It seemed like a regular day for an elderly couple, embroiled in the small moments and routines of life. A loving husband started noticing that his dear wife was perhaps not catching everything he said.
Despite his gentle suggestions that she might benefit from a hearing test, his wife didn’t seem to think anything was amiss. Determined to show her there might be more to it, he took matters into his own hands.
The husband, thinking smartly, decided to conduct a little experiment. While his wife busied herself in the kitchen, he went upstairs and readied a recorder, wanting to capture the interaction. Knowing she was preoccupied, he called down with a simple question, hoping to get her attention.
“Honey, what’s on the dinner menu?” he asked loudly, his voice echoing through their cozy home. Much to his surprise, there was no reply. Undeterred, he made his way downstairs, his footsteps respectful yet firm.
As he reached the floor where the living room sat snugly against the walls they’d shared many memories in, he asked once more, “Honey, what’s for supper?” Silence continued to be the only answer met with his earnest inquiry.
With a growing sense of curiosity, he moved a notch closer to the kitchen, where aromas of home-cooked meals often floated teasingly. “Honey, what’s for supper?” he questioned as he entered the more intimate quarters of their living space, yet silence greeted him again.
Feeling a mix of puzzlement and determination, he stood by the kitchen door now, convinced he was close enough to ensure his voice would be heard. “What’s for supper?” he called out, adding a gentle emphasis.
Finally, with all the playful persistence only a loving husband with a twinkle in his eye could muster, he gently approached his wife from behind as she stood, her back turned towards him, barely a breath away. Putting every bit of care and clarity into his voice, he asked, “Honey. What. Is. For. Supper?”
With a swift and knowing turn, she fixed him with a look of endearing exasperation, letting out the answer with a warm smile, “For goodness’ sake, Al, I’ve only been telling you, it’s CHICKEN!”
Needless to say, it turned out that it wasn’t her hearing after all, but perhaps his that had needed a little check – a delightful twist in the tale of everyday life, seasoned with a pinch of humor.
