He says, She says

Sometimes there's a difference of opinion around the Miles' house. Occasionally one of us will convince the other that they're right. Once in a while we will both be wrong. And then there are other times. That's what we tactfully call, "agreeing to disagree".

So would you like to hear about one of those times?

When I wrote my series on surviving unemployment, I used the word "unemployment" over and over again because, hey, we didn't have a job with health insurance and a retirement plan. Yes, there were 2 part time jobs that made a huge difference but as far as I was concerned Greg was out of work.

Then the other day Greg wrote about the Baby Steps and he talked about "underemployment". See those part time jobs meant that we were getting money and our mortgage was being paid. They weren't ideal jobs and they were just temporary plugs to hold back the dam while we found full time employment.

So who's right? Me? Him? Does it matter?

Nah, not really. I still consider us to have gone through a defining time of unemployment. Greg believes that we were changed by our time in underemployment. 

What's most important is that whatever word you use, it was a challenging experience in our family but it didn't tear us apart. It made us better people and it made our relationship deeper and stronger.

Even if we still disagree on things. Like the correct flavor of a milkshake.

It's mint Oreo in case you're wondering.