tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post8402315532803872274..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: The Ineffectiveness of NaggingCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-75773523583108947962013-07-06T16:11:58.792-07:002013-07-06T16:11:58.792-07:00My Mother had a black-belt in nagging. But even th...My Mother had a black-belt in nagging. But even the best can get sloppy, and that's where I got my first hint of the blue-pill.<br /><br />Mom: Your jacket stinks. It needs to go to the cleaners!<br />Me: No problem. When does the next load go out?<br />Mom: It went out this morning!<br /><br />That is when I realized that nagging wasn't about getting something done. Nagging is simply an unhappy woman's attempt to make everyone around her as unhappy as she is.Phil Galtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-62976629868180518152013-07-04T04:37:51.680-07:002013-07-04T04:37:51.680-07:00My ex-wife's nagging was especially annoying, ...My ex-wife's nagging was especially annoying, because she'd wait until precisely the moment when it was impossible to act on the nag to start tearing me down.<br /><br />Like waiting until we were in the car on the way to church on Sunday to start a 30 minute nag over something that can only be done during the week during business hours.<br /><br />Or waiting until we were on our way out on a vacation to nag me about something she wanted done on the yard or around the house.<br /><br />She's the one who wanted the divorce, but as these memories come flowing back, more and more I think it was a great idea.Eric S. Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378001500010545127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-18451339812009459442013-07-03T10:27:19.573-07:002013-07-03T10:27:19.573-07:00Just simply saying "no" works.
They can...Just simply saying "no" works.<br /><br />They can't physically make us do it. AND they could always change the oil, paint the house, etc. on their own if they want to.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-17424810813287976782013-07-03T09:54:27.121-07:002013-07-03T09:54:27.121-07:00I got it down to a mere raising of one eye brow.I got it down to a mere raising of one eye brow.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-63926383793332761752013-07-03T09:51:59.751-07:002013-07-03T09:51:59.751-07:00Like the saying goes, "There is no reason to ...Like the saying goes, "There is no reason to badger him every six months, he heard you the first time and will get to it." <br /><br />I used to have a list of things to do on the basement door, (The Honey-do List) and every time she would mention something on it, even though she could see me working my way through it, I would put a "mark" next to it - that meant that it was moved to the bottom of the list and would be worked on after everything "above" it was finished. So the more she badgered me, the longer it took for it to get done. <br /><br />Eventually, they learn... It was either that, or get her a shock collar and train her with some negative reinforcement... I was sorely tempted to get her a shock collar...Hen peckednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-40290940882348843932013-07-03T08:07:56.692-07:002013-07-03T08:07:56.692-07:00My wife knows nagging doesn't work so she does...My wife knows nagging doesn't work so she doesn't do it much more than her instincts seem to demand.<br /><br />Sometimes I ask her to nag me later about something as a reminder.Chris Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-505589689275289112013-07-03T05:19:52.175-07:002013-07-03T05:19:52.175-07:00Ha! You think you can nag naggers into not naggin...Ha! You think you can nag naggers into not nagging!? I smell a contradiction.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747859029040319691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-33327555577656532662013-07-03T04:49:25.327-07:002013-07-03T04:49:25.327-07:00When my wife nags I just tune her out. She knows t...When my wife nags I just tune her out. She knows that shit won't work with me, but just can't help it. I've never given in to this ploy and don't plan on changing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com