I saw this movie a few days ago – Diary of a Mad Black Woman..and boy was it good.. The gist of it, a woman who left – literally – her family when she married this hotshot attorney, suddenly finds herself thrown out of her home after 18 years of marriage. That classic storyline of “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” is basically the premise of the entire movie. It had a dark humor to it, with a maniac grandma (and a chainsaw to boot). Helen, the main character was the loving and faithful wife who stood by her man over the years only to be told straight to her face that he was leaving her for a younger woman. Oh and he has 2 kids with this mistress of his by the way. She had everything money could possibly buy but had to virtually crawl back to her family and learn to pick up the pieces after being dumped by her husband. Hello, she came home to see a U-Haul truck carting all her stuff away..!
As with any good movie, tragedy befalls the husband and his new syt (sweet young thing) took the off with the kids..! And who should return to take care of the man..yea, the wife – but of course. By then she had already moved on with her life, had gotten over the bitterness and had found a new love..who was eager to marry her. The woman obviously had issues. She left Orlando, who is her new found love interest and disappeared to go nurse her wheelchair bound ex. But as you can expect, she gave him hell…oh yes she did..! The thing is, she seemed very the religious kind, but then again she was, after all, MAD at him so she took every opportunity to make the man pay for what he did to her. It’s all about closure and she gave him good. Revenge sure is sweet….ha ha…!
I shamefully admit I watched this while cruising along the East Coast highway but hey, I kept my eyes on the road..no worries. It was so good, to see her get back at the husband, there I was cheering her on, (yea, yea, hands on the wheels, honest) much to the amusement of my 13 year old seated next to me. Where was hubby? Oh, he was peacefully asleep at the back seat, cuddling the precious angel. He had already seen it and was the one who suggested it to me.
Moral of the story – if a woman is faced with a brutal, heartless husband who has no sense of appreciation whatsoever, NEVER let the man get off so easy and if opportunity knocks, it can't hurt to hit him below the belt..well, am sure it'll hurt him-lah, but at that point who really cares right.. Jokes aside, seriously though, one should always find closure, in every crisis. And whatever else that come in between, always take ‘em with a pinch of salt. The woman in the movie had been married 18 years, imagine that, while the now famous Datuk K was together with his ex for 2 decades..so what does that tell you? Always know what your relationship needs..and try as much as you can to work out an amicable solution to every problem..lest your discontentment will slowly eat you up inside. And that would be the beginning of the end.
Ok, I am far from being Ms know-it-all and my years and years of married life certainly doesn’t automatically qualify me as a marriage counselor but I know enough to say always try to accept your partner – seadanya. And whatever imperfections there are, handle them with care and much love..Meanwhile, silly secret jokes, funny shared lingo that only the two of you understand and flirty sms’s are among the more “trivial” but crucial elements to help inject some spice and maintain a happy marriage. I am no Dr Ruth but hey, what goes on between the sheets, (or on top of it or wherever you may fancy lah I guess..) are important too..yes, yes, even after ber-belas tahun – of course !
Now, just a short question for SI, who’s going to the airport?
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