Monday morning and postie arrived. The Husband smiled as he signed for the new lights he had made for his car; three weeks they took to arrive.
When he came back his face altered, gone was the smile put in place for the postman, his bottom lip bulged and his voice sulked. “it’s too cold to put them on outside.” I frown and feel my ears stick up like a Hare on hearing a fox. I can feel it, something is coming … Together we gaze through the bifold doors to the garden, him clutching his parcel and thinking, me checking the birds still have food in the feeders. Suddenly he perked up, became animated, “I wonder, if I opened the doors and drove carefully over the deck, it’s not like its a scrappy old car. ”
He didn’t finish.
I spun to face him, a nerve in my cheek began to tic, my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth and I shivered, like someone walked over my grave. We silently faced each other for what seemed to be an imesurable amount of time.
“Sigh … okay it was only a thought” The zip nicked under his chin and drew blood as he fastened his jacket. His boots cracked the ice as they were slapped over the deck. I began to steady my breath. Then I recalled receiving such a look, it was delivered over half moon specticles and then knew … I had inherited The Look.
Have you used such a powerful look? Did it work. Leave me a comment I love to connect.
The photo’s were borrowed from adverts, thank you (Hadley glass and Auto trader) as I hadn’t cleaned the ducks calling card from the glass on the garden room and mister wasn’t keen on the numberplate showing or me sullying his car with a label saying not on my watch!
Reminds me of the song “The Look”. A very nice piece.
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Thanks Robbie, who sings it?
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Roxette – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYXczDB8VrY
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Yes ! I remember it now thank you Robbie. 🤣😂
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Oh yes, I have that look and everybody in the family are suddenly silent. LOL! I don´t use that often though;-))
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Like horrid medicine it only works if used sparingly 😀😁😂
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I have the Look, but I find it’s losing its power because I have to use it so often with three teenagers.
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They don’t need a look … way past eyeballing … *sigh* They need ignoring, slump in a chair pick your nose and grunt you will be surprised what will happen 🤣😂😃
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🙂 I’m going to try that.
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Go girl! Let me know ☺
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My dogs know they’ve done wrong when seeing ‘the look.’ And I once broke someone’s heart with a ‘look’. 💔It’s the only time I used this superpower, that some of us process, on another human being.
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“The Look”, isn’t it just part of being a female. It grows in power once you become a mother so I have observed 🙂
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Yes my children knew the look but I had thought it gone. I hadn’t used it for twenty years, didn’t give it a thought. Not only did I pass it and its power onto my daughter (head mistress and director of primary) I found it still works.
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Yes, you did 🙂
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Harsh 🙂
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George! *stomps foot* 😜
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You had me laughing from the beginning, Ellen! You also wrote the perfect words to go with this story. Yes, I have a look. When my kids were about 5 and 7-years old, I remember them saying “Uh-oh, Mom has that look again.” and they would run away screaming and laughing. I guess they picked it up at a young age, haha!
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I need mine rarely now days but it was good to know i hadn’t lost it. 😁😂😃
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I can’t even believe he suggested he drive his car onto the deck/patio 😂😂😂. Are you crazy, boy?! I absolutely have “The Look”. It doesn’t help that I have RBF (resting bitch face), either!
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The deck wasn’t the problem really, he wanted to bring it in the Garden room on our lovely maple floor! Indoors!
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I must have missed that part!!! OMFG!!! 😂😂😂😂
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Yep! If the look hadn’t worked it doesn’t bear thinking about?
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For sure!
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Today he builds a gate in the garden room 😲 He didn’t make eye contact just incase the look worked.
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😂😂😂😂
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Buut! Really i could have taken offence … or a fence hahahaa!
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BUAHAHAHAHAHA! Too funny!
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Sometimes I am *Huge grin*
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I definitely have a Look. It’s signature for all teachers to have one. You know. That one where despite all being fun and you’re the best teacher ever, you see someone doing something wrong (behaviour, I mean… obviously if they were doing a task wrong is help them!) You flash the Look and said child just stops, almost shrinks back into their spot and calm is restored! I’ve been known to use it when out and some other persons child is misbehaving… then I stop myself because I’m not at work!
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You definitely have perfected the look. Discipline with the eyes is powerful.
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It needs to be there especially as a teacher… or we’d lose our voices daily!
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I know I passed it to my daughter and she uses it frequently.
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Perfect!
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YES! The “Teacher Look” is essential to master and use often!!
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Totally!!!!
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The husband insists I have “the look”; I’m not so sure. But there are times when, when a look is all it takes for me to make my point! 😉
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Yep you have. But be wary of over using it.😎
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I have spectacles and am told, by my kids, when I look over them and stare it’s impossible not to laugh…eg, “Who stole my biscuit?” Offer the look and giggles burst forth…. I take this as a sign of total guilt… mirth distils and the biscuit is forgotten…. hmm…maybe not quite The Look then?
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You do not have … The Thing. I am afraid Gary. Biscuit thievery is a serious matter you need to perfect your look fast!
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Alas you are quite right indeed. Unfortunately I am rather to generous to my kids and they do take mischievous advantage. I shall henceforth take your advice!
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Good, it is as it should be. …* Hides her hobnobs*
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Lol, yes…alternative idea…new hiding place 🙃
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Lovely style of writing here! Yes. I have a look. I use it quite often and it has several grades ☺
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I think mine was a force nine as he backed down so fast.
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Hubby says I have ‘a look’ which instantly tells him that whatever the argument, he’s lost.
I’m at a loss. We rarely argue, and I only look at him over the top of my specs…………………
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Yes that’s the one! Thank you for reading. 😘
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Haha. 😀
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