"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have
to
> be the daddy."
> "Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my
> heart.
The bold part is what really got me. And the average woman doesn't understand why men don't want to be with them. I mean, why would I as a man ever want to live with, or have a child with, a woman who saw me as a failed parent simply because I'm a man?
Anyway... I do think you should in some way let your sister-in-law know where you stand on email forwards like this. If she's sent a number of them to you point them all out as a general problem, but if this is the first one, tell her up front that this kind of material offends you, and explain why.
And while on the topic of email forwards, there's one I've got called "guys rules."
(I added emphasis to a few)
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn A Folsom Jr.
To:
[email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 9:25 PM
Subject: UNICORN: Guy's Rules (worth the read, i promise)
We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the
> rules from the male side. These are our rules!
>
> Please note... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!
>
> 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put
> it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us
> complaining about you leaving it down.
>
> 1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the
> tides. Let it be.
>
> 1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it
> that way.
>
> 1. Crying is blackmail.
>
> 1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do
> not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just
> say it!>
> 1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every
> question.
>
> 1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's
> what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.>
> 1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.
>
> 1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In
> fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
>
> 1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect
> us to act like soap opera guys.
>
> 1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
>
> 1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the
> ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
>
> 1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it
> done Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it
> yourself.
>
> 1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during
> commercials.
>
> 1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.
>
> 1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
> Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit.
> We have no idea what mauve is.
>
> 1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.
>
> 1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like
> nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the
> hassle.
>
> 1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer
> you don't want to hear.
>
> 1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is
> fine...Really.
>
> 1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to
> discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or monster
> trucks.
>
>
> 1. You have enough clothes.
>
> 1. You have too many shoes.>
> 1. I am in shape. Round is a shape.
>
> 1. Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the
> couch tonight, but did you know men really don't mind that, it's like
> camping.
>
> Pass this to as many men as you can - to give them a laugh.
> Pass this to as many women as you can - to give them a bigger laugh!!
