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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Divorce is the answer here. Marry someone who cares about the stuff you care about. [/quote]

You're never going to find someone who is perfectly aligned with you in all things, that's a ridiculous standard to set (and yes, I had very high standards when I was dating). There are things I expect my husband to care about as much as I do, and those relate to our children's health, safety, education, religion, and emotional wellbeing. For things like holidays and vacations, we can't make each other feel a certain way about it, so as long as we both participate, that's fine. I don't need him getting as excited about the things I got them for Easter as he is, and he doesn't need me getting as excited about their camping trip as he is.

If OP's husband is the kind that won't care about her or their children's feelings above his own such that he'll do things he doesn't necessarily want to do or think are important, then she could divorce, or she could acknowledge that that's how he is and take it upon herself to make those things happen. If it were me, I'd pick a bigger issue than Easter baskets to get upset about, but I have the feeling that this problem is more indicative of a much larger problem within their marriage. You always find the people who complain about Mother's Day or Valentine's Day or Easter baskets when the real problem is a lot deeper than that but they're refusing, consciously or unconsciously, to acknowledge that and are instead focused on the small picture because that seems like something that can be solved (and they probably know the bigger issue can't). [/quote]

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