Ask The Smiths

We love our holidays and celebrate them with wild abandon.  Each has traditions that have been tweaked and fine tuned over the years.  New Year’s Eve is no exception. On New Year’s Eve, as part of our annual countdown to midnight, we do end of the year interviews.  For the past six years, I’ve pulled out a list of questions and placed each of the Bringers of Mayhem in front of our Christmas tree. It is one of our traditions I look forward to the most each year.  As they have developed as individuals their answers have morphed from simple words into eloquent thoughts. Watching this change happen every year has been immensely enjoyable. In accordance with my “if I want you to do it I’ll do it too” parenting style I would also position myself in front of the camera. I didn’t put much emphasis on the way my answers changed.  This past New Year’s Eve my sister had a request that The Bearded One and I answer some couples questions. While this may seem like an adorable request to make of a newlywed couple he and I weren’t feeling the newlywed love vibes.

Our first holiday season as married partners attempting to blend our two worlds was a series of train wrecks. Factor in holiday financial stressors and we weren’t feeling anything but frustration.  My sister knew this. My sister is one of my closest friends and my rock. She also firmly believes that 90% of relationship problems can be solved when you remember why you’re building your life with that person.  The other 10%? Well that’s what divorce lawyers are for. I won’t say she’s right, because she already knows she is.

So on New Year’s Eve, The Bearded One and I sat next to each other, engulfed in our strife, and answered questions while my sister live streamed it on Facebook.  By the end, we were laughing and she was asserting we are a strange couple. We are. But sis, there is absolutely nothing wrong with wandering around the woods at night as long as you’re prepared!  Did the Q&A solve all our problems? Absolutely not. That’s what therapists are for. But, working on your shit should be fun sometimes and answering random questions about our life together was fun.  Later that evening a few friends shared they would love to see us answer questions again. We figured why not, but the questions would have to come from others. The decision on when it happened was tossed into my court to figure out.  After some thought, and seeing how busy our life is, I settled on twice a year. May and December. Yeah, next month. Surprise!
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Here’s how this will work, on May 10th at 9pm we’ll go live on the Malice in Wonderland Facebook page.  Questions are due by noon on the 10th. Either comment them below, send them through a Facebook message, or text me if we’re cool like that. We’ll hang out for about fifteen minutes on Facebook. If we make it through the questions sent in then we may take some during the live feed but do NOT bank on this.  If there is something you want to know, and there is literally no limit to what you are allowed to ask, then send it in by NOON on the 10th!

I’ll post the aftermath either on here or YouTube or both.  Who knows. Like with my life, I’m making this shit up as I go and calling it a plan when it all comes together.

If you got questions, get to asking! 

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