Princesses

Mrs Koda and I spent some time on our street last night, speaking with another family. The husband is not a member of the LDS Church, and the wife hasn't been in years, and shockingly enough, they're just awesome people!

Anyway, it turns out that their neighbor's wife's dad is having some health complications. As a result they've been looking after the kids a little. I had to leave the conversation early to go and hit the gym, but Mrs. Koda filled me in when I got home.

After discussing all the health concerns, she mentioned a little bit about the events of the day. So the wife takes her Dad off to the Emergency Room, and kind of leaves the kids at home. They've got a bunch from 18 years old, down to 5 or 6 years old.

Anyway, she arrives home about the same time as her husband.

He's PISSED!! She left the kids at home and has yet to make them dinner! I suspect he may have been upset because he didn't get dinner either.

So she's dealing with a sick parent, and then has to deal with this...

And then I remember back that I'd seen him while we were talking... In his white shirt and tie, heading off to a bishopric meeting.

Mrs Koda asked how things were between them, and it's the opinion of the neighbors, that while he's not a bad husband, and he's not abusive, that he puts her down a lot. She has low self-esteem anyway, and he always takes the opportunity to tell her when she's messed up.

In other words, he's the perfect Mormon husband.

My sweet wife then voiced her continued annoyance about everything surrounding our daughters baptism.

If you want an update, the ceremony will be taking place this Saturday, and has been the cause of much stress in the Koda household and with extended family. I may blog about this more, but it's still kind of a tender topic right now.

Mrs. Koda pointed out that she didn't think a man who treated his wife like this could be considered worthy to hold the priesthood of God, and yet he's apparently one of the elect who gets to be part of a bishopric. She contrasted this with me, and then paid me one of the best compliments I've had in recent times...

I'm not the world's best husband by any stretch of the imagination. I try, but with work and my endurance training, I'm not around as much as I could or should be, and then you factor in the racing on the weekends all summer...

Mrs. Koda said that I have never treated her in a way other than as a princess.

I do spoil her rather a lot, but she deserves it... Playing mother to the 5 Koda kids is more than anyone should be asked to do.

All that aside, I don't provide financial support to a corrupt organization so they can further their political agenda towards discriminatory policies and "invest" in overly priced mall building projects. And that makes me a bad person apparently.