Take It Or Leave It

(My parents have been married for 21 years, and whenever we ask my dad how my mom has put up with his antics over the years, he replies with one of three things.)

Dad: “She was super drunk when she married me, and now she’s in too deep.”

Dad: “She doesn’t have the patience to train another one.”

Dad: “I’m too sexy for her to stay away.”

(When asked the same question, my mom always says:)

Mom: “I stayed for your brother.”

(My parents often joke that my mom married my dad for my brother, as my brother is from my dad’s first marriage.)

Mom: “He isn’t 18 yet, and whoever leaves gets the kids!”