She Left Me For an 80 Year Old Amish Man
I don’t get it.
OK. Well maybe I do.
My wife has this UNREAL fascination with the Amish community.
She reads books about them, watches movies about them.
MAKES FRIENDS with them.
She has this friend named Danny.
Danny is the leader of his Amish community about 45 miles outside Nashville.
It started so innocently…
Then we bought a bench from him…in which he mailed us a handwritten letter when it was done.
Then they became pen pals.
Now…when most people go to the Amish community to drive by the houses and stare…they are likely to see my wife in the window sipping on coffee and the kids playing with chickens and tires in the front yard.
In all honesty…i LOVE this about my wife.
It makes her so unique and I love the joy I see in her when she gets to visit her new friends.
I just got this text message…
RAIN IT DOWN
I have no significant other, but I just wanted to say that I love Amish folks too. I used to want to be Amish, because I had a fascination with pioneers, but I realized I couldn’t go back in time, so becoming Amish was the next best thing.
Totally is.
I totally have a thing for Amish people, too. I can’t quite explain it, but I am pretty sure it has everything to do with longing for simpler times.
What’s the name of this Amish community? I live south of Nashville and there’s an Amish community not far from here.
I’ll have to ask her.
If it’s Ethridge or Summertown that’s like 20 mins from my house. Pretty neat place.
Is she in Lobelville or Lewisburg or Monterrey or… someplace else? And has she experienced the joys of shopping at their grocery stores?
I’ll ask…
too funny!! I wish I could go on a buggy ride right now…sounds fun
It’s cold as CRAP here!!!
significant other? is danny single? i like almish folk too.
and by “almish” i meant amish. no clue where that l came from.
ha! and yes. he has like 25 kids
This may not be a big deal for some, but my husband honestly does not look at other women. He is not a Christian, so it is not part of his beliefs that we are one and he shouldn’t. He just doesn’t. He passes on inappropriate pictures when we are with others. Never remarks on other women when we are out. Doesn’t have posters on his wall or pictures on his PC. I know so many couples that think it is okay to look, but I feel it is disrespectful. As far as I know, he only has eyes for me. I love that about him. In my world, (fortunately/unfortunately) that makes him unique.
I think that is rad. NOt bad.
agreed! rare but totally RAD!
My husband wants to be a pro-wrestler. Still. At forty-one years of age.
He weighs maybe 169 pounds soaking wet.
But you know what? If he ever got his “dream job”…I’d totally watch him and scream “THE CHAIR…THE CHAIR! HIT HIM WITH THE CHAIR!”
I’d be his Miss Elizabeth. In a heartbeat. If only I could squeeze into one of those sequin dresses.
Dude. Miss Elizabeth. Cmon On!!! That is taking it waaaay back.
So here’s the deal ragamuffin. I married a man who was raised Amish and we live in the world’s largest Amish community in Holmes County, OH. We have a bed and breakfast and would like to cordially invite you and yours to find out even more than you already know. Check out our website at http://www.millerhaus.com, pick out a date, and DM on twitter @amishcountryliv. We’ll stuff you so full of mashed potatoes and gravy you might not make it back home! Danka!
PS – And if you want to do a little work and a little play check out our church at http://www.newpointe.org.
Oh Dear Lord. I may just delete this comment and surprise my wife with a trip!!!
Hey Los-Gotta tell ya-LeeAnn is one of THE nicest people that you will ever meet! I think you should take her up on it!
Dude, you just scored a trip for your wife by writing about her “quirk” sweet! My husband is passionate about fishing..not the fishing where he brings home a delicious dinner…bass fishing….enough said! I secretly find it HOT!
Wow that would be so cool! I think my biggest quirk is people watching. Some people just natuarally make me laugh. It is not like they do it on purpose; it just happens
There is a problem there for my, no significant other to share anything with. Maybe I have to many quirks to share.
My husband is obsessed with meteorology. I mean seriously, he LOVES the weather. He will cancel/avoid making plans in order to stay home and track storms on his radars and watch the clouds roll in. He emails our family and friends with his own forecasts, and they all call him when they need the latest on the weather (i.e. forecast for an upcoming road trip, “safe period” to travel from point A to point B without getting stuck in a storm, etc.). His excitement with the weather is so child-like and so darned cute, and I love him for it! As an added bonus, I NEVER have to worry about a tornado sneaking up and sucking me away…my hubby will be aware well in advance, and make sure I’m safely tucked into our “storm shelter” corner of the basement…ready-made with pillows, blankets, water, and a transistor radio.
Hey there is just something about the Amish! They have pretty much kicked materialism I am thinking… at least to a great degree.
My wife is pretty quirky… but in all the right ways… she loves kung foo and “blow em up” and even sci-fi movies. She likes first person shooter video games and is not above an Role Playing Game or two. She is killer on the paintball field and is an awesome mother and wife…
But I cannot for the life of me get her to call and order Pizza!!! She gets all anxious talking on the phone and all the questions just about give her an anxiety attack!
My wife is the same way. She sets the DVR for show on TLC about them.
That is so wonderful, Carlos! We spent the summer of 2008 in Amish country in PA. Roger called me one day from his cell, and he was laughing so hard he could barely talk. It seems an Amish man was driving his horse and buggy and talking on his cell phone! I just wish he had a picture of that.
I am wondering if his buggy has a charger?
I cant stand empty hangers in the closet and my wife likes weird stuff on her food
I love palindromes. I love palindromes in all naturally occurring instances, but I’m obsessed with palindromes on the odometer of our car. I was late to work the day it hit 100,001. I’m a dork, but my wife loves me.
My girlfriend is as much of a L O S T nut as I am. She is a little nerdy about it, and I absolutely love that!
not even sure where to start…
I just heard today that the book “Amish Grace” is very, very good. It’s about the forgiveness that the Amish displayed AFTER the schoolhouse shootings. You may want to recommend it to her!
i know where your wife is coming from. i used to live right next to an amish country store…i’d go in every once in a while…not so much for the homemade benches and beds…but more for the bonnets and buggies.
oh but i NEVER got a ride in the buggy. maybe i need to make a friend with an 80 yr old amish man as well!
but in all seriousness, taking time to learn the stories that each life holds…like the 80 year old amish man, is an education that is treasured above most things, but disregarded by most people.
your wife is an inspiration to all.
thanks for all you write.
My “significant other” is plural since we’re “all (the) single ladies” hoping that one day there’s a man who will “put a ring on it.” lol
I love them to pieces though – our joint quirk is that we refer to each other as “goonie.” Not because of the movie. We were all hanging out one evening and I was giving Ashley a back tickle by spelling words out on her back.
Me: how about this word?
Ash: tulip?
Me: yes! okay what about . . . THIS word?
Ash: ummmm . . . goonie?
Me: no! it’s ROOMIE.
Thus, Goonie stuck and we all refer to each other as “Goonie” or when we all agree on something we’re “in Goonity” or we ARE “The Goonity” (hittin’ some imago dei theology there! lol). We have a wreath with a “G” on our front door and we alternate goonie with “goonicus” or “goonster.”
Thanks for letting me share, I love my sisters so much.
My wife Joni loves tornados and loves it when the sky turns green.
bro, she must really love your amish beard!
Los – from that screen shot – your phone looks like the battery is going to die soon. Know how much you love that. Ha!