J-bird said, "If you clog the toilet again, you'll never need a vasectomy!"

Why is it that I never really listened to my mother as well as I could have? Why am I having a difficult time convincing my wife that I am listening to everything she tells me?

I am a guy who likes a clean bottom after I go number two. In fact, I generally use a large portion of toilet paper to make sure my bottom is as clean as a whistle. J-bird has beseeched me time and again to use less toilet paper. Not only do I run up a large bill quickly, I also clog the toilet on occasion.

After hearing J-bird threaten to remove marital bliss from our relationship when she stumbled upon a clogged, stinky toilet, I began to reconsider her requests to use less toilet paper. How many times does she need to find a clogged toilet before I will change my ways.

Why do I listen to my boss's and professors' every word with dedication but not my mother's and wife's? Something's not right here. My goal is to listen to my wife when we speak and to treat her concerns and requests as if they were my own. I need to see her for who she really is, my best friend and eternal companion. I must not let my efforts to show her that I love her and care about her become casual. I need to change. I find this out more and more everyday.