Decision Making

Gumpy was always pretty clear who made the decisions in his household and he gave me some great advice when I was preparing to get married.  He sat me down and said,

"When your Grandmother and I decided to get married, we agreed that I would make all of the big decisions and she would handle all the small ones.  You know, we've been married for over 50 years and there hasn't been a big decision yet!"

Ema didn't find this nearly as funny as I did, but in reality, they always shared the big decision making.  While it seemed that they bickered all the time, when a decision was made, you could not divide them.  I hope I remember their example when we have kids.