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An Advice Column Written By A Bitter, Middle-Aged Divorcée

Who may or may not be me (it’s definitely me).

Bev Potter
2 min readAug 26, 2021
Photo by Matt Hearne on Unsplash

Dear MAD:

My husband sometimes hogs the covers at night. What should I do?

— Chilly

Dear Chilly:

Slash his tires. Actually, it’s really hard to slash somebody’s tires. It’s better to scatter nails or broken glass underneath his car at night. Remember to wear dark colors and a Nixon mask — every Nosy Nellie in the neighborhood has a Ring doorbell and the prosecuting attorney will subpoena every last one to show the jury video of you belly-crawling across the lawn with a Hello Kitty backpack full of empty beer bottles.

— MAD

Dear MAD:

My husband asked me to spank him last night. Is that weird?

— Uncertain

Dear Uncertain:

The best way to spank your husband is to clean out the bank accounts now before his attorney spanks you with a restraining order. Next, open 27 useless store credit cards in his name (like Victoria’s Secret or Forever 21) so he’s maxed out and he has to call every single credit reporting agency to place a freeze on his credit. Finally, tell the IRS he has $500,000 in unreported lottery winnings. Have…

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Bev Potter
Bev Potter

Written by Bev Potter

Legal secretary by day, insomniac by night. Ally. BA, MA. Humor, pop culture, and things that make you think. My weekly-ish newsletter is bevpotter.substack.com

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