so lynn "commandeered" me to assist her with her books from work. i found myself adding up rows of figures and entering the sums in blanks. when i made a snide remark about how wonderful it was to do this sort of work, and lynn protested, i laughed, chided, "the attitude comes free."

lynn laughed at that, and said: "whatever happened to the boyfriend who used to want to help me out?"

and i responded: "he turned into the husband who had no choice."