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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 491998" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>After the miserable failure of his buying gifts for me (even after giving a very specific list, including the store names, he still messed up all but one gift (a shirt the piglet picked out). My main gift was suppose to be a bunch of beads so that I could make necklaces. Each kid was suppose to pick out a pendant for me. The ONE THING I asked him to be sure was to NOT get any plastic beads/pendants. Every single one is, yep, plastic. And the pendants from the kids are from the cheap plastic section -- and, of course, I don't want to hurt their feelinsg so now I have to figure out how to make a necklace with these guady baubles so that I can wear them and tell them how happy I am that they picked out such pretty things. </p><p></p><p>I've tried lowering my expectations. I've tried buying the gifts myself and just having him supervise the wrapping (no fun and he couldn't even handle that). Thank God for my mom. She had each kid pick out a few things for me from a "store" she set up in her basement. They were so excited to give me their stuff! I've already spoken with my mom and next year, I am just giving her the cash and she will take my kids shopping and help them pick out gifts for me. If husband wants to get me something from him, he can pay attention to me during the year and figure out a gift that would make me happy. If he can't be bothered, I'm not wasting any more hurt on it!!!</p><p></p><p>Of course, husband loves the gift I gave him and is already using it (a bluetooth keyboard and case for his iPad) and he was thrilled with the gift from my parents and grandparents (a garage door opener so he doesn't have to get out of his car to open the door every day -- our old one broke almost 2 years ago).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 491998, member: 1169"] After the miserable failure of his buying gifts for me (even after giving a very specific list, including the store names, he still messed up all but one gift (a shirt the piglet picked out). My main gift was suppose to be a bunch of beads so that I could make necklaces. Each kid was suppose to pick out a pendant for me. The ONE THING I asked him to be sure was to NOT get any plastic beads/pendants. Every single one is, yep, plastic. And the pendants from the kids are from the cheap plastic section -- and, of course, I don't want to hurt their feelinsg so now I have to figure out how to make a necklace with these guady baubles so that I can wear them and tell them how happy I am that they picked out such pretty things. I've tried lowering my expectations. I've tried buying the gifts myself and just having him supervise the wrapping (no fun and he couldn't even handle that). Thank God for my mom. She had each kid pick out a few things for me from a "store" she set up in her basement. They were so excited to give me their stuff! I've already spoken with my mom and next year, I am just giving her the cash and she will take my kids shopping and help them pick out gifts for me. If husband wants to get me something from him, he can pay attention to me during the year and figure out a gift that would make me happy. If he can't be bothered, I'm not wasting any more hurt on it!!! Of course, husband loves the gift I gave him and is already using it (a bluetooth keyboard and case for his iPad) and he was thrilled with the gift from my parents and grandparents (a garage door opener so he doesn't have to get out of his car to open the door every day -- our old one broke almost 2 years ago). [/QUOTE]
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