to feel that when DH buys me flowers ...

[ceeb]

...that he should arrange them in a vase for me as well?

DH just brought home flowers for me tonight in advance of Mum's Day. Don't get me wrong, I love getting flowers but somehow it feels almost like DH is handing me a chore instead of a present. I hate flower arranging. He sat down, smiling, all proud of himself for remembering, while I had to find a vase, fill it with water, find the scissors to add the flower food, trim the stems, stuff them in the vase, find somewhere to put it, and clear up all the leaves/stems/plastic detritus. Does anyone else feel this way?

Some people are just so fucking ungrateful. It never fails to amaze me just how brattish and princessy some posters on MN are. There are posters on here today whose mums are dying, who have lost their mums since last Mothers Day. There are posters who have lost their children since last Mothers Day. There are postes in abusive relationships and are getting fuck all for Mothers Day and here we have a woman bleating about putting flowers in a vase!

For fucks sake, grow up, put your own flowers in a fucking vase and show a bit of gratitude and appreciation!

He doesn't if it bothers you and you've stated so.
If you don't mind, you don't mind

I do, I've said so and I know I've been reduced to tears as a new mother with a high-needs baby when yet another visitor rocked up with fecking flowers when I could not go to the toilet without having DS scream to the point of sickness or actually holding him while I did a wee.

Yes, I do get what the OP means.

I hope he cuts up your food and hands it to you as well. He sounds awful. LTB.

Pacific I always used to send flowers for a new baby until I had my own.

Not any more - I couldn't be feckin arsed with all the vase kerfuffle when mine were newborns.

I now send a tray of gourmet muffins to welcome any new arrivals. That always goes down really well - 12 massive, calorific muffins is what you need with a newborn, not feckin flowers!

Squoosh I just wanted to tell you that I read out the OP to my family, followed by your reply on the first page. What a laugh!

wearing, oh so did I, bring flowers I mean.
But I learnt - I might steal your muffin idea; even better than boring chocolates and some baby grows or pretty muslins.

Always have a selection of vases on standby.

#prayforceeb

My dh will happily arrange flowers in a vase. He has an innate skill which means he can render the most sophisticated of blooms into something out of an old peoples' home in the 70s.

So I do it.

At least yours told you he has bought flowers. DH bought some last night, put them in vase, etc.
I opened the front room curtains this morning and found them there, all arranged.
Nonchalant Bastard.

People have more than one vase?
I got a selection of flower and veg seeds - not only will I have to arrange any I cut but I have to grow the buggers as well!!
I got an apple tree a couple of years ago as a belated birthday present, sprained my wrist digging the damn hole for it. I still wouldn't moan at DH about it though.
YABU.

Squoosh -

And who will play you in the story of your life?

This is one of the joke threads, yes? Or no? I literally can't tell anymore.

The Day He Bought Me Flowers.

Starring:

Kate Winslet as Ceeb.
Tom Cruise on a box as the husband.
Christopher Walken as the florist.
Andy Serkis as the goldfish.

Oooh, I'd love an apple tree!
Our Tesco was doing them knocked down to £4

I'm with you op. I can't be bothered with flowers & the gardening tasks they create!

I feel the same as OP but that's because I don't like flowers.

I bet he did this once OP, and as far as you were concerned he did it wrong. You sound like hard work,

He did something nice, appreciate it.

Completely Brilliant Funny Thread

YABU - but I feel the same way, even though I KNOW I'm being unreasonable so I never actually say anything quite that blunt. Can't help feeling like it though!

Although I have been known to say 'DH, could your reach that vase for me. Thanks. Oh and can you get the scissors out for me? Right could you just hold it steady while I arrange it...'

Share the work load....

Amusing myself with the mental image of DH snipping flower ends and arranging a bouquet for me!!

squoosh actual LOL

PintofCider, I might just have to steal that technique - passive-aggressiveness at its best

i wish someone had got me flowers. im going to buy my own, and arrannge thwm

Can someone pinch me please?

I seriously can not believe some of the stuff I'm reading on the boards today, Surely it is a very fucking weird dream