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Help me select a gift for my wife’s birthday:
A little back round on her: she is a stay at home mom with our 5 sons. They range in age from 11 years old to newborn. Her interests are working out, going to hockey games, enjoying nice dinners and traveling.
In the past I have bought her jewelry, trips and clothes. None of this has thrilled her. I appreciate the forums thoughts on this. Thank you for reading! |
What is your budget?
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Couples day at the spa.
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Being female, I would recommend since there are 5 kids at home that she deserves a day at the spa OR a woman’s weekend away with friends. :thumbsup:
It’s all too easy these days to become isolated; reconnecting with friends sounds like a must do! |
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Cook her a nice dinner. Hire a babysitter.
I’ve bought my wife really nice jewelry, watches, clothes, shoes and she likes them all. But she appreciates it most when I cook a surprise dinner and a nice bottle of wine. The last time I did it I made creamy tomato bisque soup, wedge salad with homemade blue cheese dressing, and seafood pasta (lobster, shrimp, and scallops). I also got her a gift too, but she really appreciated the dinner. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Five boys?
Maybe a high-pressure fire hose. |
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My wife’s yoga instructor has changed her life. DM if you need his number.
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Kid free vacation for sure! Long weekend to anywhere drivable with decent food and wine would cut it.
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Help me select a gift for my wife’s birthday:
I’m going to say get her a couple great tickets to a few Hockey games and sell it as a night away from you and the kids and the tickets are for her and a couple girlfriends each game.
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Personal spa fun day with one or two of HER friends... or just you both.
Rent a boat for a romantic sunset cruise. Serve her breakfast in bed. Show her Laine timepieces and let design / pic her own. This way it is 'her' timepiece (ok, that's more than 1k yet soooo worth it imho). (Rhetorical question) When was the last time you scratched her back / rubber her head / massaged her feet...? |
Five high energy boys all under 12?
Tranquilizer gun? Nice dinner out with you. Present her with gift for massage, spa, day trip, car detail, weekend away with friends etc while you care for the kids at home. |
Flowers, roses, a nice from the heart card, a day sitter on the day of her choice, her choice for lunch or dinner, a day with her mother/sister, always a little box is appropriate even if they tell you it's not necessary, wash and vacuum her car and a full tank of gas, tell her you love her, look in her eyes, five kids you say thank you.
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You could rent a cool house or any type of place really (Airbnb or VRBO) for one night and put her and a couple of her best friends up for the evening while you stay at home with the boys. They can do a girls night out or whatever they want, they could just stay in a catch up with each other. If they want to stay in and you have any money left over maybe hire a chef to cook for the ladies that evening. A chef for four people might run around $250.
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Flowers, Spa day and a lovely dinner. All three during a birthday week.
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Help me select a gift for my wife’s birthday:
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Now, if I washed it for her…. How about a Fortnum and Mason hamper? That’s a special treat. Grocer to the Royal family for over a century. It’s bloody yummy too! Well in budget too to get her something else. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
An idea from my wife:
Arrange 5 separate one on one days out with the kids. Let the kids pick the day. That way she gets to spend some quality time with each of them without being frazzled by day to day stresses (and the other 4) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Useful household equipment is always well received.
A new iron. Vacuum cleaner. Mop & bucket. You know, things that say "I love you". LOL, I'm just kidding! OMG, I know someone is going to flame me for that. At least I didn't suggest a set of knee pads. Women are different from men. We would like a day alone, that's what a survey of dads said that they wanted for father's day. I think she'd like a day out with her girlfriends. You take the boys, she takes the girls. You pick up the check(s). |
^^^^ Don't be so fast to dismiss knee pads.
They come in handy... ...when installing the new wood flooring you promised her for Valentine's Day. |
Get her a blender like my dad gave my mom for her birthday.
Dad wound up getting the blender in the divorce! True story! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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Save the trouble and find someone like Stefan. My wife said he installs wood too and he does the yoga. He’s been a godsend. :cheers: |
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We might sponsor him for citizenship and to celebrate my wife and he want to take me on a cruise for some reason, even though I get seasick and have terrible balance. They won’t take no for an answer but I’ll have some nice pictures. :cheers: |
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For years other women (wives and moms like me) at work would meet for lunch on Fridays, something we’d all enjoy and look forward to. We’d joke that, whereas men fantasize about affairs with younger, hotter women, we fantasize about a day by ourselves, wearing a plush robe, getting a massage, and not being asked by anyone what’s for dinner. “Me time” is a precious commodity. Especially when you’re a mom, you’re always “on.” Does your wife have a nice bathrobe? The ones at most high end spas are fantastic, and many spas sell them. A spa bathrobe with a gift certificate for a day at the spa in the pocket, with shearling slippers, and a bottle of champagne (or her favorite wine) would be pretty irresistible. A nice robe and slippers bring a little comfort and luxury into everyday life, and will be appreciated long after the special day is over. |
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My husband and I still joke about “The Simpsons” episode from decades ago, where Homer gave Marge a bowling ball for her birthday. It was really a disguised gift for himself, as he assumed that she wouldn’t use it, and would give it to him. Much to his dismay, Marge called his bluff, and took up bowling lessons (with an instructor voiced by, I believe, Christopher Walken). A really bad gift (I.e. something the giver knows the recipient clearly doesn’t want, so the giver gets to keep it) is a Homer Simpson gift. Every now and then my husband will tell me that one of his friends “pulled a Homer Simpson.” |
Goodness me five boys, you need to raise the budget!
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Definitely a long weekend away without kids. Luxurious, indulgent and far more memorable than material stuff.
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These 5 poor defenceless kids are getting a bad rap here.
They may be absolute angels [emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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