So it's my birthday today. Dh previously said what do you want for your birthday? Made buying my present sound like a bit of an inconvenient hassle too, to be honest. I said I like most things but what I'd really appreciate is an outing-spa, theatre, concert, shopping trip etc. He is was like oh we're too busy for that, I just want to get you things from the shop around the corner. So In the week I had the nannny come for 3hours while I was not at work and I went to the shops. So dh was like you can buy some stuff and this is your time off so that counts. So I did kind of get my time of but at no bother to him. (Obviously I can buy clothes if I need so that not really a present either). Then today I got nice presents that were wrapped from him and the kids. Some perfume, two hand soaps, a coloured gel pen and a face mask.
So I know I should feel really loved and pleased with my nice gifts but I actually feel a bit ungrateful. I don't use face masks. Hand soap just seems pretty impersonal and no thought. Like he's just gone to the shop at the corner and picked some random stuff up rather than listening to me and getting tickets to something or booking a restaurant. Even if it was for later in the year rather than the next couple of months. It's not about the cost, more the thought and effort. Aibmassively bratty and u.
Just to add, I've spent the day altering and cleaning the kids car seats as they need doing and he just says 'I have No clue, you've watched the videos online so best you do it'. Said he'd make some lunch but finally at 1.15 I said let's go get a sandwich as nothing started and kids starving.