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WIFE and I have been married for 149 years, one of the things that makes our deal work out is the ability to know when to say “you are right I was wrong.” It’s not easy!
We have all the big stuff figured out: religion, politics, who gets to hold the remote. When we battle it’s over the death of a thousand paper cuts, like, um, leaving your shoes in the middle of the stairs, or despite the fact that we have two sinks, mine always, and I mean always has girl hair in it. I don’t have girl hair, never have, but somehow girl hair ends up in my sink, I mean why the H-E double hockey sticks do we have two sinks if we don’t stick to our sink! It’s Chaos!
Wait, what was I talking about? Not Wendy Williams, definitely not play dates with mommies. Drunk mommies, absentee mommies. Nope.
Tumbleweed…
Tumbleweed…
Yes! Apologizing. There are times, and not many when I have been, dare I say it, wrong. Flat as$ wrong about something. When that happens, I am close to man enough to admit that I am wrong…close.
150 years ago when WIFE and I met, we made up the “ I was wrong song.” It’s much better than apologizing and should be used when you are flat out wrong. I have no idea how the song was born, most likely when WIFE who was just GIRLFRIEND at the time did something wrong and then burst into song.
It’s a catchy little tune that lightens the mood. Everyone in our family knows the words to the “I was wrong song” and has the ability to call “wrong” on another person in our house.
The “I was wrong song” generally breaks the tension of a argument with your spouse, kids, spouse and kids. You can add a kick line, rap it, do it naked, in costumes, wearing a funny hat, your call on the production values. You do have to stand to sing, other than that, let your freak flag fly!
Here are the basic lyrics: picture Ethel Merman in her hey day belting this out while people in pineapple hats dance around her.
The I Was Wrong Song”
I was wrong,
You were right
I am sorry we got into this fight
I am wrong
You’re so right
I am so sorry we got into thiiiiis fight
Repeat, dance, wiggle your butt, and the fight is over.
DAD put together a short demo. video to give you an idea. Since nobody in my family would go on camera admitting they were wrong to anything, DAD used LaLa.
Enjoy, try it, try it out or share your “I’m sorry traditions.” Remember to like DAD on Facebook, every time you do Angela Jolie gets a wrinkle. True Story.
