Anonymous wrote:You are so right. When I think about the sweet baby Jesus up in heaven weeping because this thread has been ruined, I want to cry too. Thank you for your beautiful words. Like you, I will be praying for a BJ-free Christmas for everyone, but most especially for our brave men currently hunkered down behind bullet-ridden mud walls.

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Anonymous wrote:If it can't be wrapped and/or put under the tree and/or opened in front of grandma, IT'S NOT A CHRISTMAS GIFT. It might be an anniversary gift (like lingerie) or a way of expressing love (like sex) but Christmas is different.

Seriously, grow up. Please?

How do you figure? Is this rule in the bible? Do soldiers on active duty (or anyone else unable to be at home) not get Christmas gifts because you haven't sanctioned them? WTF? I call for a vote to impeach and remove you as Minister of Christmas Information and Imperatives.

I've never been a soldier on active duty, so this is just a thought exercise. I'm sure someone will correct me. But here goes... Here I am, hunkered down behind a bullet-ridden mud wall on December 24th. What I want MOST in the world is A) a blowjob or B) to be with my family around a Christmas tree, playing with toys, admiring a new fishing rod, and generally basking in the togetherness.

Why do some of you have to make everything about sex, and immaturity, and personal gratification? Why did you have to ruin the thread-- one that should have been about really thinking about how to make Christmas a happy day for everyone, husband included-- with juvenile jokes? I'm being serious. Some of us look forward to Christmas all year long, because it's a way to re-live happy memories, and make more memories for our kids. It's one day of the year when everyone bends over backwards (oops, wrong thing to say in this crowd) to make sure that everyone else has a great day. And that we do it together, as a family. As ridiculously schmaltzy as it sounds, I could be truly happy if every day of the year were just half as loving and considerate and fun as Christmas Day with my family. It makes me very sad that someone here tried to ruin that with a gross joke. And that she found so much support for her prurience. And that I find none.

zumbamama wrote:ok, let's not fight. there are 2 sides to everything. It is understandable that some may view sex talk as dirty, and others view it as a healthy part of marriage. Neither viewpoint is wrong, just different.

OP's question was what does your man WANT? So the PP's response about the BJ is actually right on target—what man wouldn't? But if you disdain the sex talk, simply let it go, and add in your non-sexual gift idea. I agreed with the BJ PP, but stated I would be getting my man CLOTHES! So how about you?

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Now for his birthday that is a week later I am getting him a pot holder shaped like a lobster. No joke he is starting a pot holder collection and we forgot to by one on our last trip to Boston.

Anonymous wrote:If it can't be wrapped and/or put under the tree and/or opened in front of grandma, IT'S NOT A CHRISTMAS GIFT. It might be an anniversary gift (like lingerie) or a way of expressing love (like sex) but Christmas is different.

Seriously, grow up. Please?

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zumbamama wrote:ok, let's not fight. there are 2 sides to everything. It is understandable that some may view sex talk as dirty, and others view it as a healthy part of marriage. Neither viewpoint is wrong, just different.

OP's question was what does your man WANT? So the PP's response about the BJ is actually right on target—what man wouldn't? But if you disdain the sex talk, simply let it go, and add in your non-sexual gift idea. I agreed with the BJ PP, but stated I would be getting my man CLOTHES! So how about you?

Ok, ok. My husband is always thrilled with cashmere (or cashmere mix) socks.