Sounds insane to me. But then, expecting a present on your child’s birthday seems insane, even if you’re married to the child’s father.
I really don’t get the obsession with gifts. If I want something beyond the basics - groceries, gas, Wal-mart clothes - I ask my husband, “Can I get myself Item X?” and he says either, “Sure!” or “Wait until payday.”
This type of attitude shows how selfish people are. I thought homemade cards made lovingly by your child were great gifts. As a dad I would rather get that from my kids than something bought at the store.
Your husband sounds like mine!!!!
I remember my first Mother’s day. I hadn’t even given it a thought at the time because back then May was a really hectic time for me with work (and the baby). Wednesday before Mother’s Day, a particularly hellacious day, he asked me what I wanted for Mother’s Day and I flippantly said “no responsibility, no phone, no cooking, nothing.”
Mothr’s Day came, he packed a picnic basket, our fishing gear, a cooler, the chairs and we spent the day on the beach surf fishing and he had bought me a new book just for the occassion!
This will be the first Mother’s Day weekend we won’t have our fishing picnic. Since both of our mother’s are passed away, we’re filling in at the Moose Lodge so the other gals who usually work weekends that are mothers and still have moms can be with them.
That’s weird why do you have to ask?