10/9/2004 10:18:46 AM|||Amy|||I wonder how many divorces are started with a presidential election? I can say with some certainty that even if my husband and I weren't already getting a divorce as a direct result of the many ways in which our marriage has failed, we would both definitely be now considering seeing a lawyer. Last night I stayed in the kitchen and screamed at the tv screen as if I were some kind of rabid sports fan rooting for her team - but I was screaming things such as: you are such a moron, and oh my god, what an idiot and we are all doomed. And my husband stayed in the bedroom, chuckling over how, in his mind, Bush with his stunning intellect, unfailing logic and well rounded and well thought out stance on issues such as abortion and stem cell research was kicking Kerry ass.

I remember one of my co-workers telling me after the last election how he and his wife almost divorced over the ill will created in their home by their divergent viewpoints. I only chuckled in response, but I now realize that this may not have been something to chuckle over. I truly no longer recognize the man I married in the man he is now.

After the debate was over and all but one of the kids was in bed, our discussion began. As he stood there crowing over what he regards as Bush's victory and holding a baby fresh from her bath, I asked him repeatedly to not mention the issues on which Bush's stance makes me want to spew. Instead, I suggested, why don't we at least join each other in our concern over Kerry's responses which seemed a little scary - possibly what he said in response to re-instating the draft? But, my husband could only dwell on those things that Bush said which only crazy, religious-right people might think. So, I left the house and went outside and took a nap in the car.
|||109733644691207470|||The Presidential Election and Subsequent Divorce