Spartacus, A Lion is Eating Your Wife!

Raoul’s Two Cents: April 26, 2024

Twitterpated

WARNING: Just my opinion. Move on to the jokes if you’re not interested.

I enjoy watching my grandsons grow up.

Yesterday on our way to basketball practice, we passed by two teens exchanging (what appeared to be) their first kiss on the steps of a fenced community. “What was that?!” I exclaimed. “I don’t know,” my grandson giggled and both their eyes grew wide and shocked. But, as soon as we turned the corner, they were back to their basketball conversation like nothing had happened … such innocent kids!

During my preteen years, I didn’t know what girls were like. Sure I had sisters and cousins but they didn’t count — they weren’t real girls. Growing up in an all-boy Catholic school, my batch mates were clueless about these “heavenly creatures.” What do they eat? What do they talk about? How do you start a conversation? What do they smell like? Are they soft like a Teddy Bear? I was fascinated by almost every girl I met. If any girl would talk to me, I would fall in love.

I asked my grandsons if they had any lady friends and they said NO! — almost like saying “why would you even ask a dumb question like that?” Think about this — these boys go to school with girls everyday but they never speak to them unless they are required to. It’s exactly like the scene in Bambi where the boy animals get “twitterpated” by the more mature damsels who lay traps with their alluring glances and seductive poses.

Men, do you remember those years? Wasn’t life so wonderfully exciting? Where did all the chivalry go? I think when we lost our innocence, we started to objectify our women. Not good!

Women, instead of competing with you, would you rather that your man love you, be delicate with your hearts and treat you like the weaker vessels (physically) that you really are?

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So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called ‘woman,’
for she was taken out of man.” — Genesis 2: 21-23

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There is so much talk today about gender rights, equality and respect. Let’s get this straight: Men and women are different but we are equal in God’s eyes and we were made to complement and not compete with each other. It’s important to understand our roles. God is a God of order and this is His beautiful plan. Let’s not mess it up. We still have so much to learn from each other, don’t we?

But this is just me. And I’m preaching to myself.

TGIF people!

Raoul

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“Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.” – Bertrand Russell

“He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.” – Madeline Miller

“Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone – and finding that that’s ok with them.” – Alain de Botton

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JOKE OF THE WEEK

Thanks to Art of Sierra Madre, CA

Parting Shots

Thanks to Art of Sierra Madre, CA

Thanks to Drew of Anaheim, CA

Thanks to Bob of Placentia, CA

Thanks to Tom of Pasadena, CA

Thanks to Nani of San Juan, Philippines

Thanks to Drake of Washington, DC

Thanks to Mike of New York

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My good friend (and jokester) Terry and I came up with this.

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