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Post by Maureen on Apr 4, 2012 15:34:12 GMT -5
Argh this is annoying.
My husband has been making strides to be more involved with the family. He is doing little things here and there and it's great. I love it. He was already very much a part but he wanted to be more involved and I love that.
SO Easter's coming up right... I always make the baskets. I put a lot of work into them. I know it's stupid and simple but it means a lot to me. So I mention that we need to get them. He, in true man form, just gets the job done by picking up 2 crappy baskets from the gas station. He told me he got them and I was in shock. I know he doesn't know or understand why it's so important to me but it is. So if I go out any buy stuff to make the baskets instead is that stepping on his toes and possibly hurting his feelings that what he did wasn't good enough? Or am I reading too much into this? I dont want to hurt his feelings. :/
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Post by susie on Apr 4, 2012 17:34:24 GMT -5
Can you shop for the stuff together, or at least come up with a list? Then you could both put together the baskets. You could just tell him what you usually do and that you were surprised that he brought baskets home, and you wanted to do it together.
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Post by Cankles on Apr 4, 2012 20:30:29 GMT -5
You could go and get a couple extra things and kind of mix and match everything together in the baskets they normally use (if they have the same ones each year). Ask him to go with you to pick out the things too so he'll feel involved so they aren't just generic baskets  |
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Post by Jodi on Apr 5, 2012 7:55:22 GMT -5
He probably just doesn't understand why it's important to you. I bet if you explain it to him, he wouldn't be upset if you went out and got the things you wanted. I don't think a lot of men are as sentimental and don't really understand why certain things are so important to us.
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Post by Maureen on Apr 5, 2012 11:03:54 GMT -5
I called my mom last night and asked her what I should do. lol Finally I talked to him. He said he just grabbed them so we would have them if I forgot and by all means "1-up him." He said if ever I can get something better than he did, do it. lol I felt so bad but I'm glad it turned out that he really didn't care.
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Post by justmesharon on Apr 8, 2012 19:33:23 GMT -5
I understand Maureen Easter baskets are important to me too I spent $300 on stuff for the 5 baskets I made for us yesterday.
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Post by Maureen on Apr 8, 2012 19:38:02 GMT -5
Geez! I don't spend a lot of money. I thought $60 was a lot for maley and cadences!
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Post by justmesharon on Apr 8, 2012 19:47:11 GMT -5
well I spent $ 65 on makeup for me and the girls to go in our baskets,$20 on a 3qt deep dish pan for James,the rest on candy,baskets,grass,stuffed animals,cute scarves for the older girls,cheapie toys for Anna and a ham. LOL
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Post by Maureen on Apr 9, 2012 9:33:19 GMT -5
oohhh ok. Yeah I just bought some eggs which included 140 (for only $5) for the school and I got another 140 because I planned on doing a hunt at home but didn't get around to it. Then we just put some candy and crap in the baskets. Nothing too crazy. The main thing for me was the baskets I got are perfect for the "on the stairs" baskets where I can throw their shit they need to take upstairs in. Don't know what they will become when we go to Cali since the house is only 1 story lol but I'm sure they will have a purpose.
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