Clint Edwards was happily living with his wife named Mel and together with their three children. It was a wondrous ten years of marriage, and they wanted to live a peaceful life, yet the couple sometimes had to face hardships in their relationship. Clint was a parenting blogger and did not expect a situation where his mother would make a commentary about his loving wife. Later, the husband decided to do something about this matter that would make his mother silent. He thought of a perfect response that would surprise his mother. The way that he did it was posted on the internet became a viral sensation that would pique the interest of the people.
A Parenting Blogger Does Not Expect Her Mother To Criticize His Wife, But He Has A Perfect Response To Her
A Happy Life
In the year 2004, Clint Edwards was married to Mel and had a happy life living with each other. Later in their relationship, her wife Mel had given birth to three lovely children and made a plan for their future, especially for the young ones. The couple endured every difficulty they had to face and supported each other in times of need. It also included how they planned every little thing in their lives and even the things that they would want to buy. There was an incident that happened in the year 2017, which could test their relationship. That year, the couple had a big problem in their relationship.
A Happy Life
Separated Parents
At a young age, Clint had experienced having separated parents, and it affected his life as he grew up. It changed the perception of Clint towards life. Clint’s mother was the only person who took care of him. She tried her very best to overcome the situation. She gave everything she could for his son. It was every mother’s way of giving their love to their child, and Clint had felt the affection coming from her mother. When Clint understood that he had no father that would guide him on his life, it affected every decision he made in his life. However, it was a surprise when he chose his future.
Separated Parents
He Was Inlove
Clint did not consider having a family in the future because of the trauma that happened when he was young, yet he did not expect it to change his perception in life when he met his wife, Mel. He understood that he was in love. Clint knew that he was meant for the person Clint saw that day, and later, tried to court Mel during their younger days until they became a couple. Then, he asked the hands of his wife, which led to marriage. Soon after their marriage, they became the parents of three children. Tristen was their ten-year-old kid, Norah, who was only seven-years-old, and their youngest child, Aspen.
He Was Inlove
A Loving Father
Clint was determined to take care of his children as a loving father. He knew the feeling of a child that had been separated from his father. He also knew how it felt for someone not to have a male model in his life. It inspired him to do his best to be involved in their kids’ lives. He shared his experience with his kids. He could say that taking care of his kids was “snarky, needy, wonderful, and frustrating.” When he took care of his kids, the father realized the idea that he had to change the way of his life. It was the time that he would start a new life with his kids.
A Loving Father
Daddy Blogger
When he tried doing various things as a father like taking care of his bills and changing the diapers of his child at the time, He knew it was hard, but fun being a parent. After he experienced life with his family, he chose to do another passion. The father of the family wanted to write about his life. Later, he published his blog named “No Idea What I’m Doing: A Daddy Blog.” Even though he had a primary job as a student services coordinator at Oregon State University, he was still a loving husband and father to his family. He always managed a way to find a chance to write a blog.
Daddy Blogger
No Proper Guidance
Ten years later, when Clint’s parents were separated, he was informed that his father had passed away. He was only nineteen years old when the incident happened in his life. Clint even wrote in his blog on what happened on that day. Every detail he knew about his father’s passing and how it affected his life after that day. At the time when he was a child until he grew up, he had no guidance from his father that could make him a better person or even happy memories at the time his parents were separated.
No Proper Guidance
A Loving Mother
Even though he did not have a father to lead or inspire him as he grew up, Clint was fortunate to have a loving mother. His mother gave him everything he needed and supported him. She loved him so much that he would do anything to make him a better man. On this day, Clint had a strong bond with his mother, and no one could ever break it. The life of his mother was difficult. She needed to do two different jobs to make a living. After her work, Clint’s mother would try to bond with her children to make sure her children felt loved.
A Loving Mother
Cooking Lesson
At the time when he was living with her mother, Clint was taught how to cook a pancake while on the phone, and her mother was at her work. Little by little, they practiced every method that her mother knew even though she was busy. He acknowledged his mother’s effort to raise them, giving them what they needed, supported him as he was now. The mother gave the love that they needed even when they did not have a father to guide them. However, when Clint made his own family, his relation with his mother would be put on the test because of an unforeseen mother and son conversation.
Cooking Lesson
A Mother’s Question
It was an average Saturday afternoon when Clint wanted to call his mother because of how he missed his mother. He wanted to ask his mother if she was doing fine on her side and what she was doing during that day. It was a typical day while he was washing his dishes, yet he did not expect his mother would ask something that would shock him. Clint did not expect the question asked by his mother, which temporarily stunned him at his location. He did not know how to respond, and he could not think properly because of his mother’s question.
A Mother’s Question
She Questioned His Son’s Wife
When Clint was washing the dishes in their house, he did not expect his mother’s question. She asked about his wife, an inquiry that Clint did not expect. It threw him off guard because of his mother’s statement. Clint’s mother asked, “Doesn’t it bother you that Mel won’t keep a cleaner house?” After an inquiry had been asked, Clint did not know how to react. He even did not know what the perfect answer to the question of his mother was. After thinking of a solution, he finally understood what to reply to his mother’s query.
She Questioned His Son’s Wife
Different Era
Clint personally admitted that “I didn’t really know how to respond to my mother, so I floundered,” on his experience during that day with his mother. During a conversation with her mother, he thought genuinely about what he would reply to on his end. He took a couple of seconds, thinking about what he would answer. Later, Clint considered his mother’s way of living during her generation, which differed in the modern era. It was the time he realized that his mother had different personal views on the matter, which was why she questioned his wife about doing some chores on their house.
Different Era
Different Generation
Clint’s mother had lived in the boomer generation. It was the era where people were born in World War II and called the baby boom. Clint stated that “I believe my mother’s perception of our house really reflects the era she grew up in.” He realized a lot of stuff with his mother, like the different era where she was born, and the modern era where it had gender equality. Clint also shared that he knew the attitude of his mother towards the cleanliness of their house. However, during that moment, he also recalled something from his father.
Different Generation
A Piece Of Advice
When Clint was having a conversation with her mother, he recalled a piece of advice coming from his father. It was the words which he could not forget. It was about finding a potential wife. He could only think about his father at that point. The advice that was given by Clint’s father was, “Stop by her house unexpectedly. See how it looks in there. You can tell a lot about a woman by how she keeps her house.” It was why Clint considered the little advice given by his father on their relationship with his wife.
A Piece Of Advice
Playing Around The House
Clint and Mel were married for more than ten years. They were happily living with each other for a long time. Together with their three children playing around the house and the busy couple about their responsibilities, they did not think about the cleanliness of their home. Their house was far from being tidy because of the working couple that did not have too much to clean around. However, Clint thought about it, and he was not troubled about the mess inside their house. It was the moment when he understood what his father meant in the piece of advice.
Playing Around The House
A Responsible Home Maker
In the era, Clint’s parents were wedded, people followed gender norms and stereotypes, which included her mother. People living in that period, the wife would be responsible for keeping their house tidy and accountable with their kids. The husband in that era was needed to find work to pay for their necessities. Clint realized what he would reply to her mother. He based the idea on the time when her mother was born and how people lived in that era. Clint understood how to respond to his mother’s question. He was ready to answer his mother when he realized what his mother meant.
A Responsible Home Maker
Expressing Her Experience
Clint had understood that her mother did not want to hurt her wife. However, she wanted to express her experience when she was still with her husband as a loving wife and a responsible mother. They would do chores and responsibilities inside their house. He also realized that his house was not tidy enough, which made his mother worried about them. He confessed that “I will admit, though, there is often kid clutter, dishes in the sink, and half-finished art projects on the counters,” and he described every detail inside his house that made his mother feel that his wife was irresponsible.
Expressing Her Experience
It Did Not Bother Him
Clint did not prioritize finding a neat and tidy wife but a loving mother who would take care of his kids. He also did not have the same qualities that his father wanted. Clint stated, “I will also admit, [our house] isn’t as clean as my mother’s home, but that doesn’t bother me. In fact, I don’t really think about that at all.” He admitted that his house was not orderly as his mother would see, but it did not bother him. He only wanted to be with his wife and children happily residing in their home.
It Did Not Bother Him
Happy To Be With His Wife
At that moment, Clint remembered every beautiful thing about his wife. He cherished his partner, Mel, and he loved her. Clint described his thoughts and said, “I thought about how I liked what she had to say. I thought about how she made me feel,” He also added on the statement, “I thought about how she smiled a lot. I liked that. I thought about how she was sweet and thoughtful and how she seemed like the kind of mother I’d want for my Children.” as he was happy to be with his wife.
Happy To Be With His Wife
The Best Response
Clint shared the moment with her mother when she asked the question about his lovely wife. He said that “I didn’t really know how to respond to my mother, so I floundered. I never really know what to say in moments like this,” as Clint was confused about what he was going to reply to his mother’s question. He thought as hard as he could until he found an answer to his mother’s inquiry. It was the best response he had to the point that the statement became viral on the internet because of the people that were interested in his story.
The Best Response
Right Solution
The answer of Clint to his mother’s question did not have anger, nor was it defensive. He thought very hard for the right solution that would not offend her mother. People knew that it was easy to reply to that kind of inquiry, yet Clint knew that his mother did not have malicious meaning to her query. It was the time he managed to find the correct statement he would say to his mother after gathering “a few moments of struggling to find the right words.” at that moment, he knew what he would be going to do.
Right Solution
Spending His Life With The One He Loves
At the time when he was still washing the dishes in their house, Clint had finally gotten the right answer to his mother’s question. He replied to his mother, “I didn’t get into this marriage for a clean house. I got into it because she seemed like someone I could spend my life with,” as he described how he loved his wife. He also added, “I see our marriage as a partnership, so cleaning is as much my responsibility as it is hers.” His words are full of determination after he got the perfect reply for his mother.
Spending His Life With The One He Loves
Unexpected Reaction
After Clint answered the inquiry of his mother, he soon realized that the mother was silent on the other end of the phone call. He could tell that his mother was surprised because of what he had said. The only thing Clint was sure of was that his mother still did not reply to his statement. However, after a couple of seconds, His mother gave another comment about the thing he said. At that point, Clint was shocked because of the remark that was given by his mother. He did not expect the reaction of his mother, especially when she was born in an era where a wife was doing household responsibility.
Unexpected Reaction
Mustering Her Bravery
After Clint replied to the question of his mom, Clint’s mother had gathered all the courage she could get just to say what she wanted. After mustering her bravery toward the subject, She tried to make a response on her son’s answer, which amazed his son. Clint was surprised at what his mother told him and did not believe that he would hear it from his mother. He did not expect that she would react to her son’s statement. The only thing Clint had felt was that he was surprised like his mother, and he was also shocked by the answer of his mom.
Mustering Her Bravery
More Important Than A Clean House
At the time when the conversation with his mother started again, Clint’s mother responded to his answer, “Well… that probably is more important than a clean house,” which surprised him because of his mother’s unexpected response. He knew her mother grew up in the boomer era, yet he understood the importance of their relationship. After his mother replied, at that moment, he answered, “Yeah, I think so too,” which both the son and mother realized the real meaning of having a family. She knew that her son did not prioritize a wife that would always clean a house and do the daily household chores, but a woman who would love him forever.
More Important Than A Clean House
The Hype For The Blog
And while he was thinking of what topic he should write about for his blog, No Idea What I’m Doing: A Daddy Blog, it occurred to Clint Edward to share what happened to his mother and wife to his blog audience. He did not expect that his little and silly anecdote would swiftly become a viral sensation. The hype for the blog soared so high that the story he had written had been picked up by numerous local news outlets.
The Hype For The Blog
Winning The Heart Of The Public
Clint Edward’s response in the name of his wife, Mel, had incredibly melted the hearts of many people who knew about it. It was not limited to couples, but even those who were single had been inspired by the way he stood up and defended his wife as to what he deemed to be correct. And because of the situation, we learned that being honest but respectful would help us win the hearts of everyone.
Winning The Heart Of The Public
Mel’s Reaction
Everyone had grown curious as to how Mel felt about the way her husband, Clint Edwards, answered the question. Babble was an online magazine and blog network that targeted the young, educated, and urban parents. The website operated countless parent blogs and employed numerous bloggers to write about parenting and child-raising. It was this online magazine who decided to interview Mel about the issue, and her response to the magazine was undoubtedly flawless.
Mel’s Reaction
Happy Wife, Happy Life
Mel had been asked by an online magazine known as Babble about her feelings about what happened, and she replied by saying that she was “pretty thrilled” with Clint Edward’s response. Clint’s story was an ideal example related to the shift in gender roles. For those who did not know, gender shift would be a good change in our society. The trend was connected to a fundamental shift in the traditional gender roles that appeared in the world we lived in.
Happy Wife, Happy Life
Diffusing The Situation
It seemed that multiple Facebook users approved the way Clint Edwards handled the situation with his mother and wife. His method proved to be effective because he was able to diffuse the situation. There was one fan who wrote on Facebook, “I love your thoughtful response…you showed respect to both women. Well done.” There was another fan who wrote, “You have so many years to have a clean house. You have the blink of an eye to make memories with your babies while they’re small.” The two comments proved that Clint Edwards chose the right way to address the issue.
Diffusing The Situation
Endless Happiness
Clint Edwards and Mel did not stop from being a happily married couple despite all they had been through. Both of them had been hurt and experienced many ups and downs together. The couple decided to learn from what happened, and would surely put up a fight to protect their love and marriage. Clint also went on with writing blogs about his adventures as a father, and according to him, he was surely winging it. Hopefully, Clint Edwards and Mel would continue to be with each other through thick and thin, as they had vowed to do when they got married.
Endless Happiness