Topic : 12/13 Holiday Horror Stories

Point 1.  It is totally and completely impossible for most husbands to choose clothes for their wives.  Shopping for clothes is an art and most women find it very hard to find the right fit, style, color and fabric when they are shopping for themselves. 

You are right.  Be happy-enjoy Christmas.  It is only the 26th time she has had to return his Christmas present.  Do you see a pattern here.

Point 2.  After 26 years, there are many choices her husband could have made if he had truly wanted to please his wife for Christmas.  As I stated before, a watch, bracelet, ring, crystal figurine or music box would have conveyed caring and thought. 

Point 3.  If he truly cared about his wife's feelings, he would have ask for help from a professional buyer or ask a relative to help him. choose a gift that his wife would love.

Has it occurred to anyone that Christmas might be a time for getting revenge.

Like when the ultra conservative grandmother gets a jacket from her daughter-in-law that is the exact color she has been told you revile and it just happens to be two sizes too small, but the  white knit gloves with red and blue snowflakes pattern fit perfectly.  

This after you have made sure each year that their Christmas's have been more than adequately funded.

Your suspicions are confirmed when you return the items and find they were purchased in the Junior Miss Dept. and you happen to be a plus size, 60 year old grandmother.

I would say "Get a clue girl."

Here is why Christmas should be for children.

I get a $50.00 gift card for my sister and she gets a $50.00 gift card for me.

If it is truly the thought that counts, then we could exchange fifty dollar bills on Christmas Day and save ourselves the time, gas and energy of buying gift cards.

You receive a nice winter coat for Christmas from your sister, when you live in Jamaica.

Does that thought count.

I stand by my theory.  If that husband had truly cared about his wife, he would have sat down and written a beautiful letter to his wife telling her how much she means to him and how lost he would be without her in his life.  He would thank her for the sacrifices she has made over the years and praise her role of mother and wife over the years.    

Now that's a gift no wife would want to return.

Afraid, if you're speaking of two people in love, then the gift is from the heart, no matter how hideous or useless it is.  I believe you most likely understand that.

If you're giving a gift to someone in general, then it is simply that - a gift - and the person giving the gift should have no expectations of receiving a gift in return.  That's the way I see it.  If I give a gift to someone "just because", I don't want them to feel like they need to give me anything.

I'll be married 20 years on the 19th and I can't count the number of gifts that my husband and I gave each other that we just laughed about.  Now, we know each other better (I guess we should) and there are still those "funny" gifts, but also very warm and loving gifts.

Now, my family -- may I receive an inspirational jolt in the head for some of them to please them.  No, it's not that bad.  We're the type that feel blessed to have yet another year to see one another.  And speaking of that -- I'm due at my mom's NOW....help!  My sister wants me to bring her lunch  and go to a birthday party that I do not want to go to - so I'm not.  I'm here for my parents.  We're helping her with her house for Christmas, so she doesn't have to work too hard and I'm taking them out to dinner.  I'm already dodging phone calls and that's why I put myself and my daughters in a hotel.  Afraid, pray for me, because I haven't even put my make up on - and it's lunch time. 

Let the white lies begin........

Afraid, if you're speaking of two people in love, then the gift is from the heart, no matter how hideous or useless it is.  I believe you most likely understand that.

If you're giving a gift to someone in general, then it is simply that - a gift - and the person giving the gift should have no expectations of receiving a gift in return.  That's the way I see it.  If I give a gift to someone "just because", I don't want them to feel like they need to give me anything.

I'll be married 20 years on the 19th and I can't count the number of gifts that my husband and I gave each other that we just laughed about.  Now, we know each other better (I guess we should) and there are still those "funny" gifts, but also very warm and loving gifts.

Now, my family -- may I receive an inspirational jolt in the head for some of them to please them.  No, it's not that bad.  We're the type that feel blessed to have yet another year to see one another.  And speaking of that -- I'm due at my mom's NOW....help!  My sister wants me to bring her lunch  and go to a birthday party that I do not want to go to - so I'm not.  I'm here for my parents.  We're helping her with her house for Christmas, so she doesn't have to work too hard and I'm taking them out to dinner.  I'm already dodging phone calls and that's why I put myself and my daughters in a hotel.  Afraid, pray for me, because I haven't even put my make up on - and it's lunch time. 

Let the white lies begin........

I would say "Get a clue girl." 

Here is why Christmas should be for children. 

I get a $50.00 gift card for my sister and she gets a $50.00 gift card for me. 

If it is truly the thought that counts, then we could exchange fifty dollar bills on Christmas Day and save ourselves the time, gas and energy of buying gift cards. 

You receive a nice winter coat for Christmas from your sister, when you live in Jamaica. 

Does that thought count. "
 

Now that's a gift no wife would want to return." 

Well, ONCE AGAIN, considering the fact that you didn't watch the show, this was their FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE so I don't know how he could thank her for years of marriage and a child yet...LOL...so why would someone even bother to buy her a gift again anyway? So she can crap on it too? Why write a letter? So she can complain about the paper and the grammar and spelling? 

Dr Phil is right, you teach people how to treat you and she has taught people to treat her like the rotten brat she is.
 

This woman returned gifts from a 9 year old! What a materialistic FREAK!

Thats a wretched thing to do!

I have an 8 year old.  About a week ago, he made me a lil card, hand written, which says,

"to mommy,

have a holly jolly crismas

 hope you do! *smiley face* 

 merry crismas"

I think that is going to be my favorite Christmas gift this year!  I have already hung it up so I can  look at it every day. 

He made it for me because he wanted to.  No one told him to, no one asked him to.  I believe most kids love to give/make their parents gifts.  As a parent, if you return a 9 year olds gift, what kind of message does that send?  A pretty nasty one if you ask me!