He told me last Saturday that he was so irritated because he kept seeing the sign: “Ped Xing” at every traffic light. Each time he passed one, he’d keep wondering what it was. When finally he couldn’t help himself and had to ask our partner what it meant.

Without letting him finish, I uttered in my miss-know-it-all tone: “Pedestrian Crossing.” and started laughing really hard. “You’ve been driving for almost half of your life and you didn’t know what that meant?!” And kept laughing some more.

He really didn’t find it as funny as I did, though. He was irritated. It was a simple sign to get and he hated that he wasn’t able to analyze it properly. One of the things he hates is the feeling that he didn’t grasp a simple joke, or a simple riddle. He’s not stupid, but he hates feeling like one.

Towards the end of that conversation, he said that he will conduct a survey… he will check how many people know what Ped Xing really meant. I knew he was only out to prove that he’s not the only one who didn’t get it. Lucky for him, when he asked my brother, he didn’t know what Ped Xing stood for either. But the difference is, my brother didn’t care whether he got it or not. Goes to show….

Well, hubby my love, here’s something I want to share. Once upon a time, during the PRE-Ped Xing knowledge… that sign plagued my very existence. I didn’t know what it meant either until I saw this:

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So you see, I was just lucky enough to have seen a directional signage with a picture… and I didn’t even get it right away. So, it’s okay, Love… you’re not stupid. Ha ha ha!