Ask and ye shall receive something completely different

[bitchgoddessdm]

There are a lot of things that my husband Ricky is good at. For example, he can mix up a custom cocktail that will knock your socks off. He can spout history and politics like friggin' Rain Man. He draws and he plays bass. And he can do this awesome thing with his tongue that...well, that's another story entirely. But that's not the point. The

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[jaiser]

This is teh cuteness! You two make me smile!

[dizzymama1]

Awww, I went all mushy on the last line. That is so sweet!

[brighidh]

a) I have a husband like that. I even point him to the shared documents folder where not only do I keep a running list of what EEEEEEVERyone in the house wants (complete with strikethroughs to say it's been acquired) but also MY wants, broken down by holiday. Shared.Documents.Folder.Labeled.Gift.List!
I can tell him it's there. I can email him that I've updated it. I can ask him if he's looked at it. He always says he's going to, but never does. The resulting gifts are comical.

b) I love your posts.

[abnormal_apathy]

I needed this post today, thank you.

Because just when I am sitting around not appreciating the gifts of my life and I'm whining and moping and wondering if I've made a mistake, I see this, and it reminds me that I'm being a selfish shit.

And sometimes, you just need that.

[nottobenamed]

This all sounds not only like things I would do but things I have done. My wife is amazing at gift-giving. I'm unbelievably atrocious at it. Sometimes she, too, doesn't tell me what she wants because she gets a kick out of watching me sweat profusely and then come up with something that truly proves "it's the thought that counts". This year she emails me a list with links to several things she wanted. Which is good because I had no idea what to get her. I try, but often she doesn't use them. As a fine example: her 2 year old skateboard that has yet to touch the ground outside.