Don: How are we set for groceries?
Kristy: My last trip to the grocery store cost $750. It’s now the second highest expense in the home next to the mortgage. We don’t eat that much.
Don: Does it include toothpaste?
Kristy: It includes everything you can buy at a grocery store, including toothpaste. I’m busy today, as we have guests arriving tomorrow, but I will start a list for the next trip. Adding toothpaste. Got it.
Don: Don’t worry, I will get cleaned up and run in and pick a few things up later today.
I sat down and started a conversation in the calmest voice I could gather.
What went through my head was, “Dude, you can’t even dress yourself, drive a vehicle, make your way through a grocery store or the checkout. What about lifting heavy or bulky items with one arm? You know you can’t go to the store without stocking up on Diet Coke.”
—and—
What I said was, “I don’t know how to help you understand that grocery shopping is just not in your tool shed anymore.”
He laughed so hard he started coughing.
Note to Self: I don’t know why he thought it was so funny. I didn’t intend for it to be a joke.
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