S/O crappy gifts you have received from a SO

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When I was in college I worked in a custom frame shop. DH got me a frame for my birthday (from a competitor because it was a surprise) because I clearly loved frames so much. It was endearing and funny and such an ugly frame, but he put so much thought into it and he was so proud of himself. I still have that 17 year old fugly frame beside the front door so I can see it every day and it still makes me giggle.

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I received the Kama Sutra one year. I could never figure out who needed pointers, him or me. Hmm.

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I posted this before. When we were dating my now-husband showed me these butt-ugly earrings he had gotten for his ex-girlfriend and they broke up before he could give them to her. They were made of Mt. St. Helen ash and were just horrible. That first Christmas together he put them under the tree for me. I'm not normally a gift-freak but that one, hell no. I told him no thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:This morning I woke up at 5:30 to deal with the screaming toddler. My husband loudly complained when he was woken at 7am by the same toddler. I got both kids ready on my own, and my husband didn't even pour me a cup of coffee. I got a card from my kids and husband that he bought the night before at the grocery store- leaving me to put the kids to bed by myself. I got a cake from the same grocery. Otherwise the day was the same or a little bit worse than normal. I changed all of the baby's diapers. I dealt with the toddler's tantrums. I made every meal and cleaned up after every meal. All I wanted was a bike ride as a family. But husband was too hot and decided he wanted to buy shoes for himself again. I got no gifts at all. Finally at 5 I got my bike ride. My husband acted completely put out despite the fact that I got both kids ready on my own. We took a very short ride and brought the kids to the playground while I locked up the bikes by myself with a crying baby in my arms and toddler on me. My husband didn't want to deal with it. He sat on a bench by himself while I played with the kids. When they cried on the way home, he yelled at them and at me.

At one point he shouted to everyone for absolutely no reason, "I HATE TODAY!!" It really freaked out both kids. I made dinner for the kids, fed them, and cleaned everything up while he read the paper on the sofa. I got the kids bathed, dressed and in bed on my own. He did take care of the garbage which is something he'll be patting himself on the back for hours. I nursed the baby while he watched tv downstairs. And that's my "wonderful" day.

Did you marry the leader of ISIS

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Super Mario Galaxy

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One of those bread mixes that require you to buy yeast and own a bread pan, neither of which I had.

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Anonymous wrote:One of those bread mixes that require you to buy yeast and own a bread pan, neither of which I had.

What kind of beast expects you to buy yeast? It's just too difficult.

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Anonymous wrote:This morning I woke up at 5:30 to deal with the screaming toddler. My husband loudly complained when he was woken at 7am by the same toddler. I got both kids ready on my own, and my husband didn't even pour me a cup of coffee. I got a card from my kids and husband that he bought the night before at the grocery store- leaving me to put the kids to bed by myself. I got a cake from the same grocery. Otherwise the day was the same or a little bit worse than normal. I changed all of the baby's diapers. I dealt with the toddler's tantrums. I made every meal and cleaned up after every meal. All I wanted was a bike ride as a family. But husband was too hot and decided he wanted to buy shoes for himself again. I got no gifts at all. Finally at 5 I got my bike ride. My husband acted completely put out despite the fact that I got both kids ready on my own. We took a very short ride and brought the kids to the playground while I locked up the bikes by myself with a crying baby in my arms and toddler on me. My husband didn't want to deal with it. He sat on a bench by himself while I played with the kids. When they cried on the way home, he yelled at them and at me.

At one point he shouted to everyone for absolutely no reason, "I HATE TODAY!!" It really freaked out both kids. I made dinner for the kids, fed them, and cleaned everything up while he read the paper on the sofa. I got the kids bathed, dressed and in bed on my own. He did take care of the garbage which is something he'll be patting himself on the back for hours. I nursed the baby while he watched tv downstairs. And that's my "wonderful" day.

Hugs! Sounds like a terrible day. I hope you bought yourself something nice. After a couple of disappointing holidays, I've taken to buying myself something nice and informing DH of what I want (e.g. A nap and you take care of the kids while I go to Starbucks for an hour).

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Anonymous wrote:This morning I woke up at 5:30 to deal with the screaming toddler. My husband loudly complained when he was woken at 7am by the same toddler. I got both kids ready on my own, and my husband didn't even pour me a cup of coffee. I got a card from my kids and husband that he bought the night before at the grocery store- leaving me to put the kids to bed by myself. I got a cake from the same grocery. Otherwise the day was the same or a little bit worse than normal. I changed all of the baby's diapers. I dealt with the toddler's tantrums. I made every meal and cleaned up after every meal. All I wanted was a bike ride as a family. But husband was too hot and decided he wanted to buy shoes for himself again. I got no gifts at all. Finally at 5 I got my bike ride. My husband acted completely put out despite the fact that I got both kids ready on my own. We took a very short ride and brought the kids to the playground while I locked up the bikes by myself with a crying baby in my arms and toddler on me. My husband didn't want to deal with it. He sat on a bench by himself while I played with the kids. When they cried on the way home, he yelled at them and at me.

At one point he shouted to everyone for absolutely no reason, "I HATE TODAY!!" It really freaked out both kids. I made dinner for the kids, fed them, and cleaned everything up while he read the paper on the sofa. I got the kids bathed, dressed and in bed on my own. He did take care of the garbage which is something he'll be patting himself on the back for hours. I nursed the baby while he watched tv downstairs. And that's my "wonderful" day.

Hugs! Sounds like a terrible day. I hope you bought yourself something nice. After a couple of disappointing holidays, I've taken to buying myself something nice and informing DH of what I want (e.g. A nap and you take care of the kids while I go to Starbucks for an hour).

I don't know why he's acting like this. I am not going to waste any time feeling miserable about this, so I bought myself some beautiful (discounted!) flowers today. I did get a nice card from the kids, and am making myself a lovely cake for dessert tonight. If my husband wants to join me, great. If he wants to join me and act like an ass, I'll have dinner by myself. He claims that he's going through a lot of stuff at work, but the reality is that he's ALWAYS going through something at work. So I'm going to keep a positive atmosphere for the sake of the kids. I know it's stressful for him at work, and having a baby and toddler is stressful for anyone. However, I am a damn good wife and mother and I deserved a nice day. No fancy gift necessary, but paste a damn smile on your face!

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Anonymous wrote:This morning I woke up at 5:30 to deal with the screaming toddler. My husband loudly complained when he was woken at 7am by the same toddler. I got both kids ready on my own, and my husband didn't even pour me a cup of coffee. I got a card from my kids and husband that he bought the night before at the grocery store- leaving me to put the kids to bed by myself. I got a cake from the same grocery. Otherwise the day was the same or a little bit worse than normal. I changed all of the baby's diapers. I dealt with the toddler's tantrums. I made every meal and cleaned up after every meal. All I wanted was a bike ride as a family. But husband was too hot and decided he wanted to buy shoes for himself again. I got no gifts at all. Finally at 5 I got my bike ride. My husband acted completely put out despite the fact that I got both kids ready on my own. We took a very short ride and brought the kids to the playground while I locked up the bikes by myself with a crying baby in my arms and toddler on me. My husband didn't want to deal with it. He sat on a bench by himself while I played with the kids. When they cried on the way home, he yelled at them and at me.

At one point he shouted to everyone for absolutely no reason, "I HATE TODAY!!" It really freaked out both kids. I made dinner for the kids, fed them, and cleaned everything up while he read the paper on the sofa. I got the kids bathed, dressed and in bed on my own. He did take care of the garbage which is something he'll be patting himself on the back for hours. I nursed the baby while he watched tv downstairs. And that's my "wonderful" day.

Did you marry the leader of ISIS

This really made me laugh. Thank you.

-Wife of the leader of ISIS apparently (this would be a joke, Homeland Security)

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Anonymous wrote:I received the Kama Sutra one year. I could never figure out who needed pointers, him or me. Hmm.

Ha! This is hilarious

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I got a stock pot and a ham bone from a boyfriend one year. And a "jokey" card about me getting fat. I should have seen the writing on the wall then but stuck it out for a couple more years.

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A relative had bought me a crockpot a few months before my birthday. It didn't have all the features DH wanted, so he'd returned it and kept the money. For my birthday I got the crock pot he wanted all along. wtf.


When we were dating, he duct taped a rose to my door. I framed the duct taped rose and still have it. No idea why it had to be duct taped, but it was very him!

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Anonymous wrote:
Yep for my birthday just one of many bad gifts I have gotten over the years from a "great" gift giver(just ask she and she will tell you what a great gift giver she is).

That is so strange, its kinda cute. My kid would have loved that or picked it out.

Ha my brother gave that to my dad as a gift years ago!!

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I don't know why he's acting like this. I am not going to waste any time feeling miserable about this, so I bought myself some beautiful (discounted!) flowers today. I did get a nice card from the kids, and am making myself a lovely cake for dessert tonight. If my husband wants to join me, great. If he wants to join me and act like an ass, I'll have dinner by myself. He claims that he's going through a lot of stuff at work, but the reality is that he's ALWAYS going through something at work. So I'm going to keep a positive atmosphere for the sake of the kids. I know it's stressful for him at work, and having a baby and toddler is stressful for anyone. However, I am a damn good wife and mother and I deserved a nice day. No fancy gift necessary, but paste a damn smile on your face!

My husband knew for 2 months there would be massive layoffs at his work starting around Christmas time and never behaved like your husband. He's a shithead for doing that to you and the kids. I'm sorry. You deserve help, a loving husband AND father. You are nicer than I am. I would have told him to get his ass home when we got to the park.

If I lived near you, I would have made yesterday special, a REAL Mom's Day. Throw your party sista. And do it up !