How Do You Convince The Wife Your Not Crazy

Preparation, Preparedness & Prevention Disaster Preparation & Planning
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1st off im new to the forum, with recently picking up an M4, and i like forums, sooo i was checking this one out and came across this section, man i thought i was the only person that felt the need to “hord”

Anyhooo…

Like the title says…how do you convince the wife that its all for a good cause…i tell her, just think of the people that think im goofy,…they wont know what hit’um…and when/if the time comes, that all the thought and perp potentially pays off…i assure her im doing these things to protect her and our children…she seems that its a good idea but on a side note she gives me a “look”…we are still young though, so i would think people my age around here would think…well im not real sure what they would think, besides i havnt told a sole, even close family that im “hording”…ok

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A great way to convince people you aren’t nuts is to use proper English spelling, grammar, and capitalization.

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Search for the disaster / shtf movie thread. Add all those movies and shows to your netflix queue and begin watching them with her. After 2 movies and half a season of “Survivors” she asked what would we do in that situation. So began the prepping :slight_smile:

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thanks for the great info…ill try to remember that while you are bleesing me with your perfectness…

i got my point across so why give me shit?

if you cant understand then just move on, esay as that

thats just the way i wanted to be welcomed to the site…maybe ill second guess being apart of it…:suicide2:

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Going to need some thicker skin for this site. Take it as tough love.:wink:

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‘How to convince the wife you’re not crazy’…first, start by taking the lightbulb out of your ass…then loosen the screws on the tinfoil helmet…and, finally, drive through a getto really slow and tell her that you hope the car doesn’t break down because you left your (insert favorite firearm) at home! :wink:

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:lol: Whos bringin the popcorn

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You can’t convince a woman she is wrong.

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I kinda like her thinking I’m crazy so she leaves me alone.

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Welcome to the site, OP.

QuietShootr is correct. You need to have a thick skin here. You could have easily responded by recognizing the deficiency in your communication and apologized instead of getting defensive. It’s not a good way to start. You should read this: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: an M4C Style Guide, particularly this section:

Mechanics and Style.
The Good: Proper grammar and syntax count, and the more professionally you represent yourself in writing, the better the impression that you will make upon your fellow members. We recognize that not every member has the same ability to express himself (or herself) in writing, and if you happen to fall short while doing the best you can, all will be forgiven.
The Bad: The larger internet culture seems to embrace a much looser style of communication that dispenses with proper capitalization, punctuation or other fundamentals, and is more liberal in the use of crass language. This is not the place for such shorthand, nor is anyone here going to be impressed by your profanity.
The Ugly: Younger members, in particular, seem to struggle with this. In the interest of perfect clarity, here’s the bottom line: we expect every member to be as professional as possible, and if you have the tools in your toolbox to do it right, please use them.

Since you are new to the site, I would suggest reading as many of the stickies as you can, there’s a lot of good info there.

As far as convincing the wife goes, point to the many recent natural disasters here in America and abroad. If she needs more reason than that, just take up preparation as a hobby and tell her it’s just what you like to do. If all you’re getting is a “look,” I don’t see what the problem is. That’s just what wives do.

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…because they’re all crazy :slight_smile:

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I like this idea…I like to fart a lot and that also helps with her leaving me alone. :lol:

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I usually stick with wearing black dress socks, ragged shorts and my favorite sandals when we go shopping. About 1 out of 100 times she lets me do it :suicide2:

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If she can’t see how the country/world is spiraling down the crapper then maybe she is the crazy one. Rose colored glasses work up until the SHTF and then the unprepared cry and scream thinking someone should bail them out because they blew it out their rear thinking it could not happen to them.

Do what you feel is right and try to help open her eyes by making her aware of the world around her.

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Convincing women is easy, just go slow and take an approach to which they can relate.

Stage 1) “man, another hurricane…just look at those poor bastards. Sure hope nobody gets hurt. Particularly kids…I always worry about the kids.”

Stage 2) “God, more hurricanes down in the gulf. Man, they sure have great beaches but I’m starting to be glad we live on the coast/in the mountains/in Ohio/in NYC”.

Stage 3) "You know, we don’t get hurricanes…but if we ever get hit with a major earthquake/tornado/ice storm/riot, what would we do about the kids/your sister/your mother?

Stage 4) “I’ve been thinking about earthquakes/riots/avalanches/realistic threats of some kind which do not require any particular political allegiance to believe in and just in case, I picked up a couple of days’ worth of supplies, just to last us in case we ever have to wait for the red cross or whatever. As long as the kids/your retarded cousin/your dog is fine, that’s the main thing.”

Stage 5) “I picked up a couple of extra things because they were on sale…check this out, your favourite soup. I figured we could have some tonight, and keep some with the other earthquake/forest fire/major snowfall stuff.”

Stage 6) “You know, we’re pretty well set up. I know everybody we know on this block is cool, but I was thinking about that new guy. He’s probably fine, I guess. But you know how I have a couple of guns…I was just thinking about how if it were me, I’d want the supplies. Anyway I’m just thinking I should make sure we’re stocked up on ammo. Just to make sure that, you know, if things somehow go fucked or whatever, you and the kids are 100% taken care of.”

Start by thinking about what will appeal to them about survival. Women worry about their kids and their families. Don’t seem crazy, seem 10% more protective than an average guy.

That should work, because frankly you shouldn’t BE crazy. You should just BE a little more protective than the average guy. That’s what survival is about. My wife never thinks of me as crazy, because I don’t come off crazy. I come off as rational and relaxed, but with an unshakable drive to make sure she’s safe. She loves it because she feels well protected.

Stuff like this is all in the delivery IMO.

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Just talk to her about all of the stuff that is going on in the world and get her involved in the process. Try out different foods that you want to stock up on. Make sure that she likes them.

It is just like paying car insurance…you pay it ever month but hope that you never need to file a claim.

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ok, thanks alot guys…and i want to start off by saying i was alittle off base jumping on the fella about my typing/spelling…ect…i have to blame that one on my W.V. wife…LOL i guess trying to keep up with her english, spelling, grammer ect… only hurt me…HAHA, no honeslty, ive never been good at all that jazz, and im sorry you all, and anyone on any other forum has to deal with it…

also i have read alot of info on here befor i even joined the site, i thought it had lots of stright people and info so i joined…

but i did join the site to seriously help myself learn and prep, for the uncertain future…

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Welcome whiteknuckels, you’ve come to the right place. This is the most professional and informative site on the web and you’ll find a wealth of info here from some really experienced and knowledgeable people. Thick skin would be a good tool to have in your toolbox at times, though.

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I absolutely agree with misanthropist, and that type of thinking is what worked with my wife. We live in Tampa, do hurricane preparation is a way if life.

I started out with just the basic supplies as provided in list form from the local papers. I then moved on to a bug out bag for each of us, then additional supplies around the house, and we just recently agreed to stock up with a months worth of food.

It’s not going to happen overnight, or even as quickly as you want it to. I had to show her the ultimate benefit of being prepared before she really understood. Pointing out and discussing the problems in other areas of the country, and the world, has not been difficult over the last year with so many natural disasters. The key is letting her make the decision to move forward.

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When it comes to stocking up on food, it is pretty simple…

“No one has figured out how to live without it”

Kudos to the forum for getting this thread back on track without intervention.