Here’s a little information for you men out there who might be panicking right now, or who perhaps should be panicking…
For any of you guys out there who have already bought something you shouldn’t have or who haven’t yet had the opportunity to purchase something for your Valentine, here’s a list - a baker’s dozen - of things you should definitely not give her:
1. A box of chocolates, clumsily rearranged in an attempt to hide the fact you ate all the caramel ones.
2. Any clothing item with the words “push-up” or “slim-down” on the label.
3. Any food item with the words “diet”, “light”, or “high fiber” on the label.
4. A skillet (especially cast iron) - voice of experience here (details unavailable at a later date)
5. Flowers from a hospital gift shop - or worse, from a mortuary.
6. Poetry, no matter how heartfelt, that starts out “There was once a girl from Nantucket…”
7. Anything you have ever given another woman, including your mother.
8. Any household appliance, power tool, or other item from the harder side of Sears.
9. A vacuum cleaner, no matter how nice.
10. A gift certificate.
11. Cash.
12. Anything you could have bought at the gas station mini-mart, even if you didn’t.
13. An apologetic look and the words “That was today?”
It might be fun to read people’s “worst ever Valentine’s present.” Comment away!
quotation…
“Sometimes what people call Christian liberty is just Christian stupidity.” - Dr. Drew Conley
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Rob
Some things are loved because they are valuable; others are valuable because they are loved.
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on Feb 13th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Fun posting…it would help some of us more if you directly e-mailed it to our husbands. =)
on Feb 14th, 2008 at 8:54 am
I can’t really recall a bad present. My husband usually does a good job. And I don’t think I would get too upset about a gift card, especially to my favorite clothing store. Anyway, I received a picture today of the Rosette Nebula from a former student employee. He is studying physics at Clemson, and I think the gesture was very sweet and very appropriate!
Here’s a link to copy and paste:
http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/nebulae/ngc2237.html
on Feb 14th, 2008 at 9:30 am
When we were first married I got an electric can opener for Valentine’s Day. Actually I was very happy with it. Having been married only a couple of years, we didn’t have very much and it was something I didn’t have . . .
on Feb 14th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
And then there is this: http://www.gocomics.com/cathy/2008/02/13/?uc_full_date=&campid=0&
on Feb 18th, 2008 at 7:38 am
One of the dearest presents my wife gave me was a small plant from the hospital gift ship at MUSC (Charleston, SC). I had had major surgery for cancer a few days before and was in ICU. It wasn’t until the day after Valentine’s that I finally woke up and saw the plant. My dearest had honored me on that day even if I couldn’t have done the same.
Three years later, I still have that plant and it has grown to fill a beautiful spot in our living room. I have a daily reminder of how blessed I am and how the scripture is so true. “He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing.”
on Feb 18th, 2008 at 11:55 am
This was our first Valentine’s day as marrieds. I had no idea what my husband was going to get me. I was VERY surprised to receive a new (and red!) hairdryer! It’s actually quite the perfect gift as I really needed a new one. I think of him every morning!
on Apr 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
My mother had been telling my dad that she wanted a new bathroom scale, becuase the one they had was old and didn’t work very well. So my dad, thinking he had the perfect idea, went and bought the nicest bathroom scale he could find. (It is still in use at our house today, 19 years later)
My mom cried.
And dad started his list of marriage advice for my brothers and I.
on Apr 27th, 2008 at 6:02 am
Daniel, thanks for stopping by. My wife and I have laughed several times about your comment. Your poor father! He was just trying to give her something she really had been wanting and asking for….