My husband is notorious for getting me gifts which I inevitably end up returning. Since becoming a mother, my gift-desires are just entirely different than they used to be. Expensive perfume? No thank you. Fancy handbag? Eh. Nice Jewelry? Maybe next year.
What do I really want?
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1. Not to be woken up. Just let me sleep in as long as I want. For once.
2. Not to play referee. I’ve never much enjoyed sports, anyway. And I could really use a day off from breaking up fights and dolling out punishments.
3. Not to help with schoolwork.
4. Not to wipe an ass. (Other than my own.)
5. Not to bathe children.
6. Not to drive. A break from playing chauffeur sounds dreamy.
7. Not to think about dinner. It’s one of the first things I think about every day and it’s frequently greeted by yucks and ewwws. From everyone. Let's make it a pizza night.
8. Not to clean or straighten the house.
9. Not to be in charge of bedtime. Yes, I love snuggling with the kids, but a break from the endless pleas for more stories and songs would be nice for a night.
10. Not to discipline. Being the good guy for a change? Priceless.
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Comments 56
Wrong. I still want presents. I spend all kinds of time shopping for others, and I expect something back...or I won't do any more gift giving. Sounds fair to me.
All I want for Christmas/Hanukkah/Yule, is a clean home!! That's all I ever want....
#1 would be the BEST for me. lol.
I also think that this list, in general, stereotypes husands and demeans them as fathers.
I, as a happy husband and father, do a lot to support my wife, as she does for me. If some thing like this came off her keyboard, I'd be LIVID.
#7! I am so tired of planning meals! Nothing pleases anyone! And if I ask WHAT they want, all I get is "I don't know, something good....." Like I know how to fix THAT dish!
OH!! And a vaccine to cure older children of bossiness!! (I would seriously sell an organ if I had to to get a hold of this vaccine!!)
On a serious note, though, my husband is WONDERFUL and helps me out a LOT, but I would still LOVE to get these as it's my job as a SAHM to take care of the house and kids.