Waiting for the Children

Two very old people visit an attorney to sue for divorce.

The attorney asks them for their reasons. The man says, "I hate her. I've always hated her. We've been married for over 50 years and I've hated her pretty much from the beginning." The attorney asks the woman to respond. "I hate him too," she says. "He is repulsive, ignorant, cruel, and can't even remember that we've been married for over 60 years. I've always hated him, more and more each year since we were wed." "I'm confused," the attorney says. "Why in the world have you stayed married for so long if you hate each other so much?" The woman replies, "We were waiting for the children to die."