> > Dear Abby
> >
> > I have been so blessed in my life. Great parents, great wife and kids,
> > great job, and great education.
> >
> > When I finally retired, I could hardly wait to spend time enjoying my
> > favorite pastime -- bass fishing. I got my own little fishing boat and
> > tried to get my wife to join me, but she just never liked fishing.
> > Finally, one day at the Bait &Tackle Shop, I got to talking to Sam the
> > shop owner who it turned out loves bass fishing as much as I do. We
> > quickly became fishing buddies. As I said the wife doesn't care about
> > fishing; she not only refuses to join us she always complains that I
>spend
> > too much time fishing.
> >
> > A few weeks ago Sam and I had the best fishing trip ever. Not only did I
> > catch the most beautiful bass you've ever seen, only a few minutes later
> > Sam must have caught his twin brother! So I took a picture of Sam
>holding
> > up the two nice bass that we caught and showed the picture to the wife
> > hoping that maybe she'd get interested. Instead she says she doesn't
>want
> > me to go fishing at all anymore! And she wants me to sell the boat! I
> > think she just doesn't like to see me enjoying myself.
> >
> > What would you do? Tell the wife to forget it and continue my hobby or
> > quit fishing and sell the boat as she insists?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > A fisherman
> >
> >
> > P.S. I have enclosed the picture of Sam showing off the bass we caught.
> >
> > I have been so blessed in my life. Great parents, great wife and kids,
> > great job, and great education.
> >
> > When I finally retired, I could hardly wait to spend time enjoying my
> > favorite pastime -- bass fishing. I got my own little fishing boat and
> > tried to get my wife to join me, but she just never liked fishing.
> > Finally, one day at the Bait &Tackle Shop, I got to talking to Sam the
> > shop owner who it turned out loves bass fishing as much as I do. We
> > quickly became fishing buddies. As I said the wife doesn't care about
> > fishing; she not only refuses to join us she always complains that I
>spend
> > too much time fishing.
> >
> > A few weeks ago Sam and I had the best fishing trip ever. Not only did I
> > catch the most beautiful bass you've ever seen, only a few minutes later
> > Sam must have caught his twin brother! So I took a picture of Sam
>holding
> > up the two nice bass that we caught and showed the picture to the wife
> > hoping that maybe she'd get interested. Instead she says she doesn't
>want
> > me to go fishing at all anymore! And she wants me to sell the boat! I
> > think she just doesn't like to see me enjoying myself.
> >
> > What would you do? Tell the wife to forget it and continue my hobby or
> > quit fishing and sell the boat as she insists?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > A fisherman
> >
> >
> > P.S. I have enclosed the picture of Sam showing off the bass we caught.
