I love those Swiffer commercials with Lee and Morty Kaufman. I was even more thrilled to discover they are a real, married couple. Huffington Post
What makes them so appealing? For me, it's the fact that they love each other and genuinely enjoy each other's company.
My parents had a volatile relationship involving a lot of anger and yelling. Leave It to Beaver, Father Knows Best, and the like, made me think my family was abnormal, shameful.
Maybe it was. I would like to think so.
But I grew up with friends whose families were just as dysfunctional. I truly don't know which kind of family is more prevalent. Maybe there really are lots more families who don't scream hateful words at each other.
I had a glorious view of one such family when I married my second husband. I adored his father and mother and the way they treated each other with respect. Their very large, very frequent family gatherings generated less drama than a single gathering of my immediate family.
So I feel good - and a little envious- when I see a couple like Lee and Morty who have been together for decades and still love and respect each other.
It's like a fairy tale. And they lived happily ever after.
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