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Original poster

to throttle dh??

18 replies

Aspiemum2 · 31/10/2012 19:58

Just overheard him chatting with dc's about my Christmas present and distinctly heard "you know what mum does need, a new ironing board!"

Would I be unreasonable to throttle him or just accept I was caught eavesdropping?!

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FreudianLisp · 31/10/2012 19:58

YANBU.

MrsRajeshKoothrappali · 31/10/2012 19:59

Ooooooo, that's bad!

Reminds me of Adrian Mole buying his mum an egg timer every year......!!

coppertop · 31/10/2012 20:00

YANBU.

For revenge I would steer the DCs towards buying dh an iron for Christmas.

mutny · 31/10/2012 20:00

YANBU.

Did he know you were listening? DH is really rubbish at buying gifts, but even that would be a new low for him.

and I mean rubbish. I once got a concrete tortoise garden ornament. I neither like tortoises (torti?) nor gardening.

AdoraBell · 31/10/2012 20:01

YANBU that is something for the house, not a personal present for an individual person. I would be very much not impressed (not that OH has to impress me with gifts).

Bogeyface · 31/10/2012 20:02

There would be one hell of a row based on the assumption that the ironing is my job! ExH once let slip that he asked his dad to buy me a lawn mower for my birthday as we needed a new one!

I had a quiet word with his mum, who was disgusted at the uselessness of her son and husband and I was given a bottle of Chanel No 5, which was a lovely surprise!

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Aspiemum2 · 31/10/2012 20:03

I believe he might have guessed I was listening as he quickly corrected to "I mean the house needs a new ironing board". Not really any better!

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maddening · 31/10/2012 20:07

Buy him some lovely ladies perfume - whichever one you're running out of.

cleeve6 · 31/10/2012 20:08

Are you sure he didn't know you were listening in? This is the sort of thing my DH might say to make the DCs think they were all having a big 'secret joke' but it would never be serious. Although he did once buy me a glossy, expensive book on the history of England - I am Scottish Confused. Maybe you should get to work on leaving magazines open at the right adverts or tell the DCs 'in secret' what you would REALLY like for Christmas.

StuntGirl · 31/10/2012 20:09

Hmm. Maybe chime in with the suggestion about getting him a new iron to go with it! Rotten bugger. If my partner did that to me I'd be distinctly unimpressed!

StuntGirl · 31/10/2012 20:10

Actually maddening's suggestion wins!

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Aspiemum2 · 31/10/2012 20:10

It's ok, dc's are better trained than dh as testified by ds shock reply of "you can't get something like that for a present!" Good boy Wink

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mutny · 31/10/2012 20:13

Yay for your ds.

BOO for dh, he guessed you were listening too late. I thought maybe he knew you were listening and thats why he suggested it. Rather than an actual present then he was trying dig himself out of.

KeemaNaanAndCurryOn · 31/10/2012 20:14

Buy him an ironing board. Gift wrap it.

MrsGhastlyCrumb · 31/10/2012 20:14

My father did actually buy my mum an iron one year. He never made that mistake again... [hwink]

marshmallowpies · 31/10/2012 20:18

I bought my mum an iron for her birthday, as she had a very heavyweight one from the 70's that took hours to heat up. I knew she'd never replace it until it absolutely finally broke down...so I decided to jump the gun and buy her one myself. She was pleased with it...I think! Blush

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Aspiemum2 · 31/10/2012 20:19

I'm sure it will be fine, I normally get a bottle of my favourite perfume and some pj's which is perfect.
He does me a stocking too, which is always totally random!

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maras2 · 31/10/2012 20:19

The Maras household ironing board was a wedding present in 1975.Still functional < apparently > .

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