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[Ann Wilson]
February 4, 2019
All I Hear Is Boo
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âIn everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.â [Proverbs 3:6]( (TLB)
Here I was again, engulfed in loneliness and discouragement, my new companions. I was having another pity party, destroying any chance of falling asleep.
Ughhhh! This was happening more and more as I lay my weary body down beside my husband Dave, who seemed oblivious to the tug-of-war in my mind.
I should be content and happy, I scolded myself. I have a godly husband and three sons that keep me busy, but I wish my husband would help more, listen more, lead me more spiritually and be more attentive to my needs!
More, more, more.Â
Yes â God, I need more! I thought.
It feels like I do everything, and no one cares or notices, especially my husband. I fell asleep, scheming how I could get my husband on board with my plans to change him.
The next morning, Dave and I were teaching a group of young moms. Dave began eagerly telling the women what almost all their husbands probably experienced growing up.
âWhen your husband was a boy, he most likely had a mom or dad or a relative cheering for him, telling him, âGood job!â As your husband got older, he might have had a coach, a teacher or some mentor telling him he was good at something, and that coach or teacher cheered him on and encouraged him to work harder.â
Dave was totally into his talk now. Heâd been sitting beside me when we started, but he became more animated and stood up to make his points.
He told them that as a college quarterback, he had coaches and fans cheering him on and saying, âDave Wilson, youâre the man!â As he said those words, he started clapping his hands enthusiastically. His energy was filling the room, and he had completely captured the womenâs attention. He then explained that when I said yes to his marriage proposal, I shouted to the world, âYou are the man of all men!â As he yelled those words, he looked straight at me with a look that said I was his biggest cheerleader.
Then he lowered the boom.
âBut ladies, after we have been married a while,â he said sadly, âwe men walk in the door after a long, hard day and all we hear is, âBOOOOOO!ââ
My heart dropped. What was he saying ⦠that I boo him all the time? My face turned red as I picked my heart up off the floor.
On the ride home, I defensively asked, âYou think I boo you all the time?â I then said, âIâm not booing you. I am HELPING you!â
âIt doesnât feel like help,â Dave quietly replied.
He wasnât angry or defensive, which bothered me because he seemed broken.
His battered soul worried me and I wondered, Was I the cause of the wind going out of his sails?
Dave then added, âYou may not literally boo me, but you are constantly critiquing the things I do or say. You fix the things I have already fixed, like redressing the kids after I dressed them, or telling me what I should or shouldnât have said to family and friends. It just doesnât seem like I can do anything right in your eyes. All I hear is BOOOO!â
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