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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Our View: The right (non) move on pot sales ... Jeffrey Gillespie: Evaluating the Trump bump ... Family Fun Bike Ride set for Saturday ... Our View: The right (non) move on pot sales ... Jeffrey Gillespie: Evaluating the Trump bump ... Family Fun Bike Ride set for Saturday ... Lost in Suburbia: Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak bathroom Comment By Tracy Beckerman More Content Now DailyTidings.com By Tracy Beckerman More Content Now Posted Apr. 28, 2015 at 10:21 AM By Tracy Beckerman More Content Now Posted Apr. 28, 2015 at 10:21 AM » Social News When we bought our house 15 years ago, we spent all the money on the house and had nothing left for any upgrades. This was unfortunate because the last time our master bathroom had been updated was about the same time Dinosaurs roamed the earth, which, it turns out, was a good year for dinosaurs, but not such a good year for bathrooms. Apparently the hot color of the day must have been yellow because the bathroom had a yellow bathtub, yellow sink, yellow walls, and yellow floor. It wasn’t a nice sunshine-y yellow, either. It was a jaundiced, faded, “I ate too many jelly beans and now I feel sick” yellow. So, when we decided the time had come for a house renovation, naturally our bathroom was at the top of the list. My list. My husband, however, had no issue with the yellow bathroom and had another upgrade in mind. “I want a Man Cave,” he declared. I just stared at him. “You want a Man Cave instead of a new bathroom?” I responded incredulously. “Are you kidding? Our bathroom is hideous.” He shook his head. “Hideous? Yes. Unusable? No. We have a functional bathroom. What we don’t have is a Man Cave!” I realized this was clearly one of those “Men are From Mars, Women are from a More Sane Planet” moments. Seriously, what rational person would choose to create a Man Cave when you could have a beautiful new modern bathroom? Who would choose a recliner with a cup holder in it over a state of the art toilet with a seat warmer? And it wasn’t just the stuff. I knew with absolute certainty that if I gave him free reign to create a Man Cave, he’d probably paint the whole thing yellow. As I gave him the disapproving wife stare of death, I could already see the wheels spinning in his head: The big screen TV on the wall. The wet bar, the pool table... and The Property Brothers from HGTV coming over for some male Man Cave bonding as they set the whole thing up. Actually, I wouldn’t mind that part, myself, but I wasn’t willing to give up my master bath dream for a few hours with a couple of Canadian reno hunks. But I digress. It was time to nip this Man Cave concept in the wet bar bud. “Honey, I can see that this Man Cave thing is important to you,” I began. “You want a place in the house that is just for you.” “Yes!” He agreed. “A place where you can hang out, relax, and have some alone time in a comfortable setting,” I continued. “Yes, yes!” He agreed again. “You want a room where no one will disturb you and not question the time you spend in there,” I concluded. “That’s it exactly,” he nodded. “Great!” I exclaimed. “We’re going to get you that.” “Really?” “Yes. It’s called our new bathroom.” Become a fan of Lost in Suburbia on Facebook at facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage. By Tracy Beckerman More Content Now DailyTidings.com By Tracy Beckerman More Content Now Posted Apr. 28, 2015 at 10:21 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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