I've been on this damn planet for centuries and let me just say that the scenery changes but the terms stay the same. I've watched as men could beat their wives because they felt they were out of line and it just be a part of life. But I'm glad to say it's looked down upon now, I literally killed a few husbands after watching them beat their wives, because...
With the last few items shoved into my bag, I zipped it up and tossed it along with my wife's into our car. Going back inside I walked into the kitchen where Marisa, my wife, was finishing up her breakfast. "Ready for the trip?" I asked her. With a mouth full of food she smiled and nodded. We were on our way this morning to a trip to a nice resort hotel a fe...
This all began a few months ago when I had to work late one night. Didn't really have to work late, but the wife and I have a newborn who's been crying non-stop. I know it's wrong for me to make up excuses to stay at work while my wife had to deal with the baby all by herself, but the crying had been driving me crazy. I work in an advertising firm; I've been...
I pulled into the parking lot of Bud's Bar, shut off the engine and then spent five minutes staring at the wall of the building in front of me as the voices in my head fought it out. One voice was saying: "Go on in there and get shitfaced" and the other voice was saying "You need to remain calm and be cool about this and you can't do that if you get drunk o...
Pete found working for a company whose CEO was a woman to be very much like working for any other company he'd worked for. He was praised and given good promotions when his work merited it, and he was very comfortable with the management culture at the company. He'd advanced to the point that he was now being considered for a top management position. It wou...
Ben and Katy's experience with George was quite different to that of Ben's rival, Jeff. Katy wasn't a meek mouse of a wife, she was a successful corporate lawyer and very ambitious to make money, and she didn't care what she had to do to get it. "You need to get this promotion Ben, your salary is now way behind mine, and I need you to keep up. What's your p...
Kay was 25 by now, but her well ordered life was completely going to plan. She had been brought up by a caring, disciplined, middle-class English family with her life mapped out for her, and now Kay was continuing to follow that map in her adult life. A grammar school education, followed by a degree in science from University, and then Kay was able to pick...
Lucy waited in line to speak to Santa. Her weight shifted nervously from one black stiletto heel to the other as she fidgeted with the bow in her curly blond hair. Most of the women in line had a child with them, but that didn't bother Lucy. Lucy looked up and down the line. Actually, all of the women had a child with them. Oh well, she needed to talk to the...
UNWANTED ASSISTANCE It was the annual United Way dinner and dance to reward the bosses of the companies who contributed the most and the chairmen and chairwomen in each company or agency that achieved 100% participation in the campaign. The annual campaign goal had been surpassed this year, so everyone was in a good mood. The meal was a buffet consisting of...
Beth was up early that morning as she was so excited about the day to come. She could barely go to sleep and from her tossing and turning all night I don't think she slept much. After she finally left the bedroom I fell back to sleep and slept till almost 10am. We had been invited to a party at her boss's house and she was excited about it. In the past thes...