsetting her even more than it normally would have because her friends were in the car. One thing she really does not appreciate from me is when I speak to her rudely. What she will tolerate even less is to have me do that in front of other people, especially friends.
When we got back to our hotel room we just went to bed without speaking to each other, the tension very noticeable. We had been drinking a bit and I know she felt like it just was not the right situation to address how I spoke to her.
When we woke up the next morning, there was still enormous tension in the room. I laid in bed awake for a while as the tension built. I couldn’t take it after a while so I got up and retrieved the paddle from my suitcase and brought it to her. Without a word I laid it on the bed next to her and just laid naked, face down on the bed. I grabbed my pillow and held it tight below my head so I could bury my face in it when the tears started.
Without a word she picked up the paddle and came around to my side of the bed and immediately, without buildup, WHACK!!! That continued for a lot longer than I wanted, but honestly probably not as long as I deserved.
After she finished paddling me, she laid the paddle down on the night stand and went back to her side of the bed to finish her coffee. She patted her lap, which was her sign to me to come over and lay my head in her lap. She gently caressed my head and rubbed my back for a while as I settled down from my first vacation paddling.
I love this woman more than anything in the world and I am grateful for her willingness to accept me and show her deep love for me in this manner.
May I ask you ,did you count them all the way?
No I don’t count the swats